Moffatt(i)
3 when a paralytic was brought to him; four men carried him,
4 and as they could not get near Jesus on account of the crowd they tore up the roof under which he stood and through the opening they lowered the pallet on which the paralytic lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven."
6 Now there were some scribes sitting there who argued in their hearts,
7 "What does the man mean by talking like this? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins, who but God alone?"
8 Conscious at once that they were arguing to themselves in this way, Jesus asked them, "Why do you argue thus in your hearts?
9 Which is the easier thing, to tell the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to tell him, 'Rise, lift your pallet, and go away'?
10 But to let you see the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins" — he said to the paralytic,
11 "Rise, I tell you, lift your pallet, and go home."