1. AND JESUS, getting into a boat, crossed to the other side and came to His own town [Capernaum].
2. And behold, they brought to Him a man paralyzed and prostrated by illness, lying on a sleeping pad; and when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven and the penalty remitted.
3. And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes [He claims the rights and prerogatives of God]!
4. But Jesus, knowing (seeing) their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil and harbor malice in your hearts?
5. For which is easier: to say, Your sins are forgiven and the penalty remitted, or to say, Get up and walk?