Bible Strands
Matthew 9:7
And the man got up and went home.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to a paralytic immediately after declaring his authority to forgive sins. The statement records the man's immediate physical response to that command.
The words — ἐγερθεὶς (egertheis) means "having arisen," and ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen) means "he went away," tracking the sequence from rising to departing.
The thread — The action of rising and returning home directly fulfills the command in Matthew 9:6 and triggers the crowd's reaction recorded in Matthew 9:8.
Why it lands — The text reports a completed physical movement rather than a theological explanation. It requires the reader to treat obedience as the necessary evidence of claimed spiritual authority.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he arose, and departed to his house.