Jesus got into a boat, crossed the sea, and came to his own city. Some people brought him a paralyzed man on a stretcher.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Cheer up, friend! Your sins are forgiven.”

Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home.” So the man got up and went home.

When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe and praised God for giving such authority to humans.