Mark 2:9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and take your mat and walk’?

Cross References

Matthew 4:24

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, people possessed by demons or having epilepsy or afflicted with paralysis, and he cured them.

Matthew 9:2

And some people were carrying to him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, child; your sins are forgiven.”

Matthew 9:5

For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’?

Mark 2:10

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—

Mark 2:8

At once Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves, and he said to them, “Why do you raise such questions in your hearts?

Luke 7:48

Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”