Matthew 9:6
New Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
כֹּחַ
kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
חַטָּאָה
chaṭṭâʼâh
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
חָלָה
châlâh
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering...
παραλυτικός
paralytikós
as if dissolved, i.e. "paralytic"
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
מִשְׁכָּב
mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →חָלָה châlâh
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
Study H2470 →מִשְׁכָּב mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Study H4904 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →חַטָּאָה chaṭṭâʼâh
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
Study H2403 →כֹּחַ kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
Study H3581 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →Cross References
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
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