Rise and Walk

6But some of the scribes were sitting there, reasoning in their hearts:

7Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God alone?

8And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning this way within themselves, said to them, “Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?”

9Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?”

10But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins—he says to the paralyzed man,

11I say to you, get up, pick up your mat, and go to your house.

12And he got up, and immediately picked up the mat and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”