5 For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or, to say 'Get up and go to walking'?
Matthew 9:5 Cross References - Williams
Mark 2:9-12
9 Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say to him, 'Get up, pick up your pallet and start walking!"
10 But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth," turning to the paralyzed man He said,
11 "I tell you, get up, pick up your pallet, and go home."
12 Then he got up and at once picked up his pallet, and went out before them all. The result was that they were all dumbfounded and began to praise God and say, "We have never seen anything like this before."
Luke 5:23-25
23 Which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Get up and start walking'?
24 But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the man who was paralyzed, He said to him, "Get up, pick up your pallet, and go home."
25 Then at once he got up before them all, picked up the pallet on which he had been lying, and went off home, giving praise to God.
John 5:8-14
8 Jesus said to him, "Get up, pick up your pallet, and go to walking."
9 And at once the man was well, and picked up his pallet, and went to walking. Now it was the Sabbath.
10 So the Jews began to say to the man who had been cured, "It is the Sabbath, and it is against the law for you to carry your pallet."
11 He answered them, "The man who cured me said to me, 'Pick up your pallet and go to walking.'"
12 They asked him, "Who is the man that said to you, 'Pick up your pallet and go to walking'?"
13 The man who had been cured did not know who He was, for since there was a crowd at the place, Jesus had slipped away.
14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple court, and said to him, "See! You are now well. Stop sinning or something worse may befall you."
John 5:17-18
Acts 3:6-11
6 But Peter said, "No silver or gold have I, but what I do have I will give you. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth start walking."
7 Then he took him by the right hand and lifted him, and his feet and ankles instantly grew strong,
8 and at once he leaped to his feet and started walking; then he went into the temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God.
9 When all the people saw him walking about and praising God,
10 and recognized him as the very man who used to sit at The Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg, they were completely astounded and bewildered at what occurred to him.
11 While he was still clinging to Peter and John, all the people in utter amazement crowded around them in what was called Solomon's portico.
Acts 3:16
16 It is His name, that is, on condition of faith in His name, that has made strong again this man whom you see and recognize -- yes, faith inspired by Him has given this man the perfect health you all see.
Acts 4:9-10
9 if it is for a good deed to a helpless man, or to learn how he was cured, that we are today being tried,
10 you and all the people of Israel must know that it is by the authority of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead -- yes, I repeat it, it is by His authority that this man stands here before you well.
Acts 9:34
34 So Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ now cures you! Get up and make your bed!" And at once he got up.
Acts 14:8-11
8 Now in the streets of Lystra a man used to sit who had no strength in his feet, who had been crippled from his birth, and had never walked.
9 He continued listening to Paul as he spoke, and as Paul by looking straight at him observed that he had faith that he would be cured,
10 he shouted aloud to him, "Get on your feet and stand erect!" Then up he leaped and began to walk.
11 So the crowds, because they saw what Paul had done, shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods in human form have come down to us!"