Matthew 9:2 References
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aAnd they brought to Him a bparalytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "cTake courage, son; dyour sins are forgiven."
a Mark 2:3-12, Luke 5:18-26
Mark 2
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Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they aremoved the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the bparalytic was lying.
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But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
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Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, said to them, "Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
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"Which is easier, to say to the aparalytic, 'Your sins are forgiven'; or to say, 'Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk'?
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"But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--He said to the paralytic,
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"I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home."
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And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and awere glorifying God, saying, "bWe have never seen anything like this."
Luke 5
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aAnd some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.
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But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on athe roof and let him down bthrough the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.
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The scribes and the Pharisees abegan to reason, saying, "bWho is this man who speaks blasphemies? cWho can forgive sins, but God alone?"
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But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
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"Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins have been forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?
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"But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"--He said to the aparalytic--"I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home."