⁹ Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, and take your mat and walk’? ¹⁰ But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority to pardon sins on earth. . ..” He tells the paralyzed man, ¹¹ “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home!”