Luke 5:17
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there
were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out
of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of
the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold,
men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they
sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him
in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him
down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
20
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man,
thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And
the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this
which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But
when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What
reason ye in your hearts?
23
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
Rise up and walk?
24 But
that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to
forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I
say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he
rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to
his own house, glorifying God.
26
And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled
with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.