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A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum, and the news spread that he was at home.
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So many people came together that there was no room left, not even out in front of the door. Jesus was preaching the message to them
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when four men arrived, carrying a paralyzed man to Jesus.
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Because of the crowd, however, they could not get the man to him. So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where Jesus was. When they had made an opening, they let the man down, lying on his mat.
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Seeing how much faith they had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "My son, your sins are forgiven."
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Some teachers of the Law who were sitting there thought to themselves,
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"How does he dare talk like this? This is blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins!"