Luke 5:23

Contemporary English Version

Is it easier for me to tell this crippled man that his sins are forgiven or to tell him to get up and walk?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

King James Version (1611)
Whether is easier to say, Thy sinnes be forgiuen thee: or to say, Rise vp and walke?

King James Version
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

English Standard Version
Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, ‘Rise and walk'?

New American Standard Bible
"Which is easier, to say: 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

New Century Version
Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, ‘Stand up and walk'?

Amplified Bible
"Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins have been forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

Legacy Standard Bible
Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,' or to say, ‘Get up and walk'?

Berean Standard Bible
Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk?'

Complete Jewish Bible
Which is easier to say? ‘Your sins are forgiven you'? or ‘Get up and walk'?

Darby Translation
which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

Easy-to-Read Version
The Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins. But how can I prove this to you? Maybe you are thinking it was easy for me to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven.' There's no proof that it really happened. But what if I say to the man, ‘Stand up and walk'? Then you will be able to see that I really have this power." So Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "I tell you, stand up! Take your mat and go home!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Whether is easier to say, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee, or to say, Rise and walke?

George Lamsa Translation
Which is easier to say, Your sins are forgiven, or just to say, Arise and walk?

Good News Translation
Is it easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, ‘Get up and walk'?

Lexham English Bible
Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, ‘Get up and walk?'

Literal Translation
Which is easier, to say, Your sins have been forgiven you, or to say, Rise up and walk?

American Standard Version
Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?

Bible in Basic English
Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?

Hebrew Names Version
Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you;' or to say, 'Arise and walk?'

International Standard Version
Which is easier: to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Get up and walk'?

Etheridge Translation
Which is easier, to say, Forgiven to thee are thy sins; or to say, Arise, walk?

Murdock Translation
Which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Arise and walk?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whether is easier to say, thy sinnes be forgeuen thee: or to say, ryse vp & walke?

English Revised Version
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?

World English Bible
Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you;' or to say, 'Arise and walk?'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Which is easier? To say, Thy sins are forgiven thee? Or to say, Rise up and walk?

Weymouth's New Testament
Which is easier? --to say, `Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, `Rise and walk'?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
What is liyter to seie, Synnes ben foryouun to thee, or to seie, Rise vp, and walke?

Update Bible Version
Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise and walk?

Webster's Bible Translation
Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise and walk?

New English Translation
Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, ‘Stand up and walk'?

New King James Version
Which is easier, to say, "Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, "Rise up and walk'?

New Living Translation
Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or ‘Stand up and walk'?

New Life Bible
Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or, ‘Get up and walk'?

New Revised Standard
Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, ‘Stand up and walk'?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Which is easier, To say - Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say - Arise and be walking?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Which is easier to say: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise and walk?

Revised Standard Version
Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Whether is easyar to saye thy synnes are forgeve the or to saye: rise and walke?

Young's Literal Translation
which is easier -- to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whether is easier to saye: Thy synnes are forgeue ye, Or to saye: Aryse, and walke?

Mace New Testament (1729)
which is easier, to say, your sins are forgiven you, or to say, rise up, and walk?

Simplified Cowboy Version
Is it easier for me to say that his sins are forgiven or to tell him to get up and walk?

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ One day some Pharisees and experts in the Law of Moses sat listening to Jesus teach. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. God had given Jesus the power to heal the sick, ¹⁸ and some people came carrying a crippled man on a mat. They tried to take him inside the house and put him in front of Jesus. ¹⁹ But because of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus. So they went up on the roof, where they removed some tiles and let the mat down in the middle of the room. ²⁰ When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the crippled man, "My friend, your sins are forgiven." ²¹ The Pharisees and the experts began arguing, "Jesus must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins." ²² Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why are you thinking that? ²³ Is it easier for me to tell this crippled man that his sins are forgiven or to tell him to get up and walk? ²⁴ But now you will see that the Son of Man has the right to forgive sins here on earth." Jesus then said to the man, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk home." ²⁵ At once the man stood up in front of everyone. He picked up his mat and went home, giving thanks to God. ²⁶ Everyone was amazed and praised God. What they saw surprised them, and they said, "We have seen a great miracle today!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 9:5, Mark 2:9

Reciprocal: Ruth 2:11 - and how

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 had assumed too much to himself: wherefore he proposes the following case to them, which they thought was most easy for man, or more proper and peculiar to God to say,

thy sins be forgiven thee, or to say, rise up and walk? Neither of them could be said by a mere man, with effect, so as that sins would be really remitted on so saying; or that a man sick of a palsy, by such a word speaking, would be able to stand upon his feet and walk; but both of them were equally easy to him, that is truly God; and he that could say the one effectually, could also say the other: or in other words, he that could cure a man of a palsy with a word speaking, ought not to be charged with blasphemy, for taking upon him to forgive sin: our Lord meant, by putting this question, and acting upon it, to prove himself to be God, and to remove the imputation of blasphemy from him;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.

Luke 5:17

On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Matthew 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum.

Luke 5:19

The tiling - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.