1. So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
2. Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
3. And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
4. But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
5. For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?