Matthew:9:1-26
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And he entered into a ship ,
and passed over ,
and came into his own city .
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And ,
behold ,
they brought to him a man sick of the palsy ,
lying on a bed :
and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy ;
Son ,
be of good cheer ;
thy sins be forgiven thee .
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And ,
behold ,
certain of the scribes said within themselves ,
This man blasphemeth .
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And Jesus knowing their thoughts said ,
Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ?
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For whether is easier ,
to say ,
Thy sins be forgiven thee ;
or to say ,
Arise ,
and walk ?
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But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins , (
then saith he to the sick of the palsy ,)
Arise ,
take up thy bed ,
and go unto thine house .
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And he arose ,
and departed to his house .
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But when the multitudes saw it ,
they marvelled ,
and glorified God ,
which had given such power unto men .
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And as Jesus passed forth from thence ,
he saw a man ,
named Matthew ,
sitting at the receipt of custom :
and he saith unto him ,
Follow me .
And he arose ,
and followed him .
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And it came to pass ,
as Jesus sat at meat in the house ,
behold ,
many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples .
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And when the Pharisees saw it ,
they said unto his disciples ,
Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners ?
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But when Jesus heard that ,
he said unto them ,
They that be whole need not a physician ,
but they that are sick .
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But go ye and learn what that meaneth ,
I will have mercy ,
and not sacrifice :
for I am not come to call the righteous ,
but sinners to repentance .
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Then came to him the disciples of John ,
saying ,
Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft ,
but thy disciples fast not ?
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And Jesus said unto them ,
Can the 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 .
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No man putteth a piece of 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 .
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Neither do men put new wine into old bottles :
else the bottles break ,
and the wine runneth out ,
and the bottles perish :
but they put new wine into new bottles ,
and both are preserved .
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While he spake these things unto them ,
behold ,
there came a certain ruler ,
and worshipped him ,
saying ,
My daughter is even now dead :
but come and lay thy hand upon her ,
and she shall live .
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And Jesus arose ,
and followed him ,
and so did his disciples .
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And ,
behold ,
a woman ,
which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years ,
came behind him ,
and touched the hem of his garment :
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For she said within herself ,
If I may but touch his garment ,
I shall be whole .
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But Jesus turned him about ,
and when he saw her ,
he said ,
Daughter ,
be of good comfort ;
thy faith hath made thee whole .
And the woman was made whole from that hour .
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And when Jesus came into the ruler '
s house ,
and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise ,
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He said unto them ,
Give place :
for the maid is not dead ,
but sleepeth .
And they laughed him to scorn .
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But when the people were put forth ,
he went in ,
and took her by the hand ,
and the maid arose .
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And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land .
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