Luke 5:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?”
Luke 5:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 5:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 5:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?”
Luke 5:23 — World English Bible
Luke 5:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? ”
Luke 5:23 — American Standard Version
Luke 5:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“which is easier--to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?”
Luke 5:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 5:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? ”
Luke 5:23 — Darby Translation
Luke 5:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whether is easier to say, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee, or to say, Rise and walke?”
Luke 5:23 — Geneva Bible
Luke 5:23 in Context — Luke 5
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
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