Mark 2:5

Overview - Mark 2
1	Christ followed by multitudes,
3	heals one sick of the palsy;
13	calls Matthew from the receipt of custom;
15	eats with Publicans and sinners;
18	excuses his disciples for not fasting;
23	and for plucking the ears of corn on the sabbath day.

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Mark 2:5 (King James Version)
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

saw: Genesis 22:12 ; John 2:25 ; Acts 11:23 ; 14:9 Ephesians 2:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Thessalonians 1:4 ; James 2:18-22
he said: Mark 2:9 Mark 2:10 ; Isaiah 53:11 ; Matthew 9:2 ; Luke 5:20 ; 7:47-50 Acts 5:31 ; 2 Corinthians 2:10; Colossians 3:13
Son: The Jews believed that not only death but all disease was the consequence of sin. "There is no death without sin, nor any chastisement without iniquity;" and that "no diseased person could be healed of his disease till his sins were blotted out." Our Lord, therefore, as usual, appeals to their received opinions, and asserts his high dignity, by first forgiving the sins, and then healing the body of the paralytic.; 5:34 Matthew 9:22 ; Luke 8:48
sins: Job 33:17-26 ; Psalms 32:1-5 ; 90:7-9 103:3 Isaiah 38:17 ; John 5:14; 1 Corinthians 11:30 ; James 5:15