#408 :Why Did Jesus Say “Your Sins Are Forgiven”? - Mark Part 7

Kids Bible Stories

Jessica White

Kids & Family, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Stories For Kids

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🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Scripture: Mark 2:1–12 Jesus returns to Capernaum and a massive crowd gathers so tightly packed that there isn’t even room outside the door. While Jesus preaches the Word, four friends arrive carrying a paralyzed man—so desperate to get him to Jesus that they climb onto the roof, dig through it, and lower their friend down right in front of Him. But instead of healing the man first, Jesus says something surprising: “Son, your sins are forgiven.” This becomes the beginning of controversy because the teachers of the law know that only God can forgive sins. Jesus responds by showing that He has authority on earth to forgive sins, and then proves it by commanding the man to stand, pick up his mat, and walk home. This story reminds us that Jesus cares about our bodies and our needs, but our greatest need is to be forgiven and made right with God—something Jesus accomplished through His death and resurrection. Want Weekly Activities & Family Resources? If your family loves Kids Bible Stories and you want to keep the learning going, check out the Family Library on Patreon. You’ll get episode-based resources like activity sheets, coloring pages, member-only audio, and more—all saved and organized by episode number so you can easily revisit favorites anytime. Join here: https://patreon.com/kidsbiblestories try it for free!

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0:00.0	Hello again and welcome back to Kids Bible Stories. This is Mark Part 7 in our Mark series and is called
0:08.2	Why did Jesus say your sins are forgiven? This comes from Mark chapter 2 verses 1 through 12.
0:19.2	Last time we heard about the man with leprosy who came to Jesus and begged
0:25.1	him to make him clean. And what did Jesus do? He reached out and touched him. What a beautiful
0:36.2	picture of the compassion of Jesus. Now today, we are going
0:42.0	to hear another amazing story. Up until now in Mark, people have been amazed by Jesus.
0:51.5	They've seen Him heal people, cast out unclean spirits, and preach with authority.
1:00.1	No one has really started arguing with him yet. But today is the beginning of something called
1:08.9	controversy.
1:11.6	Listeners, do you know what a controversy is?
1:15.6	Guess out loud?
1:18.6	A conflict between people?
1:21.6	A controversy is when people strongly disagree about something important. And it's usually done in public, so others see it or they know about it,
1:33.3	and these two groups, they really disagree.
1:36.3	In today's story, some people begin to question Jesus.
1:43.3	Let's jump right in. people begin to question Jesus.
1:45.6	Let's jump right in.
1:54.6	A few days later, Jesus entered Copernum again.
1:59.7	And when the people heard he was back, they gathered in such large
2:03.6	numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door. And he preached the word
2:11.6	to them. Imagine the house. It sounds packed.
2:20.3	People are shoulder to shoulder.
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