Haweis(i)
3 And they come to him, carrying a paralytic, borne of four:
4 and not being able to come nigh him because of the crowd, they stripped off the roofing of the house where he was; and having broken a way through, they let down with ropes the couch, on which the paralytic lay.
5 Then Jesus beholding their faith, saith to the paralytic, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
6 Now there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but the one God?
8 And instantly Jesus knowing by his spirit, that they reasoned thus among each other, said to them, Why reason ye about these things in your hearts?
9 Which is the easier thing, to say to a paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and take up thy couch, and walk away?
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins, he saith to the paralytic,
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house.