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Luke 5:23

Luke 5:23
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Whether is it easier to say,.... Mark adds, "to the sick of the palsy"; to whom Christ had said that his sins were forgiven him, which had given offence to the Scribes and Pharisees, imagining that he…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Luke 5:17-26

See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 9:1-7. Luk 5:17 On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Mat 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum. Luk 5:19 The…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 5:17-26

Here is, I. A general account of Christ's preaching and miracles, Luk 5:17. 1. He was teaching on a certain day, not on the sabbath day, then he would have said so, but on a week-day; six days shalt…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Whether is easier, to say An impostor might say-thy sins have been forgiven" without any visible sign whether his words had any power or not; no one could by a word make a man -rise and walk" who had…

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