“But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.”
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins — he then said to the paralytic — Rise, pick up your bed and go home. The miracle is performed to produce knowledge — that you may know. The Son of Man who has authority on earth to forgive sins is the same Son of Man who has nowhere to lay his head (8:20) and who will receive all authority in Daniel 7:13–14. The earthly authority to forgive sins is a present, embodied reality, not a future hope. The paralytic who was carried in on his bed picks it up and carries it out — the reversal is complete. The bed that was the emblem of helplessness becomes the object he carries.
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