4When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was laying on.
5Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."
6But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7"Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? He blasphemes! Who can forgive sins but one - God?"
8Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
9Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, `Your sins are forgiven;` or to say, `Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?`
10But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the paralytic,
