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Reading: Mark 2:1-12(The
Message)
After
a few days, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and word got around that He was back
home. A crowd gathered, jamming the entrance so no one could get in or out. He
was teaching the Word.
They brought a paraplegic to Him, carried by four men. When
they weren't able to get in because of the crowd, they removed part of the roof
and lowered the paraplegic on his stretcher. Impressed by their bold belief,
Jesus said to the
paraplegic, "Son, I forgive your sins."
Some religion scholars sitting there started
whispering among themselves, "He can't talk that way! That's blasphemy! God and
only God can forgive sins."
Jesus knew right away what they were thinking, and said, "Why
are you so skeptical? Which is simpler: to say to the paraplegic, 'I forgive
your sins,' or say, 'Get up, take your stretcher, and start walking'? Well,
just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both
. . ." (He looked now at the paraplegic), "Get up. Pick up your stretcher and
go home."
And the man
did it—got up, grabbed his stretcher, and walked out, with everyone there
watching him. They rubbed their eyes, incredulous—and then praised God,
saying, "We've never seen anything like this!"
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