Matthew 9:5 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁵For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

Matthew 9:5 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 5:8-14
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. …
Mark 2:9-12
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? …
Acts 3:16
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Luke 5:23-25
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? …
Acts 14:8-11
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-8)

The first words of this chapter oblige us to look back to the close of that which precedes it, where we find the Gadarenes so resenting the loss of their swine, that they were disgusted with Christ’s company, and besought him to depart out of their coasts. Now here it follows, He entered into a ship, and passed over. They bid him begone, and he took them at their word, and we never read that he ca…