Luke 5:17-26.
Luke 5.17-26
Jesus Heals a Crippled Man
One day some Pharisees and experts in the Law of Moses sat listening
to Jesus teach. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea
and from Jerusalem. God had given Jesus the power to heal the sick,
and some people came carrying a crippled man on a mat. They tried to
take him inside the house and put him in front of Jesus. But because
of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus. So they went up on the
roof, where they removed some tiles and let the mat down in the middle
of the room. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the
crippled man, "My friend, your sins are forgiven." The Pharisees and
the experts began arguing, "Jesus must think he is God! Only God can
forgive sins." Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why
are you thinking that? Is it easier for me to tell this crippled man
that his sins are forgiven or to tell him to get up and walk? But now
you will see that the Son of Man has the right to forgive sins here on
earth." Jesus then said to the man, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk
home." At once the man stood up in front of everyone. He picked up his
mat and went home, giving thanks to God. Everyone was amazed and
praised God. What they saw surprised them, and they said, "We have
seen a great miracle today!"
God bless you.
Jesus Heals a Crippled Man
One day some Pharisees and experts in the Law of Moses sat listening
to Jesus teach. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea
and from Jerusalem. God had given Jesus the power to heal the sick,
and some people came carrying a crippled man on a mat. They tried to
take him inside the house and put him in front of Jesus. But because
of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus. So they went up on the
roof, where they removed some tiles and let the mat down in the middle
of the room. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the
crippled man, "My friend, your sins are forgiven." The Pharisees and
the experts began arguing, "Jesus must think he is God! Only God can
forgive sins." Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why
are you thinking that? Is it easier for me to tell this crippled man
that his sins are forgiven or to tell him to get up and walk? But now
you will see that the Son of Man has the right to forgive sins here on
earth." Jesus then said to the man, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk
home." At once the man stood up in front of everyone. He picked up his
mat and went home, giving thanks to God. Everyone was amazed and
praised God. What they saw surprised them, and they said, "We have
seen a great miracle today!"
God bless you.
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