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The Son of Man Forgives and Heals

¹ When^(C1) he entered Capernaum^(C2) again after some days, it was reported that he was at home. ² So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and he was speaking the word^(C1) to them. ³ They came to him bringing a paralytic,^(C1) carried by four of them. ⁴ Since they were not able to bring him to^(F1) Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and after digging through it, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying. ⁵ Seeing their faith,^(C1) Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, your sins

⁶ But some of the scribes^(C1) were sitting there, questioning^(C2) in their hearts: ⁷ “Why does he speak like this? He’s blaspheming!^(C1) Who can forgive^(C2) sins^(C3) but God alone?” ^(C4)

⁸ Right away^(C1) Jesus perceived in his spirit^(C2) that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?⁹ Which is easier:¹⁰ But so that you may know that the Son of Man¹¹ “I tell you: get up,

¹² Immediately he got up, took the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded^(C1) and gave glory^(C2) to God,^(C3) saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” ^(C4)

The Call of Levi

¹³ Jesus^(C1) went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching^(C2) them. ¹⁴ Then, passing by, he saw Levi^(C1) the son of Alphaeus sitting at the toll booth,^(C2) and he said to him, “Follow me,”

¹⁵ While he was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, many tax collectors^(C1) and sinners^(C2) were eating^(F1) with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who were following him. ¹⁶ When the scribes^(C1) who were Pharisees^(F1)(C2) saw that he was eating^(C3) with sinners^(C4) and tax collectors,^(C5) they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat^(F2) with tax collectors and sinners?”

¹⁷ When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need

A Question about Fasting

¹⁸ Now^(C1) John’s^(C2) disciples^(C3) and the Pharisees^(F1)(C4) were fasting.^(C5) People came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?”

¹⁹ Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom²⁰ But the time²¹ No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth,²² And no one puts new wine

Lord of the Sabbath

²³ On^(C1) the Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and his disciples^(C2) began to make their way, picking some heads of grain. ²⁴ The Pharisees^(C1) said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful^(C2) on the Sabbath?”

²⁵ He said to them, “Have you never read what David²⁶ how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar²⁷ Then he told them, “The Sabbath was made for²⁸ So then, the Son of Man