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Luke 5:23
Luke 5:23 is verse 23 of Luke chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
King James Version
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
World English Bible
Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?
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Luke 5:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible
21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
25 And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 9:5Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
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’?