“But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.”
But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. So he said to the paralyzed man, I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home — the Son of Man authority claim (the first in Luke) is grounded in the healing that follows. The connection is explicit: so he said to the man — the healing serves as the demonstration of the authority to forgive. The three commands (get up, take your mat, go home) are the restoration of function, dignity, and normal life.
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