“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?Mark 2:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
τί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν τῷ παραλυτικῷ· ἀφίενταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἢ εἰπεῖν· ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει;
- τίti“Which”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- εὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteron“easier,”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative · from εὐκοπώτερος · “easy” · Strong's G2123
- εἰπεῖνeipein“to say”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- τῷtō“to the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παραλυτικῷ·paralutikō“paralytic;”Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from παραλυτικός · “paralytic” · Strong's G3885
- ἀφίενταίaphientai“Are forgiven”Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863H
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- αἱhai“the”Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἁμαρτίαι,hamartiai“sins,”Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- εἰπεῖν·eipein“to say;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- ἔγειρεegeire“do arise”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἐγείρω · “to arise” · Strong's G1453
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἆρονaron“do take up”Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κράβαττόνkrabatton“mat”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κράββατος · “bed” · Strong's G2895
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- περιπάτει;peripatei“do walk?”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)