1) Jesus was teaching and healing people when some men brought a paralyzed man to him. Unable to get through the crowd, they lowered the man through the roof on his mat. 2) When Jesus saw their faith, he forgave the man's sins. The Pharisees questioned Jesus' authority to forgive sins. 3) Jesus healed the paralyzed man to demonstrate that the Son of Man has authority on Earth to forgive sins. Everyone was amazed by what they witnessed.