⁶ He said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.^(A)

³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.^{(A) 31} Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice.^{(B) 32} Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.^[a](C)

9 ¹ And after getting into a boat he crossed the sea and came to his own town.^(A)

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

² And some people were carrying to him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, child; your sins are forgiven.”^{(B) 3} Then some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” ⁴ But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?^{(C) 5} For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’? ⁶ But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Stand up, take your bed, and go to your home.” ⁷ And he stood up and went to his home. ⁸ When the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to human beings.^(D)