“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
Jesus was filled with pity, and reached out and touched him. “I do want to,” he answered. “Be clean!”
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,
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!”
What gives life is God's Spirit; human power is of no use at all. The words I have spoken to you bring God's life-giving Spirit.
