Luke 5: The Great Catch and the Paralytic

After a miraculous catch of fish, Peter falls at Jesus' feet, and he, James, and John leave everything to follow. Jesus cleanses a leper, forgives and heals a paralyzed man, calls Levi, and teaches about new wine in new wineskins.

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When Jesus told the paralyzed man his sins were forgiven, how did the scribes and Pharisees react, and how did Jesus answer their objection?

They celebrated the healing and asked for the same forgiveness, so Jesus forgave each of them on the spotThey objected that only God can forgive sins, so Jesus healed the man visibly to prove His authority to do so invisiblyThey objected that the man should have gone to the temple, so Jesus withdrew His words of forgivenessThey accused the man of faking his paralysis, so Jesus sent him to the priests to be examined instead