17 And it happened that on one of the days as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was there in order for him to heal.
18 And behold, men came carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and place him before him.
19 And when they did not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the roof tiles with the stretcher into the midst of them, in front of Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?”
22 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
23 Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’