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It happened on one of those days ,
that he was teaching ;
and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by ,
who had come out of every village of Galilee ,
Judea ,
and Jerusalem .
The power of the Lord was with him to heal them .
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Behold ,
men brought a paralyzed man on a cot ,
and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus .
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Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude ,
they went up to the housetop ,
and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus .
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Seeing their faith ,
he said to him , "
Man ,
your sins are forgiven you ."
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The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason ,
saying , "
Who is this that speaks blasphemies ?
Who can forgive sins ,
but God alone ?"
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But Jesus ,
perceiving their thoughts ,
answered them , "
Why are you reasoning so in your hearts ?
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Which is easier to say , '
Your sins are forgiven you ;'
or to say , '
Arise and walk ?'
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But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins " (
he said to the paralyzed man ), "
I tell you ,
arise ,
and take up your cot ,
and go to your house ."
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Immediately he rose up before them ,
and took up that which he was laying on ,
and departed to his house ,
glorifying God .
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Amazement took hold on all ,
and they glorified God .
They were filled with fear ,
saying , "
We have seen strange things today ."