-
Verse Matthew 9:5. _FOR WHETHER IS EASIER_, TO SAY, _THY SINS BE
FORGIVEN_ _THEE;_ OR TO SAY, _ARISE, AND WALK?_] Both are _equally
easy_, and _equally difficult_; for both require _unlimited_ power...
-
FOR WHETHER IS EASIER TO SAY - Thy “sins be forgiven thee; or to
say, Arise and walk?” The one involves divine “power,” the other
divine “authority,” and neither can be done but by God. One is as
easy...
-
CHAPTER 9
1. A Man Sick of the Palsy Healed. (Matthew 9:1 .) 2. The Call of
Matthew (Matthew 9:9 .) 3. With the Publicans and the Sinners.
(Matthew 9:10 .) 4. The Question of John's Disciples. ...
-
THE HEALING OF THE PARALYTIC (Mark 2:1 * Luke 5:17). Mt. here resumes
Mk.'s order; Matthew 8:18 *. As usual he condenses the narrative,
saying nothing of the dense crowd round the house or of the devi...
-
WHETHER IS EASIER TO SAY, THY SINS BE FORGIVEN THEE.
To say, "Thy sins be forgiven thee," was easy, for no visible result
could test the saying. To say, "Take up thy bed and walk," was not
apparently...
-
THE GROWTH OF OPPOSITION (Matthew 9:1-34)
We have repeatedly seen that in Matthew's gospel there is nothing
haphazard. It is carefully planned and carefully designed.
In Matthew 9:1-38 we see another...
-
Jesus embarked on the boat, and crossed to the other side, and came to
his own town. And, look you, they brought to him a paralysed man lying
on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paral...
-
Matthew 9:1-8. Cure of a Man afflicted with Paralysis
Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:18-26
Both St Mark and St Luke notice the crowding of the people to hear
Jesus, and narrate the means by which the sufferer...
-
When Jesus said "Thy sins have been forgiven thee" the young man did
not immediately rise (see Matthew 9:7). Instantly the scribes thought
with a sneer "this fellow blasphemes," i. e. pretends to a di...
-
ἜΓΕΙΡΕ for ἔγειραι. An example of _itacism_, errors
arising from similarity of sound. ‘In all the passages in which
ἔγειρε, occurs, there is found, as a different reading,
ἔγειραι.’ (Meyer.)
5. ΕΥ̓ΚΟ...
-
When Jesus said ‘Thy sins are forgiven thee’ the young man did not
immediately rise (see Matthew 9:7). Instantly the Scribes thought with
a sneer ‘this fellow blasphemes,’ i.e. pretends to a divine po...
-
CURE OF A MAN AFFLICTED WITH PARALYSIS
Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:18-26.
Both St Mark and St Luke notice the crowding of the people to hear
Jesus, and narrate the means by which the sufferer was brought in...
-
Ver 1. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his
own city. 2. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy,
lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the...
-
_COMPASSION FORGAVE AND HEALED A PARALYZED MAN. MATTHEW 9:1-8_ : When
the Gadarenes asked Jesus to leave He took them at their word.
(Matthew 8:34) He got into a boat and went to Capernaum. Capernaum...
-
_WISDOM FROM ABOVE CONCERNING DIVORCE MATTHEW 19:1-12:_ The Pharisees
tested Jesus with the question, "Is it lawful and right to dismiss and
divorce one's wife for any and every cause?" They intended...
-
ΕΎΚΟΠΏΤΕΡΟΝ _сотр. от_ ΕΫΚΟΠΟΣ (G2123)
легкий,
ΕΙΠΕΊΝ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить.
_Inf._ объясняет, что является более
легким,
ΈΓΕΙΡΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΈΓΕΊΡΩ (G1453) — intr.
гл...
-
AND HE ENTERED INTO A SHIP— _And returning into a vessel, he crossed
the lake, and came to his own city_ [of Capernaum, where he had dwelt
after his leaving Nazareth] Matthew 9:2 _where they brought t...
