Luke 5:23
“Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?”
Luke 5:23 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Which is easier to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?
- DARBYDarby
- which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you;' or to say, 'Arise and walk?'
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- which is easier ; to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Which is easier to say: "Your sins are forgiven," or "Get up and walk"?
Context: Luke 5
21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24But 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.
25And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
About Luke 5: The Call of the First Disciples
Jesus calls His first disciples and performs many miracles.
Commentary
Luke 5 is a chapter that focuses on Jesus' ministry and the miracles he performed. In this chapter, Jesus calls his first disciples, Peter, James, and John, and performs a miraculous catch of fish. He then heals a leper and a paralytic, and preaches to a large crowd.