It is clear that the attempt to assert that the miracle of the paralyzed standardizes the teaching on the mountain is a maneuver to link stories that, otherwise, would not be as firmly connected. We must ask who benefits from this forced narrative and why this association is presented as a fait accompli. After all, stories of healing are often used to establish a certain religious authority, not to illuminate doctrinal teachings; this rapprochement aims to consolidate a specific version of the story, serving well-defined interests.