-
SECTION 18
JESUS FORGIVES AND HEALS A PARALYTIC
(Parallels: Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26)
TEXT: 9:2-8
2.
And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a
bed: and Jesus seeing the...
-
And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own
city.
This incident appears to follow next in order of time to the cure of
the leper (Matthew 8:1). For the exposition, see the no...
-
25 Ever and anon, while revealing His own glory and exercising the
faith of His followers, our
Lord presents a marvelous prophetic picture of the course of the
kingdom proclamation. Here we have a pre...
-
THE SICK OF THE PALSY. CALL OF MATTHEW. RAISING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER
1-8. The paralytic healed and his sins forgiven (Mark 2:1; Luke 5:17).
The peculiarity of this miracle is that it was worked to prov...
-
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 9
3. THE MAN WHO COULD NOT WALK 9:1-8
V1 Then Jesus stepped into a boat. He went back across the lake and
arrived at his own town. V...
-
WHETHER IS EASIER,...? — The form of the question implies what we
call an argument _à fortiori._ It was easier to say, “Thy sins are
forgiven thee,” for those words could not be put to any outward
tes...
-
CHAPTER 8
The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1
REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning
of His ministry summarised as teaching and preaching and healing...
-
εὐκοπώτερον (from εὖ and κόπος, whence
εὔκοπος; in N.T. (Gospels) only the comparative neuter is
found, as here). The question as to ability, δύναμις, is first
disposed of; which is _easier_ εἰπεῖν :...
-
_The palsied man_ (Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26)....
-
THE FORGIVER OF SINS
Matthew 9:1-8
How inventive and ingenious is human love! Not improbably this was a
young man and the others had been his schoolmates and friends for
years. They had come to a ste...
-
The King now exercised His authority in a new way. He pronounced
pardon on a sinner, and straightway opposition was aroused. To the
questioning and rebellious hearts He vindicated His authority to
for...
-
The power of working miracles, and of forgiving sins, is proper to
God, but can be communicated by God to man equally in the sacraments
of baptism and penance. (Haydock) --- Which is easier. It is mor...
-
HE HEALS A PARALYTIC
Matthew 9:2-8; Mark 2:1-12; & Luke 5:17-26. Mark: “And again He came
into Capernaum during those days, and it was heard that He is at home.
And immediately the multitudes came tog...
-
In the relation of this miracle by Mark, he names Capernaum as the
place where it was wrought; so that this may serve to teach us, that
when Christ's own city is spoken of, it means Capernaum, and not...
-
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a
striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has
been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
-
5._Whether is it easier to say? _The meaning is, that, as it is not
easier to quicken by a word a body which is nearly dead than to
forgive _sins, _there is no reason to wonder that he _forgives sins,...
-
In the following chapter (chapter 9), while acting in the character
and according to the power of Jehovah (as we read in Psalms 103), "Who
forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases...
-
FOR WHETHER IS EASIER TO SAY,..... Christ proceeds to clear himself of
the charge of blasphemy, and to prove his power to forgive sins, by
putting a case to them, of which he makes themselves Judges,...
-
For whether is easier, to say, _Thy_ sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
Arise, and walk?
Ver. 5. _For whether is it easier, &c._] _q.d._ It is a work of one
and the same Almighty power to pardon sin,...
-
_Behold, certain of the scribes_, (Luke adds, _and Pharisees,_) _said
within themselves_ That is, in their hearts, _This man blasphemeth_
Attributing to himself a power (that of forgiving sins) which...
-
EASIER; that is, one is as really the work of God as the other....
-
FOR WHETHER IS EASIER TO SAY, THY SINS BE FORGIVEN THEE, OR TO SAY,
ARISE, AND WALK?
As usual, the enemies of Christ had their representatives in the
people surrounding Jesus, to counteract, if possib...
-
The condemnation of the scribes:...
-
Returning to His own city, Capernaum, He has brought to Him a man
totally helpless, lying on a bed. This case of palsy is indicative of
the complete debilitating effects of sin: man is left without st...
