Jesus Heals a Paralytic
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So He got into a boat, crossed over, a and came to His own city.
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b Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. c When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."
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And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!"
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But Jesus, d knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
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"For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'?
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"But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" - then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
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And he arose and departed to his house.
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Now when the multitudes saw it, they e marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
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Cross References
Matthew 4:13
And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Matthew 11:23
And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Mark 5:21
Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea.
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Cross References
Mark 2:3 - 12
Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.
Luke 5:18 - 26
Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.
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Cross References
Matthew 8:10
When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
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Cross References
Psalms 139:2
You know my sitting down and my rising up; You ...
Matthew 12:25
But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them...
Mark 12:15
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Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He ans...
Luke 6:8
But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man...
Luke 9:47
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their hear...
Luke 11:17
But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "...
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Cross References
Matthew 8:27
So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?
John 7:15
And the Jews marveled, saying, "How does this Man know letters, having never studied?
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