Mark 2:1-12

1When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home. 2And 1many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them. 32And they came, bringing to Him a 3paralytic, carried by four men. 4Being unable to 4get to Him because of the crowd, they 5removed the roof 6above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the 7paralytic was lying. 5And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, “8Son, 9your sins are forgiven.” 6But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, 7“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; 10who can forgive sins 11but God alone?” 8Immediately Jesus, aware 12in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, said to them, “Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts? 9Which is easier, to say to the 13paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk’? 10But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”--He said to the paralytic, 11“I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home.” 12And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and 14were glorifying God, saying, “15We have never seen anything like this.”