Matthew 9:2-8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² Just then^(A) some men^[a] brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, ‘Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.’^(B)

³ At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, ‘He’s blaspheming! ’^(C)

⁴ Perceiving their thoughts,^(D) Jesus said, ‘Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?^{[b] 5} For which is easier: to say, “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say, “Get up and walk”? ⁶ But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins’ – then he told the paralytic, ‘Get up, take your stretcher, and go home.’ ⁷ So he got up and went home. ⁸ When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck^[c][d] and gave glory^(E) to God, who had given such authority to men.