3 Then they came to Him, bringing one [who was] paralyzed, who was carried by four.

4 When they could not come near to Him because of the crowd, they unroofed the roof where He was. And digging through, they let down the cot on which the paralytic was lying.

5 And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, Child, your sins are forgiven to you.

6 But some of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 Why does this one speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins except God only?

8 And instantly knowing in His spirit that they reasoned so within themselves, He said to them, Why do you reason these things in your heart?

9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, [Your] sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and take up your cot and walk?

10 But so that you may know that the Son of man has authority upon earth to forgive sins, He said to the paralytic,

11 I say to you, Arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house.

12 And immediately he arose and took up his cot and went out before all. So that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, We never saw [it] this way.