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But they could not get him close to Jesus because of the crowd. So they made a hole in the roof above Jesus. Then they lowered the man through it on a mat.
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Jesus saw their faith. So he said to the man, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
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Some teachers of the law were sitting there. They were thinking,
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"Why is this fellow talking like that? He's saying a very evil thing! Only God can forgive sins!"
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Right away Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things?