Matthew 9:6

God's Word

I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home.”

Cross References

Matthew 9:5

Is it easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

Isaiah 43:25

I alone am the one who is going to wipe away your rebellious actions for my own sake. I will not remember your sins ⌞anymore⌟.

2 Corinthians 2:10

If you forgive someone, so do I. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did in the presence of Christ for your benefit.

Colossians 3:13

Put up with each other, and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32

Be kind to each other, sympathetic, forgiving each other as God has forgiven you through Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore, we are Christ’s representatives, and through us God is calling you. We beg you on behalf of Christ to become reunited with God.

Acts 9:34

Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you well. Get up, and pick up your cot.” Aeneas immediately got up.

Acts 5:31

God used his power to give Jesus the honored position—the one next to him on the heavenly throne as leader and savior. He did this to lead the people of Israel to him, to change the way they think and act, and to forgive their sins.

John 17:2

After all, you’ve given him authority over all humanity so that he can give eternal life to all those you gave to him.

John 10:28

and I give them eternal life. They will never be lost, and no one will tear them away from me.

Luke 5:21

The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees thought, “Who is this man? He’s dishonoring God! Who besides God can forgive sins?”

Mark 2:10

I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man,

Mark 2:7

“Why does he talk this way? He’s dishonoring God. Who besides God can forgive sins?”

Matthew 8:20

Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep.”

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you? You forgive sin and overlook the rebellion of your faithful people. You will not be angry forever, because you would rather show mercy.

Matthew 4:24

The news about Jesus spread throughout Syria. People brought him everyone who was sick, those who suffered from any kind of disease or pain. They also brought epileptics, those who were paralyzed, and people possessed by demons, and he cured them all.

Matthew 9:2

Some people brought him a paralyzed man on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Cheer up, friend! Your sins are forgiven.”

Matthew 9:7

So the man got up and went home.

John 5:8

Jesus told the man, “Get up, pick up your cot, and walk.”

John 5:27

“He has also given the Son authority to pass judgment because he is the Son of Man.