2 ¹ And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 ² And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. 2 ³ And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 2 ⁴ And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. 2 ⁵ And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." 2 ⁶ Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 2 ⁷ "Why does this man speak thus? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" 2 ⁸ And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? 2 ⁹ Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk?' 2 ¹⁰ But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" - he said to the paralytic - 2 ¹¹ "I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." 2 ¹² And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"