Luke 5:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“which is easier--to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 5:23 — 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. Mark 2:9“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?

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

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