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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, "Who is this who speaks
1blasphemies?
2Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
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When Jesus
3perceived their thoughts, he answered them,
"Why do you question in your hearts?
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Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?
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But that you may know that 4the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the man who was paralyzed--
"I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home."
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And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home,
5glorifying God.
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And amazement seized them all, and they
6glorified God and were filled
7with awe, saying, "We have seen extraordinary things today."
Jesus Calls Levi
27 8After this he went out and saw
9a tax collector named
10Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him,
"Follow me."
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And
11leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
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And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company
12of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them.
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And the Pharisees and
13their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying,
14"Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
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And Jesus answered them,
"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.