Verse | Translation | Text |
Mt 9:5 | Strong Concordance | For [1063] whether [5101] is [2076] easier [2123], to say [2036], Thy sins [266] be forgiven [863] thee [4671]; or [2228] to say [2036], Arise [1453], and [2532] walk [4043]? |
King James | For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
For whether is easier to say - Thy "sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?" The one involves divine "power," the other divine "authority," and neither can be done but by God. One is as easy as the other; and to be able to do the one, involves the right and the power to do the other. |