Nov 8, 2013
When Jesus said, 'Your sins are forgiven', he would no doubt be understood to be using a 'divine passive', meaning, 'God forgives your sins'. But this is not a prayer for God to forgive. It is an unequivocal declaration of God's forgiveness, as though Jesus claims the right to speak for God. Indeed, he explains that 'the Son of man (Jesus) has authority on earth to forgive sins' (Mark 2:5,10)
Richard Bauckham, Jesus: A Short Introduction, p. 82-83
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven.".....But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the man,
Mark 2:5,10