Matthew:9

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* And getting into the boat , He crossed over and went into His own city . * And behold , they were carrying a paralytic to Him lying on a bed . And when Jesus saw their faith , He said to the paralytic , "Have courage , child ; your sins are forgiven you ." * And at once some of the scribes said among themselves , "This Man blasphemes !" * But Jesus , perceiving their thoughts , said , "Why do you think evil in your hearts ? * For which is easier , to say , 'Your sins are forgiven ,' or to say , 'Arise and walk '? * But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins "-then He said to the paralytic , "Arise , take up your bed , and go to your house ." * And having arisen , he went off to his house . * Now when the crowds saw , they marveled and glorified God , who had given such authority to men . * And as Jesus passed on from there , He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office . And He said to him , "Follow Me ."And arising , he followed Him . * Now it came to pass , as He reclined [to eat ] in the house , that behold , many tax collectors and sinners , having come , were reclining [to eat ] with Jesus and His disciples . * And when the Pharisees saw this , they said to His disciples , "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners ?" * When Jesus heard that , He said to them , "Those who are healthy have no need of a physician , but those who are ill . * But go and learn what this means : 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice .' For I did not come to call [the ]righteous , but sinners , to repentance ." * Then the disciples of John approached Him , saying , "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often , but Your disciples do not fast ?" * And Jesus said to them , "Can the groomsmen mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them ? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them , and then they will fast . * No one puts on a patch of a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment ; for it takes away its completeness from the garment , and the tear is made worse . * Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins , or else the wineskins burst , and the wine spills out , and the wineskins will be ruined . But they put new wine into new wineskins , and both are preserved ." * As He spoke these things to them , behold , a certain leader came and worshipped Him , saying , "My daughter has just died , but come and lay Your hand on her , and she shall live ." * So Jesus arose and followed him , likewise His disciples . * And behold , a woman hemorrhaging for twelve years , approaching from behind , touched the hem of His garment . * For she said to herself , "If only I may touch His garment , I will be healed ." * But Jesus , turning around and seeing her , said , "Take courage , daughter ; your faith has healed you ."And the woman was healed from that hour . * And when Jesus came into the house of the leader , and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion , * He said to them , "Make room , for the girl has not died , but she is sleeping ."And they were ridiculing Him . * But when the crowd had been put out , He went in and grasped her hand , and the little girl arose . * And the report of this went out into that whole land . * And as Jesus passed by from there , two blind [men ] followed Him , crying out and saying , "Son of David , have pity on us !" * And when He came into the house , the blind [men ] approached Him , and Jesus said to them , "Do you believe that I am able to do this ?"They said to Him , "Yes , Lord ." * Then He touched their eyes , saying , "According to your faith , let it be unto you ." * And their eyes were opened . And Jesus sternly warned them , saying , "See [that you ] let no one know ." * But they , having gone out , spread the news about Him in that whole land . * And as they were going out , behold , they brought to Him a mute man , being demon-possessed . * And when the demon was cast out , the mute spoke . And the crowds marveled , saying , "It was never seen like this in Israel !" * But the Pharisees said , "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons ." * And Jesus was going about all the cities and villages , teaching in their synagogues , and preaching the gospel of the kingdom , and healing every illness and every disease among the people . * But seeing the crowds , He was moved with compassion for them , because they were harassed and prostrated , like sheep having no shepherd . * Then He said to His disciples , "Indeed the harvest is plentiful , but the workers are few . * Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest , that He may send forth workers into His harvest ."

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