By forgiving sins and healing the paralytic, Jesus demonstrates that he possesses the prerogatives of God. This is not lost on his contemporaries, who see in him either a blasphemer or the promised Messiah.
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By forgiving sins and healing the paralytic, Jesus demonstrates that he possesses the prerogatives of God. This is not lost on his contemporaries, who see in him either a blasphemer or the promised Messiah.