Healing the Paralytic

Wycliffe's Bible (Modern Spelling)

Mat 9:1–8

1 And Jesus went up into a boat, and passed over the water, and came into his city.
2 And lo! they brought to him a man sick in palsy, lying in a bed. And Jesus saw the faith of them, and said to the man sick in palsy, Son, have thou trust; thy sins be forgiven to thee.
3 And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This blasphemeth.
4 And when Jesus had seen their thoughts, he said, Whereto think ye evil things in your hearts?
5 What is lighter to say, Thy sins be forgiven to thee, either to say, Rise thou, and walk?
6 But that ye know that man’s Son hath power to forgive sins in earth, then he said to the sick man in palsy or the man sick in palsy, Rise up; take thy bed, and go into thine house.
7 And he rose, and went into his house.
8 And the people seeing dreaded, and glorified God, that gave such power to men.

1 And again he entered into Capernaum, after eight days. And it was heard, that he was in an house,
2 and many came together, so that they might not be in the house, nor at the gate. And he spake to them the word.
3 And there came to him men that brought a man sick in the palsy, which was borne of four. And there came to him men bringing or bearing a sick man in palsy, the which was borne of four men.
4 And when they might not bring him to Jesus for the people, they uncovered the roof where he was, and opened it, and they let down the bed in which the sick man in palsy lay.
5 And when Jesus had seen the faith of them, he said to the sick man in palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven to thee.
6 But there were some of the scribes sitting, and thinking in their hearts,
7 What speaketh he thus? He blasphemeth; who may forgive sins, but God alone?
8 And anon when Jesus had known this by the Holy Ghost, that they thought so within themselves, he saith to them, What think ye these things in your hearts?
9 What is lighter to say to the sick man in palsy, Sins be forgiven to thee, or to say, Rise, take thy bed, and walk?
10 But that ye know that man’s Son hath power in earth to forgive sins, he said to the sick man in palsy,
11 I say to thee, rise up, take thy bed, and go into thine house.
12 And anon he rose up, and when he had taken the bed, he went before all men, so that all men wondered, and honoured God, and said, For we saw never so.

17 And it was done in one of the days, he sat, and taught; and there were Pharisees sitting, and doctors of the law, that came from or of each castle of Galilee, and of Judea, and of Jerusalem; and the virtue of the Lord was to heal sick men.
18 And lo! men bare in a bed a man that was sick in palsy, and they sought to bear him in, and set before him.
19 And they found not in what part they should bear him in, for the people, and they went upon the roof, and by the slates they let him down with the bed, into the midst, before Jesus.
20 And when Jesus saw the faith of them, he said, Man, thy sins be forgiven to thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to think, saying, Who is this, that speaketh blasphemies? who may forgive sins, but God alone?
22 And as Jesus knew the thoughts of them, he answered, and said to them, What think ye evil things in your hearts?
23 What is lighter to say, Sins be forgiven to thee, or to say, Rise up, and walk?
24 But that ye know, that man’s Son hath power in earth to forgive sins, he said to the sick man in palsy, I say to thee, rise up, take thy bed, and go into thine house.
25 And anon he rose up before them, and took the bed in which he lay, and went into his house, and magnified God.
26 And great wonder took all, and they magnified God; and they were full-filled with great dread, and said, For we have seen marvelous things today.