nkjv Luke:5:17-26 SEEK
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Now it happened on a certain day ,
as He was teaching ,
that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by ,
who had come out of every town of Galilee ,
Judea ,
and Jerusalem .
And the power of the Lord was present to heal them .
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Then behold ,
men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed ,
whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him .
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And when they could not find how they might bring him in ,
because of the crowd ,
they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus .
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When He saw their faith ,
He said to him , "
Man ,
your sins are forgiven you ."
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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason ,
saying , "
Who is this who speaks blasphemies ?
Who can forgive sins but God alone ?"
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But when Jesus perceived their thoughts ,
He answered and said to them , "
Why are you reasoning in your hearts ?
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Which is easier ,
to say , "
Your sins are forgiven you ,'
or to say , "
Rise up and walk '?
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But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins "--
He said to the man who was paralyzed , "
I say to you ,
arise ,
take up your bed ,
and go to your house ."
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Immediately he rose up before them ,
took up what he had been lying on ,
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 today !"