http://www.ccel.org/ccel/mcgarvey/gospels.vi.xv.html
Jesus preaches to the crowd, and a lame man is lowered down in front of him. Jesus looks upon him with compassion and… forgives his sins. What do you think the onlookers thought about that? But wait, there’s more – in order to silence his critics (some of whom were sitting in the room with him), Jesus then tells the man to get up and walk. The implication is that only one powerful enough to make the lame man walk can also forgive sins.