 Why do you harbor evil thoughts? Which is easier to say, your sins are forgiven, or to say, rise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. Then he says to the paralytic, rise, pick up your stretcher and go home. And of course he rose and went home. The crowd saw this, they were struck with awe, and glorified God who had given such authority to men. Well, they didn't realize Jesus was actually God, so he didn't... No, he was...