Matthew 9:5

Acts 14:8-11; Acts 3:16; Acts 3:6-11; Acts 4:10; Acts 4:9; Acts 9:34; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 35:6; John 5:17; John 5:18; John 5:8-14; Luke 5:23-25; Mark 2:9-12

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For whether is easier to say - Thy “sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?” The one involves divine “power,” the other divine “authori...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. Whether is it easier to say? The meaning is, that, as it is not easier to quicken by a word a body which is nearly dead than to forgive...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he entered into a ship— And returning into a vessel, he crossed the lake, and came to his own city [of Capernaum, where he had dwelt after hi...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. This incident appears to follow next in order of time to the cure of...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Scofield Reference Notes

sins Sin ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).
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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The condemnation of the scribes:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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⁵ For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

Related Commentaries of Matthew 9:5

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Scofield Reference Notes

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The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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