Luke 5:20

Luke 5:20. And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Laying the axe at the root; not healing the paralysis at first, but forgiving the sin which depressed the man’s spirit, and so was, in a measure, the cause of the paralysis. By removing the sin, he raised the man’s spirits, and with his renewed spirits, there same back strength. Note that it was when he saw their faith that he said unto the man, "Thy sins are forgiven thee."