The Healing of a Paralytic^(A)

¹⁷ On a certain day, as He was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting nearby, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal the sick. ¹⁸ Now some men brought in a bed a man who was paralyzed. They searched for ways to bring him in and lay him before Him. ¹⁹ When they could not find a way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his bed into their midst before Jesus.

²⁰ When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

²¹ The scribes and the Pharisees began to question, “Who is He who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

²² When Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered them, “Why question in your hearts? ²³ Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’? ²⁴ But 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, rise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” ²⁵ Immediately he rose before them, and took up that on which he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. ²⁶ They were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen wonderful things today.”