Mark 2:1-8 ▼

1 And again He entered into Capernaum, after [some] days, and it was heard that He is in the house,

2 and immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door, and He was speaking to them the word.

3 And they come to Him, bringing a paralytic, carried by four,

4 and not being able to come near to Him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where He was, and having broken [it] up, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying,

5 and Jesus having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins have been forgiven you.”

6 And there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 “Why does this One thus speak evil words? Who is able to forgive sins except one—God?”

8 And immediately Jesus, having known in His spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?