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CHAPTER 2
And again he entered into Capernaum, after
some
days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
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And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive
them,
no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
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And they come unto him,
bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
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And when they could not come nigh unto
him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken
it
up, they let
down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick
of the palsy,
Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
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But there were certain of the scribes sitting there,
and reasoning in their hearts,
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Why doth this
man
thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins
but God only?
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And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within
themselves, he said unto them,
Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
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Whether is it easier
to say to the sick of the palsy,
Thy
sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
walk?
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But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,
(he saith
to the sick of the palsy,)
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I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine
house.
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And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch
that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
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And he
went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
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And
as he passed by, he saw Levi the
son
of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto
him,
Follow me.
And he arose and followed him.
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And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat
in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there
were many, and they followed him.
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And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans
and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and
sinners?
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When Jesus heard
it,
he saith unto them,
They that are whole have no need of the
physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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And
the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do
the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
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And Jesus said unto
them,
Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as
they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
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But the days will come, when the
bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
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No man also
seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from
the old, and the rent is made worse.
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And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new
wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine
must be put into new bottles.
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And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the
sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
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And the Pharisees
said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
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And he said
unto them,
Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and
they that were with him?
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How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high
priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to
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