Mark 2:1–11 · BSB
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A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
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they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
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Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
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Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
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When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
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But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
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“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
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At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
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“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
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But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
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“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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