Luk 5:18-26 | NASB1995 | STEP | And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed ; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.

a Luke 5:18-26: Matt 9:2-8; Mark 2:3-12

Luke 5:18-26

18 ^aAnd some men were carrying on a ^{▼▼ Or stretcher}bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him. 19 But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on ^cthe roof and let him down ^dthrough the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. 20 Seeing their faith, He said, ^{▼▼ Lit Man}“Friend, ^fyour sins are forgiven you.” 21 The scribes and the Pharisees ^gbegan to reason, saying, ^h“Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? ⁱWho can forgive sins, but God alone?” 22 But Jesus, ^{▼▼ Or perceiving}aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23 “Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 “But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—He said to the ^kparalytic— “I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.” 25 Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home ^lglorifying God. 26 ^{▼▼ Lit Astonishment took them all}They were all struck with astonishment and began ⁿglorifying God; and they were filled ^owith fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”