The Authority of Jesus to Forgive Sin

Mark 2:1-12

And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house.

2 Immediately many gathered together,
so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door.
And He preached the word to them.

3 Then they came to Him,
bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.

4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was.
So when they had broken through,
they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."

6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

7 "Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Nehemiah 9:17
...But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; ... NASU

Exodus 34:6-7

6 Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed,
"The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;

7 who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin;... NASU

Isaiah 43:25

25 "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake;
And I will not remember your sins.

NKJV

Acts 13:38-39

38 "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren,

that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed
through the Law of Moses.
NASU

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Mark 2:8

8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves,
He said to them,
"Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?

1 Samuel 16:7

... For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." NKJV

1 Kings 8:39

... (for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men), NKJV

1 Chronicles 28:9

... for the LORD searches all hearts
and understands all the intent of the thoughts ... NKJV

Jeremiah 17:10

10 "I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind,
NASU

Psalms 139:1-4

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar.

3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.

4 Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. NASU

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Mark 1:9-10

9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven you,'
or to say, 'Arise, take up your bed and walk'?

10 But that you may know that
the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" — He said to the paralytic,

11 "I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."

12 Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed
and glorified God, saying,
"We never saw anything like this!" NKJV