¹⁰ But that you may know that ^(A)the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

¹³ “I saw in the night visions,

⁶ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” ⁷ And he rose and went home. ⁸ When the crowds saw it, ^(A)they were afraid, and ^(B)they glorified God, who had ^(C)given such authority to men.

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

^13 (A)Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

³¹ God exalted ^(A)him at his right hand as ^(B)Leader and ^(C)Savior, ^(D)to give ^(E)repentance to Israel and ^(F)forgiveness of sins.

²⁰ For ^(A)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And ^(B)greater works than these will he show him, so that ^(C)you may marvel. ²¹ For as the Father ^(D)raises the dead and ^(E)gives them life, so ^(F)also the Son gives life ^(G)to whom he will. ^22 (H)For the Father judges no one, but ^(I)has given all judgment to the Son, ²³ that all may honor the Son, just as they ^(J)honor the Father. ^(K)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(L)whoever hears my word and ^(M)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He ^(N)does not come into judgment, but ^(O)has passed from death to life.

²⁵ “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(P)an hour is coming, and is now here, when ^(Q)the dead will hear ^(R)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear ^(S)will live. ^26 (T)For as the Father has life in himself, ^(U)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. ²⁷ And he ^(V)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

¹³ though formerly I was a blasphemer, ^(A)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But ^(B)I received mercy ^(C)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, ¹⁴ and ^(D)the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the ^(E)faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ The saying is ^(F)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus ^(G)came into the world to save sinners, ^(H)of whom I am the foremost. ¹⁶ But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.