-
1-8 The faith of the friends of the paralytic in bringing him to
Christ, was a strong faith; they firmly believed that Jesus Christ
both could and would heal him. A strong faith regards no obstacles...
-
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 9:6"....
-
Matthew 9:5 For G1063 which G5101 is G2076 (G5748) easier G2123 say
G2036 (G5629) sins G266 forgiven...
-
THE HEALING OF THE PARALYTIC (9:1-8).
We come now to the third of these revelations of Jesus' authority. He
has revealed His authority over some of the most powerful forces of
this world, He has revea...
-
‘For which is easier, to say, “Your sins are forgiven”; or to
say, “Arise, and walk?” '
He then challenged them on the basis of the evidence of His mighty
works. Which was easier, to say, “Your sins a...
-
Matthew 9:5. FOR, as a proof that the thoughts were evil.
WHICH IS EASIER, etc. Archbishop Trench correctly sets forth the
argument: ‘In our Lord's argument it must be carefully noted that He
does no...
-
CHRONOLOGY AND CONNECTION. Three Evangelists join together the events
we group in this section. Mark and Luke, however, place them
immediately after the healing of the leper near Capernaum. We agree
w...
-
SINS
SIN
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
-
Matthew 9:1
Jesus and Man's deepest Sadness.
I. "Jesus saw their faith." Jesus did not see their faith because
there was in them no other commendable quality for Him to see; there
was their common at...
-
Matthew 9:1. _And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came
into his own city._
Our Lord had given these Gergesenes an opportunity of becoming his
disciples, the kingdom of God had come very...
-
Matthew 9:1. _And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came
into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto...
-
Matthew 9:1. _And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came
into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith_
The fait...
-
CONTENTS: Healing of the palsied man. Call of Matthew. Answering the
Pharisees. Healing of woman with issue of blood. Daughter of a ruler
raised from the dead. Two blind men healed. A demon cast out....
-
Matthew 9:1. _Jesus came into his own city,_ Capernaum, as in Mark.
Our Saviour was a stranger on earth, born in Bethlehem, an exile in
Egypt, resident at Nazareth, but latterly in Capernaum.
Matthew...
-
IS IT EASIER TO SAY. There was no way they could test his claim to
forgive sins, even though this was the more difficult thing to do. But
the order to "Get up and walk" would be immediately visible. H...
-
_A man sick of the palsy._
THE HIGHEST CAUSE FOR JOY
I. The miserable condition of a human being.
II. The power and love of Jesus.
III. thy joyous change produced. (_American Homiletical Review._)...
-
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 9:5 WHICH IS EASIER? The implied answer is
that it is easier to say, “Your sins are forgiven,” for there is
no way to verify whether or not this has happened....
-
JESUS HEALS A PARALYZED MAN MATTHEW 9:1-8; MARK 2:1-12; LUKE 5:17-26;
MATTHEW 9:1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into
his ow
-
CHAPTER 9
_Passed over_ : that is, sailed across the sea of Galilee, to its
western side. _And came into his own city._ Sedulius thinks Bethlehem
is meant because he was born there. S. Jerome, with mo...
-
_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 9:1. SHIP.—_Boat_ (R.V.). HIS OWN CITY.—Capernaum (see
Matthew 4:13; Mark 2:1).
Matthew 9:2. PALSY.—Suff
-
EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 9:1
_The_ _paralytic forgiven and healed. _Parallel passages: Mark 2:1;
Luke 5:17. (For connexion of thought, cf....
-
And so he entered into a ship, and he passed over, and he came to his
own city (Matthew 9:1).
His own city being Capernaum. I told you that was his headquarters.
And, behold, they brought to him a ma...
-
Acts 14:8; Acts 3:16; Acts 3:6; Acts 4:10; Acts 4:9;...
-
QUERIES AND CRITICISMS AGAINST CHRIST
Matthew 9:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Jesus Christ came among men and announced Himself as One sent from the
Father. He claimed every attribute of Deity, announced Him...