Matthew 9:1-8 - A Paralytic Healed

¹ And going on board a boat, he crossed over, and came to his own city. ² And lo! they brought to him a man that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven.

³ And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man is blaspheming.

⁴ And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said, Wherefore have ye evil thoughts in your hearts? ⁵ For which is easier? to say, Thy sins are forgiven? or to say, Arise, and walk? ⁶ But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on earth to forgive sins,then he saith to the palsied man,Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house. ⁷ And he arose, and went away to his house. ⁸ And when the multitudes saw it, they were struck with fear, and gave glory to God, who had given such power to men.

¹ And after some days he again entered Capernaum; and it was reported that he was in the house. ² And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, even at the door; and he was speaking the word to them. ³ And they come to him, bringing one that was palsied, borne by four men. ⁴ And not being able to bring him to him on account of the crowd, they took off the roof where he was; and when they had broken an opening, they let down the bed whereon the palsied man lay.

⁵ And Jesus seeing their faith, saith to the palsied man, Son, thy sins are forgiven.

⁶ But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, ⁷ Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth; who can forgive sins but God only?

⁸ And Jesus immediately perceiving in his spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, saith to them, Why do ye reason thus in your hearts? ⁹ Which is easier? to say to the palsied man, Thy sins are forgiven? or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and go? ¹⁰ But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins,he saith to the palsied man, ¹¹ I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed and go to thy house.

¹² And he arose, and immediately took up the bed and went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed, and gave glory to God, saying, We never saw it thus.

¹⁷ And it came to pass on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present that he might heal. ¹⁸ And lo! men brought on a bed a man that was palsied; and they endeavored to bring him in, and to set him before him. ¹⁹ And not finding any way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus.

²⁰ And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.

²¹ And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?

²² But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, What are ye thinking in your hearts? ²³ Which is easier? to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk? ²⁴ But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins,he said to the palsied man,I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go to thy house.

²⁵ And he immediately rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and went away to his house, giving glory to God. ²⁶ And amazement seized them all, and they gave glory to God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.