Your Sins Are Forgiven

"They brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, 'Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.' And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, 'This Man blasphemes!' But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, 'Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven you," or to say, "Arise and walk?" But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins' --then He said to the paralytic, 'Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.' And he arose and departed to his house.

"Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God who had given such power to men." (1)

"And she will bring forth a Son and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." (2)

"The God of our fathers raised up Jesus… Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are His witnesses to these things." (3)

1. Matthew 9:2-8. See also Mark 2:3-12 and Luke 5:18-26.
2. Matthew 1:21.
3. Acts 5:31, 32.