18. Some men brought a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They tried to take him into the house and put him in front of Jesus.
19. But they could not find a way to get him into the house because of the crowd. So they went up on the roof. They made an opening in the tiles and let the man down on his stretcher among the people. (They lowered him in front of Jesus.)
20. When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Sir, your sins are forgiven.”
21. The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees thought, “Who is this man? He’s dishonoring God! Who besides God can forgive sins?”
22. Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “What are you thinking?