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NASB | Mark 2:3 And they *came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 2:3 Then they came, bringing to Him a paralyzed man, who was being carried by four men. [Matt 9:2-8; Luke 5:18-26] |
Bible Question:
Matthew 9:2 Is it because of our sins that we are sick?? I'm not sure if that is what Jesus is implying in that passage? |
Bible Answer: One more thing about your passage specifically. Was the man's sins forgiven before he was healed? Yes they were, yet he still had the illness. So we know that his illness was not connected to his personal relationship with God and his own sin state. Otherwise his illness would have been healed when he received forgiveness. But one can not see forgiveness and only God can forgive sins. By Jesus then healing the man, he removes all legitimate questions as to his ability to declare sins forgiven. There is simply no way God would heal through Jesus if he just blasphemed God. It's quite masterful. He led these doubters to express their doubt by declaring forgiveness for a man, something only God could do; and then he healed the man who was obviously healed and Jesus did this in front of many witnesses. The doubter’s only recourse was to recant their belief that God would heal through a blasphemer, or accept Him for who He was/is. MJH |
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MJH |