A moment in scripture
Matthew 9:6
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But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 9:4
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
- Matthew 9:5
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
- Matthew 9:7
And he arose, and departed to his house.
- Matthew 9:8
But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.