121While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a mancovered with leprosy; and when he sawJesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You canmake me clean."
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And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I amwilling; be cleansed." And immediately the leprosyleft him.
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And He ordered him to tellnoone, "But go and 2showyourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Mosescommanded, as a testimony to them."
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But 3the newsabout Him was spreadingevenfarther, and largecrowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
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But Jesus Himself would often slipaway to the wilderness and 4pray.
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Oneday He was teaching; and 5there were some Pharisees and 6teachers of the lawsitting there, who had 7come from everyvillage of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and 8the power of the Lord was present for Him to performhealing.
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9And some men were carrying on a bed a manwho was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.
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But not findingany way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on 10the roof and let him down11through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.
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Seeing their faith, He said, "Friend, 12your sins are forgiven you."
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The scribes and the Pharisees13began to reason, saying, "14Who is this man whospeaksblasphemies? 15Whocanforgivesins, but Godalone?"
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But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?