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And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"
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And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
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For which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?
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But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home."
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And he got up [and] went to his home.
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But [when] the crowds saw [this], they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
Matthew Called to Follow Jesus
9 And [as] Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.
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And it happened [as] he {was dining} in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners were coming [and] {dining} with Jesus and his disciples.
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And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
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And [when he] heard [it], he said, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}.
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But go [and] learn what it means, "I want mercy and not sacrifice." For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."