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Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man

Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

And going on board the ship, he passed over and came to his own city.

Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”

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And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.

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At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”

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And behold, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This [man] blasphemes.

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Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?

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And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do *ye* think evil things in your hearts?

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Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

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For which is easier: to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise up and walk?

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But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”

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But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he says to the paralytic,) Rise up, take up thy bed and go to thy house.

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Then the man got up and went home.

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And he rose up and went to his house.

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When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.

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But the crowds seeing [it], were in fear, and glorified God who gave such power to men.

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The Calling of Matthew

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

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Jesus Calls Matthew

And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, called Matthew, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.

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While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

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And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples.

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When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

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And the Pharisees seeing [it], said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?

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On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

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But [Jesus] hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

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But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’a For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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But go and learn what [that] is -- I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous [men] but sinners.

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Jesus Questioned About Fasting

Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”

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Jesus Questioned about Fasting

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not?

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Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

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And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast.

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“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.

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The Patches and Wineskins

But no one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment and a worse rent takes place.

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Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

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Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

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Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman

While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.”

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The Healing Touch of Jesus

As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live.

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Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.

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And Jesus rose up and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.

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Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.

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And behold, a woman, who had had a bloody flux [for] twelve years, came behind and touched the hem of his garment;

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She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

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for she said within herself, If I should only touch his garment I shall be healed.

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Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment.

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But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.

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When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes,

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And when Jesus was come to the house of the ruler, and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a tumult,

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he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.

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he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.

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After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.

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But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand; and the damsel rose up.

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News of this spread through all that region.

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And the fame of it went out into all that land.

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Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

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Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind [men] followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.

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When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
“Yes, Lord,” they replied.

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And when he was come to the house, the blind [men] came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

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Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”;

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Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you.

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and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”

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And their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them sharply, saying, See, let no man know it.

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But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

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But they, when they were gone out, spread his name abroad in all that land.

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While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.

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Jesus Heals a Mute Man

But as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon.

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And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

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And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel.

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But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”

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But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.

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The Workers Are Few

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.

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The Sheep and the Harvest

And Jesus went round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness.

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When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.

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Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

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Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest [is] great and the workmen [are] few;

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Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

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supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workmen unto his harvest.

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Matthew 9

Matthew 9