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And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes [He claims the rights and prerogatives of God]!

But Jesus, knowing ([a]seeing) their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil and harbor [b]malice in your hearts?

For which is easier: to say, Your sins are forgiven and the [c]penalty remitted, or to say, Get up and walk?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:4 Many manuscripts so read.
  2. Matthew 9:4 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Matthew 9:5 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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