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? He is saying things that are against God. Only God can forgive sins.”
8. At once Jesus knew what these teachers of the law were thinking. So he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things?
9. Which is easier: to tell this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to tell him, ‘Stand up. Take your mat and walk’?