Mark 2:3-12

³And some people *came, bringing to Him a man who was paralyzed, carried by four men. ⁴And when they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and after digging an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralyzed man was lying. ⁵And Jesus, seeing their faith, *said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” ⁶But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking it over in their hearts, ⁷“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God alone?” ⁸Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were thinking that way within themselves, *said to them, “Why are you thinking about these things in your hearts? ⁹Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, ‘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 paralyzed man, 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 were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”