Mat 9:1-8, Luk 5:18-26 | ESV | STEP | And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city .

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Matthew 9:1-8

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

1 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to ^ahis own city. 2 ^bAnd behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus ^csaw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ^d“Take heart, my son; ^eyour sins are forgiven.” 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, ^f“This man is blaspheming.” 4 But Jesus, ^gknowing ^{▼▼Some manuscripts perceiving} their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 7 And he rose and went home. 8 When the crowds saw it, ⁱthey were afraid, and ^jthey glorified God, who had ^kgiven such authority to men.

Luke 5:18-26

18 ^lAnd behold, some men were bringing ^mon a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, 19 but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on ⁿthe roof and let him down with his bed ^othrough the tiles into the midst before Jesus. 20 And ^pwhen he saw their faith, he said, “Man, ^qyour sins are forgiven you.” 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks ^rblasphemies? ^sWho can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 When Jesus ^tperceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 24 But that you may know that ^uthe Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 25 And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, ^vglorifying God. 26 And amazement seized them all, and they ^wglorified God and were filled ^xwith awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”