¹⁷ “Now may the Lord’s strength be displayed, just as you have declared:

⁸ When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God,^(A) who had given such authority to man.

⁶ But I want you to know that the Son of Man^(A) has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”