17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. 18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. 19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” 21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. 26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.” (Luke 5:17-26)
Here we see that the Lord Jesus was teaching. Some men carried a paralyzed man on a mat to Jesus to be healed. Because there were too many people, they could not go in, they climbed onto the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles right in front of Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Your sins are forgiven.” Here it speaks of their faith, including the faith of those who carried the paralyzed man. Because of their faith in Jesus, the Lord said that his sins were forgiven. But the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said that Jesus was speaking blasphemy, because only God can forgive sins. They did not believe that Jesus was the Son of God and had the authority to forgive sins. Jesus asked them, “Which is easier, saying ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or saying ‘Get up and walk’?” Saying “Your sins are forgiven” seems easier because it cannot be proven immediately, both require God’s power. Jesus healed the paralytic with a single sentence, demonstrating His authority to forgive sins and revealing His divinity.
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