Matthew 9:5

Which is easier, ¹  to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’?

Isa 35:5,6; Mr 2:9-12; Lu 5:23-25; Joh 5:8-14,17,18; Ac 3:6-11,16; Ac 4:9,10; Ac 9:34; Ac 14:8-11

¹ 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.