Luk Luke, chapter The Gospel According to Luke, chapter 5
By healing a paralyzed man Jesus showed that he had authority to forgive sins, too.
Luke 5:17-26
The men who taught the Jewish laws and the rest of the Pharisees began to think within themselves, “Who does this man think he is, saying that? He is insulting God! ◄Nobody can forgive sins!/What person can forgive sins?► [RHQ] Only God can do that!”