1:29 Now 8 as soon as they left the synagogue, 9 they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John. 1:30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so 10 they spoke to Jesus 11 at once about her. 1:31 He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve 12 them. 1:32 When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed. 1:33 The whole town gathered by the door. 1:34 So 13 he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. 14 But 15 he would not permit the demons to speak, 16 because they knew him. 17
2:1 Now 18 after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, 19 the news spread 20 that he was at home. 2:2 So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by 21 the door, and he preached the word to them. 2:3 Some people 22 came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. 23 2:4 When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof 24 above Jesus. 25 Then, 26 after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on. 2:5 When Jesus saw their 27 faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 28 2:6 Now some of the experts in the law 29 were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds: 30 2:7 “Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! 31 Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 2:8 Now 32 immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, 33 he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? 34 2:9 Which is easier, 35 to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’? 2:10 But so that you may know 36 that the Son of Man 37 has authority on earth to forgive sins,” – he said to the paralytic 38 – 2:11 “I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.” 39 2:12 And immediately the man 40 stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”