Matthew 9:2-8

2 ¹And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus ²saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ³"Take heart, my son; ⁴your sins are forgiven."

3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, ⁵"This man is blaspheming."

4 But Jesus, ⁶knowing^[a] their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

5 For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?

6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he then said to the paralytic-- "Rise, pick up your bed and go home."

7 And he rose and went home.

8 When the crowds saw it, ⁷they were afraid, and ⁸they glorified God, who had ⁹given such authority to men.