Mark 2:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?”

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BSBPD

““Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“which is easier, to say to the paralytic, The sins have been forgiven to thee? or to say, Rise, and take up thy couch, and walk?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 2:9 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 9:5Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
  2. Luke 5:22Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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