Jesus Heals a Paralytic
(Matthew 9:1-8;Luke 5:17-26)
1Andagainhe enteredintoCapernaumafter[some] days;andit was noisedthathe wasinthe house.2Andstraightwaymanywere gathered together,insomuch thatthere wasnoroom to receive[them], no, not so muchas aboutthe door:andhe preachedthe wordunto them.3Andthey comeuntohim,bringingone sick of the palsy,which was borneoffour.4Andwhen they couldnotcome nighunto himforthe press,they uncoveredthe roofwherehe was:andwhen they had broken [it] up,they let downthe bedwhereinthe sick of the palsylay.5WhenJesussawtheirfaith,he saidunto the sick of the palsy,Son,thysinsbe forgiventhee.6Butthere werecertainof the scribessittingthere,andreasoningintheirhearts,7Whydoththis[man] thusspeakblasphemies?whocanforgivesinsbutGodonly?8Andimmediatelywhen Jesusperceivedin hisspiritthatthey soreasonedwithinthemselves,he saidunto them,Whyreason yethese thingsinyourhearts?9Whetheris iteasierto sayto the sick of the palsy,[Thy] sinsbe forgiventhee;orto say,Arise,andtake upthybed,andwalk?10Butthatye may knowthatthe Sonof manhathpoweronearthto forgivesins,(he saithto the sick of the palsy,)11I sayunto thee,Arise,andtake upthybed,andgo thy wayintothinehouse.12Andimmediatelyhe arose,took upthe bed,andwent forthbeforethem all;insomuch thatthey wereallamazed,andglorifiedGod,saying,Weneversawit on this fashion.
Jesus Calls Levi
(Matthew 9:9-13;Luke 5:27-32)
13Andhe went forthagainbythe sea side;andallthe multituderesorteduntohim,andhe taughtthem.
14Andas he passed by,he sawLevithe [son] of Alphaeussittingatthe receipt of custom,andsaidunto him,Followme.Andhe aroseand followedhim.
15Andit came to pass,that,as Jesussat at meatinhishouse,manypublicansandsinnerssatalsotogether withJesusandhisdisciples:forthere weremany,andthey followedhim.16Andwhen the scribesandPhariseessawhimeatwithpublicansandsinners,they saidunto hisdisciples,Howis it thathe eatethanddrinkethwithpublicansandsinners?17WhenJesusheard[it], he saithunto them,They that are wholehavenoneedof the physician,butthey that aresick:I camenotto callthe righteous,butsinnerstorepentance.
Jesus Questioned about Fasting
(Matthew 9:14-15;Luke 5:33-35)
18Andthe disciplesof Johnandof the Phariseesusedto fast:andthey comeandsayunto him,Why dothe disciplesof Johnandof the Phariseesfast,butthydisciplesfastnot?19AndJesussaidunto them,Canthe childrenof the bridechamberfast,whilethe bridegroomiswiththem?as long asthey havethe bridegroomwiththem,they cannotfast.20Butthe dayswill come,whenthe bridegroomshall be taken awayfromthem,andthenshall they fastinthosedays.
The Patches and Wineskins
(Matthew 9:16-17;Luke 5:36-39)
21No manalsosewetha pieceof newclothonan oldgarment:elsethe new piecethat filled it uptaketh awayfromthe old,andthe rentis madeworse.22Andno manputtethnewwineintooldbottles:elsethe newwinedoth burstthe bottles,andthe wineis spilled,andthe bottleswill be marred:butnewwinemust be putintonewbottles.
The Lord of the Sabbath
(1 Samuel 21:1-9;Matthew 12:1-8;Luke 6:1-5)
23Andit came to pass,that hewentthroughthe corn fieldsonthe sabbath day;andhisdisciplesbegan,as they went,to pluckthe ears of corn.24Andthe Phariseessaidunto him,Behold,whydo theyonthe sabbath daythat whichisnotlawful?25Andhesaidunto them,Have ye neverreadwhatDaviddid,whenhe hadneed,andwas an hungred,he,andthey that were withhim?26Howhe wentintothe houseof Godin the daysof Abiatharthe high priest,anddid eatthe shewbread,whichisnotlawfulto eatbut forthe priests,andgavealsoto them which werewithhim?27Andhe saidunto them,The sabbathwas madeforman,and notmanforthe sabbath:28Thereforethe Sonof manisLordalsoof the sabbath.
