21And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?
22But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
23Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?
24But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.
25And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.
26And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
27And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.
