19 Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus.

20 Seeing their faith he said, “Friend,[a] your sins are forgiven.”

21 Then the scribes and the Pharisees(A) began to think to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (B)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:20 Lit “Man

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