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So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.

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Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."

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And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!"

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But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

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

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But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins-then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."

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And he arose and departed to his house.

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Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.