¹⁰ But that you may know that the Son of Man has ^[a]power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralytic,

⁶ But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” ⁷ And he arose and departed to his house.

⁸ Now when the multitudes saw it, they ^(A)marveled^[a] and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ^(A)

¹³ When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, ^(B)“Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

^31 (A)Him God has exalted to His right hand to be ^(B)Prince and ^(C)Savior, ^(D)to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

²⁰ For ^(A)the Father loves the Son, and ^(B)shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. ²¹ For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, ^(C)even so the Son gives life to whom He will. ²² For the Father judges no one, but ^(D)has committed all judgment to the Son, ²³ that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. ^(E)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Life and Judgment Are Through the Son

²⁴ “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(F)he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, ^(G)but has passed from death into life. ²⁵ Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when ^(H)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. ²⁶ For ^(I)as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have ^(J)life in Himself, ²⁷ and ^(K)has given Him authority to execute judgment also, ^(L)because He is the Son of Man.

¹³ although ^(A)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an ^[a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because ^(B)I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ^14 (C)And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, ^(D)with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. ^15 (E)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that ^(F)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. ¹⁶ However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.