1. Jesus got into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town.
2. Some people brought to him a man who was paralyzed and was lying on a mat. Jesus saw that these people had much faith. So he said to the paralyzed man, “Young man, you will be glad to hear this. Your sins are forgiven.”
3. Some of the teachers of the law heard what Jesus said. They said to themselves, “What an insult to God for this man to say that!”