Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise, take up thy couch, and walk?

Then the pharisees and the scribes ask Him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but eat without washing their hands?

And He said unto them as He was teaching them, Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and salutations in public-places,