马太福音 9:5

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

說‘你的罪赦了’，或說‘起來行走’，哪一樣容易呢？

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
或 说 ： 你 的 罪 赦 了 ， 或 说 ： 你 起 来 行 走 ， 那 一 样 容 易 呢 ？

Contextual Overview

¹ Jesus got into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town. ² Some people brought to Jesus a man who was paralyzed and lying on a mat. When Jesus saw the faith of these people, he said to the paralyzed man, "Be encouraged, young man. Your sins are forgiven." ³ Some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This man speaks as if he were God. That is blasphemy!" ⁴ Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why are you thinking evil thoughts? ⁵ Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or to tell him, ‘Stand up and walk'? ⁶ But I will prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." Then Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Stand up, take your mat, and go home." ⁷ And the man stood up and went home. ⁸ When the people saw this, they were amazed and praised God for giving power like this to human beings.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whether: Mark 2:9-12, Luke 5:23-25

Arise: Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 35:6, John 5:8-14, John 5:17, John 5:18, Acts 3:6-11, Acts 3:16, Acts 4:9, Acts 4:10, Acts 9:34, Acts 14:8-11

Reciprocal: Matthew 9:6 - Arise

Cross-References

Genesis 9:1
Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Have many children; grow in number and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:9
"Now I am making my agreement with you and your people who will live after you,

Genesis 9:10
and with every living thing that is with you—the birds, the tame and the wild animals, and with everything that came out of the boat with you—with every living thing on earth.

Genesis 9:28
After the flood Noah lived 350 years.

Genesis 9:29
He lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.

Exodus 20:13
"You must not murder anyone.

Exodus 21:12
"Anyone who hits a person and kills him must be put to death.

Leviticus 19:16
You must not spread false stories against other people, and you must not do anything that would put your neighbor's life in danger. I am the Lord .

Psalms 9:12
He remembers who the murderers are; he will not forget the cries of those who suffer.

Matthew 23:35
So you will be guilty for the death of all the good people who have been killed on earth—from the murder of that good man Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berakiah, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For whether is easier to say,..... Christ proceeds to clear himself of the charge of blasphemy, and to prove his power to forgive sins, by putting a case to them, of which he makes themselves Judges, and is this: which is easiest to be said,

thy sins are forgiven thee? or to say, arise and walk? Neither of them were easy to a mere creature, but both of them easy to God; and he that could say the one with power and efficacy going along with his word, could say the other as effectually: and whereas it was a plain case, and out of all question, that he could bid this "paralytic" man, though in this weak condition, arise from his bed, stand upon his feet, and go home of himself; and since he had already healed many that were sick of the palsy, and particularly the "centurion's" servant, by a word speaking, he must have equal power to forgive sin. For to heal the diseases of the body in such a wonderful manner, was a very sensible proof of his power to heal the maladies of the soul; and though these are greater than those of the body, yet since both require divine power, he that is able to do the one, is able to do the other. And that it might appear he did not say this in a boasting manner, he adds,

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 9:5. For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? — Both are equally easy, and equally difficult; for both require unlimited power to produce them. And every thing is equally easy to that power which is unlimited. A universe can be as easily produced by a single act of the Divine will as the smallest elementary part of matter.

The common punctuation of the above passage almost destroys the sense: the comma should be placed after easier, and to say, made the first part of the question.