Mark 2:9

“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
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

τί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν τῷ παραλυτικῷ· ἀφίενταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἢ εἰπεῖν· ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει;

  1. τίti“Which”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  2. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  3. εὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteron“easier,”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter, comparative · from εὐκοπώτερος · “easy” · Strong's G2123
  4. εἰπεῖνeipein“to say”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  5. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. παραλυτικῷ·paralutikō“paralytic;”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from παραλυτικός · “paralytic” · Strong's G3885
  7. ἀφίενταίaphientai“Are forgiven”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863H
  8. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  9. αἱhai“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἁμαρτίαι,hamartiai“sins,”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  11. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  12. εἰπεῖν·eipein“to say;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  13. ἔγειρεegeire“do arise”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἐγείρω · “to arise” · Strong's G1453
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἆρονaron“do take up”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
  16. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. κράβαττόνkrabatton“mat”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κράββατος · “bed” · Strong's G2895
  18. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. 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)