Matthew 9:2 Upon His arrival they brought to Him a man afflicted with a paralytic disease, : being carried on his cot. See Mark. When Jesus saw the evidence of their faith : - i.e., the man’s four friends breaking open the roof and lowering him through it. See Mark, He said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up, your sins are forgiven.”

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ² [Upon His arrival] they brought to Him a man afflicted with a paralytic disease, [being carried on his cot. See Mark 2:3]. When Jesus saw [the evidence of] their faith [i.e., the man’s four friends breaking open the roof and lowering him through it. See Mark 2:4-5], He said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up, your sins are forgiven.”