Mark 2:3-12 ▼

3 And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men.

4 And being unable to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof over where He was; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the mat where the paralytic was lying.

5 And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”

6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

7 “Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?”

8 Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, said to them, “Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your 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 you, get up, pick up your mat, and go to your home.”

12 And he got up and immediately picked up the mat and went out before everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”