Luke:5:17-26
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And it came to pass on a certain day ,
as he was teaching ,
that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by ,
which were come out of every town of Galilee ,
and Judaea ,
and Jerusalem :
and the power of the Lord was present to heal them .
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And ,
behold ,
men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy :
and they sought means to bring him in ,
and to lay him before him .
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And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude ,
they went upon the housetop ,
and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus .
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And when he saw their faith ,
he said unto him ,
Man ,
thy sins are forgiven thee .
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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason ,
saying ,
Who is this which speaketh blasphemies ?
Who can forgive sins ,
but God alone ?
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But when Jesus perceived their thoughts ,
he answering said unto them ,
What reason ye in your hearts ?
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Whether is easier ,
to say ,
Thy sins be forgiven thee ;
or to say ,
Rise up and walk ?
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But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins , (
he said unto the sick of the palsy ,)
I say unto thee ,
Arise ,
and take up thy couch ,
and go into thine house .
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And immediately he rose up before them ,
and took up that whereon he lay ,
and departed to his own house ,
glorifying God .
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And they were all amazed ,
and they glorified God ,
and were filled with fear ,
saying ,
We have seen strange things to day .