4. But they could not get the man inside to Jesus because the house was so full of people. So they went to the roof above Jesus and made a hole in it. Then they lowered the mat with the paralyzed man on it.
5. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralyzed man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”
6. Some of the teachers of the law were sitting there. They saw what Jesus did, and they said to themselves,
7. “Why does this man say things like that? What an insult to God! No one but God can forgive sins.”
8. Jesus knew immediately what these teachers of the law were thinking. So he said to them, “Why do you have these questions in your minds?
11. “I tell you, stand up. Take your mat and go home.”