Bible Cross References
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
Matthew 9:2-8
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where some people brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralyzed man, "Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven."
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Then some teachers of the Law said to themselves, "This man is speaking blasphemy!"
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Jesus perceived what they were thinking, and so he said, "Why are you thinking such evil things?
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Is it easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?
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I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your bed, and go home!"
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The man got up and went home.
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When the people saw it, they were afraid, and praised God for giving such authority to people.
Mark 2:3-12
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when four men arrived, carrying a paralyzed man to Jesus.
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Because of the crowd, however, they could not get the man to him. So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where Jesus was. When they had made an opening, they let the man down, lying on his mat.
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Seeing how much faith they had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "My son, your sins are forgiven."
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Some teachers of the Law who were sitting there thought to themselves,
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"How does he dare talk like this? This is blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins!"
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At once Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, "Why do you think such things?
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Is it easier to say to this paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, pick up your mat, and walk'?
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I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the paralyzed man,
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"I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!"
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While they all watched, the man got up, picked up his mat, and hurried away. They were all completely amazed and praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"
John 5:5
A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
John 5:6
Jesus saw him lying there, and he knew that the man had been sick for such a long time; so he asked him, "Do you want to get well?"
Acts 9:33
There he met a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had not been able to get out of bed for eight years.