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Matthew 9:2

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they brought: Matthew 4:24, Matthew 8:16; Mark 1:32, Mark 2:1-3; Luke 5:18-19; Acts 5:15-16, Acts 19:12

seeing: Matthew 8:10; Mark 2:4-5; Luke 5:19-20; John 2:25; Acts 14:9; James 2:18

be: Psalms 32:1-2; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Isaiah 40:1-2, Isaiah 44:22; Jeremiah 31:33-34; Luke 5:20, Luke 7:47-50; Acts 13:38-39; Romans 4:6-8, Romans 5:11; Colossians 1:12-14

thy sins: Rather, "thy sins are forgiven thee;" the words being an affirmation, not a prayer or wish. The word be, however, was used by our translators in the indicative plural for are. As the palsy is frequently produced by intemperance, it is probable, from our Lord's gracious declaration, that it was the case in the present instance.

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