- Mark 2:5 (NLT)
- Mark 2:6 (NLT)
- Mark 2:7 (NLT)
- Mark 2:8 (NLT)
- Mark 2:9 (NLT)
- Mark 2:10 (NLT)
- Mark 2:11 (NLT)
- Mark 2:12 (NLT)
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves, “What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’? So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!” (Mark 2:5-12 NLT)
"Son of Man" is a title that Jesus took for himself. We see that Jesus directly tells everyone that he has authority on earth to forgive sins. And we know what he does to prove it, through healing the paralyzed man. We can dig deeper through these verses.
Why did Jesus say to the paralyzed man that his sins were forgiven, when he was brought for healing ? Because sin is a worst disease than paralysis, or maybe Jesus wants to use this incident to settle questions about his authority or by what authority he was doing all the miracles.
The question Jesus asks "Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ' Your sins are forgiven' or ' Stand up, pick your mat, and walk' - is a tricky one. Obviously the easier one is saying ' Your sins are forgiven', because the other option involves a miracle. So if he can do the hard part, it means he can do the easy part! This is how he proves that he has authority to forgive sins on earth. And by doing both he establishes that he is God, as the Pharisees were thinking only God can forgive sins.
"Son of Man" is a title that Jesus took for himself. We see that Jesus directly tells everyone that he has authority on earth to forgive sins. And we know what he does to prove it, through healing the paralyzed man. We can dig deeper through these verses.
Why did Jesus say to the paralyzed man that his sins were forgiven, when he was brought for healing ? Because sin is a worst disease than paralysis, or maybe Jesus wants to use this incident to settle questions about his authority or by what authority he was doing all the miracles.
The question Jesus asks "Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ' Your sins are forgiven' or ' Stand up, pick your mat, and walk' - is a tricky one. Obviously the easier one is saying ' Your sins are forgiven', because the other option involves a miracle. So if he can do the hard part, it means he can do the easy part! This is how he proves that he has authority to forgive sins on earth. And by doing both he establishes that he is God, as the Pharisees were thinking only God can forgive sins.
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