Then, Thy Sins Are Forgiven Thee

Jesus went first to a spiritual miracle that doesn't have a clock ticking on it. And so I find it fascinating that you have these Pharisees and scribes who were there in verse 21, and they began to reason saying, who is this? It was because blasphemies, who can forgive sins but God alone? They just don't recognize him as God. Their messianic expectations are different, so they missed him. But Jesus teaches a very powerful principle here. When Jesus perceived their thoughts, so the implication here from Luke is that he didn't even hear them. He's reading their thoughts, knowing the intent of their mind and their heart. Then he asks them a