5:17 Now on 1 one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees 2 and teachers of the law 3 sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), 4 and the power of the Lord was with him 5 to heal. 5:18 Just then 6 some men showed up, carrying a paralyzed man 7 on a stretcher. 8 They 9 were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus. 10 5:19 But 11 since they found 12 no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof 13 and let him down on the stretcher 14 through the roof tiles 15 right 16 in front of Jesus. 17 5:20 When 18 Jesus 19 saw their 20 faith he said, “Friend, 21 your sins are forgiven.” 22 5:21 Then 23 the experts in the law 24 and the Pharisees began to think 25 to themselves, 26 “Who is this man 27 who is uttering blasphemies? 28 Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 5:22 When Jesus perceived 29 their hostile thoughts, 30 he said to them, 31 “Why are you raising objections 32 within yourselves? 5:23 Which is easier, 33 to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’? 5:24 But so that you may know 34 that the Son of Man 35 has authority on earth to forgive sins” – he said to the paralyzed man 36 – “I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher 37 and go home.” 38 5:25 Immediately 39 he stood up before them, picked 40 up the stretcher 41 he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying 42 God. 5:26 Then 43 astonishment 44 seized them all, and they glorified 45 God. They were filled with awe, 46 saying, “We have seen incredible 47 things 48 today.” 49