Matthew 9:1-8

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

1 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to ¹his own city.

2 ²And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus ³saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ⁴“Take heart, my son; ⁵your sins are forgiven. ”

3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, ⁶“This man is blaspheming. ”

4 But Jesus, ⁷knowing^[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, ⁸they were afraid, and ⁹they glorified God, who had ¹⁰given such authority to men.

Cross References

• 1. 9:1 ch. 4:13; [Mark 2:1]
• 2. 9:2 For ver. 2-8, see Mark 2:3-12; Luke 5:18-26
• 3. 9:2 ver. 22, 29; ch. 8:10, 13; 15:28; Mark 10:52; Luke 7:9, 50; 17:19; 18:42; Acts 3:16; 14:9; James 5:15
• 4. 9:2 ver. 22
• 5. 9:2 Luke 7:48; [John 5:14]
• 6. 9:3 ch. 26:65; John 10:36
• 7. 9:4 ch. 12:25; John 2:24, 25
• 8. 9:8 See Luke 7:16
• 9. 9:8 See Luke 7:16
• 10. 9:8 ch. 28:18

Footnotes

• [a] 9:4 Some manuscripts 'perceiving'