23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
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Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get 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.
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But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”