Mar 2:9 | NET2full | STEP | Which is easier , to say to the paralytic , ‘ Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say , ‘ Stand up , take your stretcher , and walk’ ?

‏ Mark 2:9

9 Which is easier, ^{▼▼sn Which is easier is a reflective kind of question. On the one hand to declare sins are forgiven is easier, since one does not need to see it, unlike telling a paralyzed person to walk. On the other hand, it is harder, because for it to be true one must possess the authority to forgive the sin.} to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’?