Matthew 9:6 But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise… I. As THE GREAT WANT OF MAN. II. AS THE PECULIAR ACHIEVEMENT OF CHRIST. III. As THE PRIMARY OFFER OF THE GOSPEL. (J. A. Seiss, D. D.) 1. The force of the name " Son of Man," implying (1) Divine origin. (2) Representative of manhood. Not the Son of the Jew, or carpenter. (3) Brotherhood. (4) Manlike sympathy. 2. His grand prerogative — "power on earth to forgive sins.":Forgiveness is His own right by virtue of His (1) Sacrifice; (2) Intercession (Acts 5:31). 3. The great blessing — "forgiveness." "The soul might have been healed and the body untouched; but the paralysis, both moral and physical, was removed. (1) Forgiveness is obtainable "on earth." (2) Many realized it now. (J. Harris.) Parallel Verses KJV: But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. |
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