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^(C1)And some people ^(*)came, bringing to Him a man who was ^(C2)paralyzed, carried by four men.

And when they were unable to ^(F1)get to Him because of the crowd, they ^(C1)removed the roof ^(F2)above Him; and after digging an opening, they let down the pallet on which the ^(C2)paralyzed man was lying.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, ^(*)said to the paralyzed man, "Son, ^(C1)your sins are forgiven."

But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking it over in their hearts,

"Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming! ^(C1)Who can forgive sins except God alone?"

Immediately Jesus, aware ^(F1)in His spirit that they were thinking that way within themselves, ^(*)said to them, "Why are you thinking about these things in your hearts?

"Which is easier, to say to the ^(C1)paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven'; or to say, 'Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk'?

"But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"—He ^(*)said to the paralyzed man,

"I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet, and go home."

And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and ^(C1)were glorifying God, saying, "^(C2)We have never seen anything like this!"