20. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the man, “Your sins are forgiven, my friend.”
21. The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to say to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks such blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins!”
22. Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Why do you think such things?
23. Is it easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
24. I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralysed man, “I tell you, get up, pick up your bed, and go home!”