Jesus Heals a Paralytic

2 A few days [fn]later Jesus went to Capernaum again, and the people heard that he was at home. 2 [fn]Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them. 3 Then some people came to him, bringing a paralytic carried by four men. 4 Since they were not able to [fn]come near Jesus because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. After digging through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, yoʋr sins are forgiven [fn]yoʋ.”

6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there and questioning in their hearts: 7 “Why does this man [fn]speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves, so he said to them, “Why are you questioning these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Yoʋr sins are [fn]forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up yoʋr mat, and walk’? 10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to yoʋ, rise, pick up yoʋr mat, and go to yoʋr house.” 12 So the man [fn]immediately rose, picked up his mat, and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and began glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”