^2 (A)And they brought to Him a ^(B)paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man who was paralyzed, “^(C)Take courage, ^[a]son; ^(D)your sins are forgiven.” ³ And some of the scribes said ^[b]to themselves, “This man is ^(E)blaspheming!” ⁴ And Jesus, ^(F)perceiving their thoughts, said, “Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? ⁵ For which is easier, to say, ‘^(G)Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? ⁶ But so that you may know that ^(H)the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He *said to the ^(I)paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.” ⁷ And he got up and ^[c]went home. ⁸ But when the crowds saw this, they were ^[d]awestruck, and they ^(J)glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

^18 (A)And some men were carrying a man on a stretcher who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him. ¹⁹ But when they did not find any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on ^(B)the roof and let him down ^(C)through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. ²⁰ And seeing their faith, He said, “^[a]Friend, ^(D)your sins are forgiven you.” ²¹ The scribes and the Pharisees ^(E)began thinking of the implications, saying, “^(F)Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? ^(G)Who can forgive sins, except God alone?” ²² But Jesus, ^[b]aware of their thoughts, responded and said to them, “Why are you thinking this way in your hearts? ²³ Which is easier, to say: ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? ²⁴ But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” He said to the ^(H)man who was paralyzed, “I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher, and go home.” ²⁵ And immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home ^(I)glorifying God. ²⁶ And ^[c]they were all struck with astonishment and began ^(J)glorifying God. They were also filled ^(K)with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today!”