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where some people brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralyzed man, "Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven."
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Jesus got into the boat and went back across the lake to his own town,
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where some people brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralyzed man, "Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven."
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Then some teachers of the Law said to themselves, "This man is speaking blasphemy!"
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Jesus perceived what they were thinking, and so he said, "Why are you thinking such evil things?
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Is it easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, "Get up and walk'?
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.