Mt. 9:1 So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
Mk. 2:1 And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house.
Mk. 2:2 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.
Lk. 5:17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Only Luke, being a doctor and interested in healing, points out that “the power of God was there to heal them.” This is another example of how the Lord uses a person’s personal interests to affect their writing.
Mt. 9:2a And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed.
Mk. 2:3 Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.
Lk. 5:18 Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in and lay him before Him.
Mk. 2:4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.
Lk. 5:19 And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Yeshua.
Mt. 9:2b And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
Mk. 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer, your sins are forgiven you.”
Lk. 5:20 So when He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
The prophet Jeremiah emphasizes that God alone is worthy of trust. “Blessed is he who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord alone. He shall be like a tree planted by waters, sending forth its roots by a stream: it does not sense the coming of heat, its leaves are ever fresh; it has no care in a year of drought, it does not cease to yield fruit.” The concluding verses of the Book of Habakkuk stresses a faith in God which is independent of things material. But, according to the Mishnah, the concept of Bittahon (trust in God) is by no means a negation of the need of self-reliance.
Source: Zech. 17:7, 8; Hab. 3:17-19; M:Avoth 1:14
Mt. 9:3a And at once some of the scribes said within themselves,
Mk. 2:6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts.
Lk. 5:21a And when the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying,
Mt. 9:3b “This Man blasphemes!”“
Mk. 2:7 “Why does this man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Lk. 5:21b “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Now, while He is teaching in Capernaum, which was not a favorite area for the rabbis, we are told that the some of leaders of Israel have congregated into this one village from all over the country. Now, what in the world had they congregated there for? This is the result of the event of the previous segment. This was their response specifically to the challenge that Yeshua gave them in cleansing the leper. What we have is the first stage of the Sanhedrin’s investigation, the stage of observation. The Sanhedrin is now being challenged with this Messianic claim of Yeshua’s. Right now all they do is observe. They will ask no questions. Evidently they are not going to allow the priests to investigate the leper’s claim according to the Mosaic Law, either.
Why did the scribes declare that Yeshua had blasphemed? The Mishnah says, “The blasphemer is not guilty until he pronounces the “name” (YHVH) expressly.” Blasphemy was a transgression punishable by stoning. The answer is because He used the word salach for “forgive.” The word “salach” is only used by God. By using this word, he appears to be declaring Himself to have the same power or authority as God. This, of course, is exactly what He is doing. So, He continues, “that you may know that the Son of Man (which happens to be the Messianic term or euphemism for God), has power on earth to ‘salach’ sins ......” When this passage is read in Hebrew, one can very easily and quickly see that Yeshua is declaring Himself to be God, for only God can “salach sins. The scribes very quickly understood what was going on and declared that Yeshua was blaspheming in the performance of this miracle. Yeshua is once again declaring boldly who He is.
Source: M:Sanhedrin 7:5
Mt. 9:4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?”
Mk. 2:8 And 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?”
Lk. 5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?”
Mt. 9:5 “For which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, and walk?’”
Mk. 2:9 “Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk?”“
Lk. 5:23 “Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘rise up and walk.’”
Mt. 9:6a “But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” –
Mk. 2:10 But that you know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” --
Lk. 5:24a “But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins,”
Sources: Daniel 7:13, 14; Ezek. 34:14-16
Mt. 9:6b Then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your home.”
Mk. 2:11 He said to the paralytic, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go your way to your home.”
Lk. 5:24b He said to the paralytic, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your home.”
Mt. 9:7 And he arose an departed to his own house.
Mk. 2:12a And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all,
Lk. 5:25 Immediately he rose up before them, took what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
Mt. 9:8 So when the multitude saw it, they marveled and glorified God who had given such power to men.
Mk. 2:12b So that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
Lk. 5:26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today.”
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