Context
Mat 9:2 And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
Mat 9:3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”
Mat 9:4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
Mat 9:5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
Mat 9:6 But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic — “Rise, take up your bed and go home.”
Mat 9:7 And he rose and went home.
Mat 9:8 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
142 [e] aron ἆρόν take up V-AMA-2S |
4771 [e] sou σου your PPro-G2S |
3588 [e] tēn τὴν – Art-AFS |
2825 [e] klinēn κλίνην , mat N-AFS |
2532 [e] kai καὶ and Conj |
5217 [e] hypage ὕπαγε go V-PMA-2S |
RESOURCES
What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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