Mark
2:1-12
Jesus
Heals a Paralyzed Man
2:1
"A few days later, when Jesus again entered
Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.
2
So many gathered
that there was no room left, not even outside the
door, and he preached the word to them.
3
Some men came,
bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of
them.
4 Since they could not get
him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an
opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging
through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was
lying on.
5 When Jesus saw their
faith, he said to the paralytic, 'Son, your sins
are forgiven.'
6 Now some teachers of the
law were sitting there, thinking to themselves,
7 'Why does this fellow
talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive
sins but God alone?'
8 Immediately Jesus knew
in his spirit that this was what they were thinking
in their hearts, and he said to them, 'Why are you
thinking these things?
9 Which is easier: to say
to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to
say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'?
10 But that you may know
that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins . . . .' He said to the paralytic,
11 'I tell you, get up,
take your mat and go home.'
12 He got up, took his mat
and walked out in full view of them all. This
amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, 'We
have never seen anything like this!"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way that
we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
Jesus and his
healing ministry
Before saying to the
paralytic, "Get up,"Jesus said, "Son, your sins are
forgiven."
To the Jewish leaders this
statement was blasphemous. Is Jesus saying that he
is God? .. Yes, he is.
According to the law, the
punishment for this sin was death (Leviticus 24:15,
16).
The religious leaders
understood correctly that Jesus was claiming divine
prerogatives, but their judgment of him was
wrong.
Jesus was not blaspheming
because his claim was true.
Jesus is God, and he proved
his claim by healing the paralytic
(2:9-12)."
This story has so many
sub-lessons that you really need to read the
Scripture deeply to apply them.
In addition to the obvious,
Jesus healing the paralytic, there's the opposition
of the religious leaders, the crowd's reaction of
joy (who later shouted to crucify Jesus), the faith
of the four men, and so much more.
Read Mark 2 again and see
what new insight you can find to help in your
Christian walk.
Love in Christ
- Bob
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Verses from Mark about the paralytic and
Jesus are from Life Application Study Bible: New
International Version
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