Mateus 9

2 Some men brought to him a man who was paralyzed and who was lying on a sleeping pad. When Jesus perceived that they believed that he could heal the paralyzed man, he said to him, "Young man, be encouraged! I forgive your sins." 3 Some of the men who taught the Jewish laws said among themselves, "He claims that he can forgive sins! That means that he claims to be equal with God He is insulting God!" 4 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said, "◄You should not think evil thoughts, accusing me because I claim that I am God!/Why do you think evil thoughts, saying that it is wrong for me to claim that I am God?► [RHQ] 5 It would not be risky for someone to say to this man, ‘I forgive your sins’, because no one could see whether or not it really happened. But no one, without having the power to heal, would say to him, ‘Get up and walk!’, because people could easily see whether it happened or not! [RHQ] 6 So I am going to do something in order that you may know that God has authorized me, the one who came from heaven, to forgive the sins of people while I am on the earth, as well as to heal people." Then he said to the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your sleeping pad, and go home!" 7 And immediately the man got up, picked up his sleeping pad, and went home!