They came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “My son, your sins are forgiven. I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home.”
And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet, and went out before them all so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
– Mark 2:3-5, 11
