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And behold ,
they brought to him a paralytic ,
lying on his bed ;
and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic , "
Take heart ,
my son ;
your sins are forgiven ."
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And behold ,
some of the scribes said to themselves , "
This man is blaspheming ."
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But Jesus ,
knowing their thoughts ,
said , "
Why do you think evil in your hearts ?
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For which is easier ,
to say , `
Your sins are forgiven ,'
or to say , `
Rise and walk '?
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But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins "--
he then said to the paralytic --"
Rise ,
take up your bed and go home ."
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And he rose and went home .
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When the crowds saw it ,
they were afraid ,
and they glorified God ,
who had given such authority to men .