Mat 9:5 | NET2full | STEP | Which is easier , to say , ‘ Your sins are forgiven’ or to say , ‘ Stand up and walk’ ?

‏ Matthew 9:5

5 Which is easier, ^{▼▼sn Which is easier is a reflective kind of question. On the one hand to declare that sins are forgiven is easier, since the forgiveness is unseen, unlike telling a paralyzed person to walk. On the other hand, to declare sins forgiven is harder because for it to be true one must possess the authority to forgive the sin. Jesus is implicitly claiming that authority here.} to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’?