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Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, `Your sins are forgiven;` or to say, `Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?`
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A Visible Proof of Divine Power
Commentators explain that Jesus posed this question to prove His divine authority. While anyone could claim to forgive sins (an invisible act), only someone with God's power could perform an immediate, visible miracle like healing a paralyzed man. By doing the latter, Jesus validated His authority to do the former.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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19th Century
Baptist
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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