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And when they could not [a]come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the [b]bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, [c]Son, thy sins are forgiven. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:4 Many ancient authorities read bring him unto him.
  2. Mark 2:4 Or, pallet
  3. Mark 2:5 Greek Child.

Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”(A)

Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves,

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