1. And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was reported that he was in the house.
2. And immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as around the door: and he preached the word to them.
3. And they came to him, bringing one sick with paralysis, who was carried by four people.
4. And when they could not come near him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed in which the one sick with paralysis lay.
5. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the one sick with paralysis, Son, your sins be forgiven you.
6. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7. Why does this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?
8. And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said to them, Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
9. Which is it easier to say to the one sick with paralysis, Your sins be forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?
10. But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (he said to the one sick with paralysis,)
11. I say to you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go your way into your house.
12. And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw anything like this!
13. And he went out again by the sea side; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
14. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of collecting taxes, and said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
15. And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at dinner in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?
17. When Jesus heard it, he said to them, Those who are whole have no need of the physician, but those who are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18. And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they came and said to him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?
19. And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
21. No man also sews a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the patch pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse.
22. And no man puts new wine into old bottles: else the new wine bursts the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be destroyed: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
23. And it came to pass, that he went through the grain fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
24. And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they do on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25. And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he was in need, and was hungry, he, and those who were with him?
26. How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?
27. And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28. Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
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