“One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting

there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and

Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. Some men

came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house

to lay him before Jesus. When they could not find a way to do this because of the

crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into

the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith, he

said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven.’ The Pharisees and the teachers of the law

began thinking to themselves, ‘Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can

forgive sins but God alone?’ Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, ‘Why

are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins

are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son

of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.’ So he said to the paralyzed man,

‘I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.’ Immediately he stood up in front

of them, took what he had been lying on and went home, praising God. Everyone

was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, ‘We

have seen remarkable things today.’” - Luke 5: 17 - 26