Matthew:9

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* And he (note :)Sins are the cause of our afflictions , and Christ only forgives them if we believe .(:note ) entered into a ship , and passed over , and came into his Into Capernaum , for as Theophylact says , Bethlehem brought him forth , Nazareth brought him up , and Capernaum was his dwelling place . own city . * And , behold , they brought to him a man sick of the palsy , lying on a bed : and Jesus (note :)Knowing by a manifest sign .(:note ) seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy ; Son , be of good cheer ; thy sins be forgiven thee . * And , behold , certain of the scribes said within themselves , This [man ] (note :)To blaspheme , signifies among the divines , to speak wickedly : and among the more eloquent Greeks , to slander .(:note ) blasphemeth . * But when Iesus saw their thoughts , he said , Wherefore thinke yee euil things in your hearts ? * For whether is it easier to say , Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee , or to say , Arise , and walke ? * And that ye may knowe that the Sonne of man hath authoritie in earth to forgiue sinnes , (then saide he vnto the sicke of the palsie ,) Arise , take vp thy bed , and goe to thine house . * And hee arose , and departed to his owne house . * So when the multitude sawe it , they marueiled , and glorified God , which had giuen such authoritie to men . * * And it came to pass , as Jesus sat at meat in the house , behold , many publicans and (note :)The publicans who were placed by the Romans , after that time Judea was brought into the form of a province , to gather the taxes , and therefore by the rest of the Jews they were called sinners , that is to say , very vile men .(:note ) sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples . * And when the Pharises sawe that , they saide to his disciples , Why eateth your master with Publicanes and sinners ? * Nowe when Iesus heard it , hee sayde vnto them , The whole neede not a Physition , but they that are sicke . * But goe yee and learne what this is , I will haue mercie , and not sacrifice : for I am not come to call the righteous , but the sinners to repentance . * * And Jesus said unto them , Can the (note :)A Hebrew idiom , for they that are admitted into the marriage chamber are as the bridegroom 's closest friends .(:note ) children of the bridechamber mourn , as long as the bridegroom is with them ? but the days will come , when the bridegroom shall be taken from them , and then shall they fast . * No man putteth a piece of (note :)Raw , which was never processed by the fuller .(:note ) new cloth unto an old garment , for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment , and the rent is made worse . * Neither doe they put newe wine into olde vessels : for then the vessels would breake , and the wine woulde be spilt , and the vessels shoulde perish : but they put new wine into newe vessels , and so are both preserued . * * And Iesus arose and followed him with his disciples . * (And beholde , a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeres , came behinde him , and touched the hemme of his garment . * For shee saide in her selfe , If I may touche but his garment onely , I shalbe whole . * Then Iesus turned him about , and seeing her , did say , Daughter , be of good comfort : thy faith hath made thee whole ; the woman was made whole at that same moment .) * * He said vnto them , Get you hence : for the maid is not dead , but sleepeth ; they laughed him to scorne . * And when the multitude were put foorth , hee went in and tooke her by the hande , and the maide arose . * And this bruite went throughout all that lande . * * And when hee was come into the house , the blinde came to him , &amp ; Iesus saide vnto them , Beleeue yee that I am able to doe this ? And they sayd vnto him , Yea , Lord . * Then touched he their eyes , saying , According to your faith be it vnto you . * And their eyes were opened , and Iesus gaue them great charge , saying , See that no man knowe it . * But when they were departed , they spread abroad his fame throughout all that land . * * And when the deuill was cast out , the domme spake : then the multitude marueiled , saying , The like was neuer seene in Israel . * But the Pharises saide , He casteth out deuils , through the prince of deuils . * And Iesus went about all cities and townes , teaching in their Synagogues , and preaching the Gospel of the kingdome , and healing euery sickenesse and euery disease among the people . * * Then saide he to his disciples , Surely the haruest is great , but the labourers are fewe . * Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest , that he will (note :)Literally , «cast them out »: for men are very slow in a work so holy .(:note ) send forth labourers into his harvest .

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