JESUS’ ACTS In addition to his mighty miracles (“powers”) which were designed to authenticate his messianic claim (Matt. 11:2–6; John 5:36; 10:25; 38; 14:11; Acts 2:22) and to reveal his glory (John 2:11), instances of Jesus’ exercise of other divine prerogatives (like his public claims to deity itself, as we have seen) occur with sufficient frequency to warrant our taking note of them. Forgiving Sins Jesus claimed, as the Son of Man, to have the authority to forgive sins (Matt. 9:6; Mark 2:10;