17. And on a certain day it came to be, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the Torah sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galil, Yehuḏah, and Yerushalayim. And the power of יהוה was there to heal them.
18. And see, men brought on a bed a man who was paralysed. And they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Him.
19. But having found no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the house-top and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before יהושע.
20. And having seen their belief, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
21. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except Elohim alone?”
22. And יהושע, knowing their thoughts, answering, said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?