Luke 5:23
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?”
τίς
Who, which, what. Tis. Scripture asks it constantly: who do you say that I am? The questions of God are not requests for information. They are invitations to search.
εὐκοπώτερος
easier,
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εὐκοπώτερος
Easier, less burdensome. Eukopōteros. Jesus used this word to compare the impossible with the merely difficult. Some things are hard; others are harder still. Start with what you can.
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ἔπω
to say;
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ἔπω
Speak, say, declare. Epō. Every word spoken or written carries weight before God. Speak with intention.
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ἐγείρω
do arise
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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περιπατέω
do walk?
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περιπατέω
To walk, to live, to conduct oneself. Peripateo. Walk worthy of the calling to which you have been called. How you live is the walking commentary on what you believe.
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