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And he withdrew*himselfinto the wilderness,andprayed .
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And it came to passon a certainday,ashewasteaching , that there werePhariseesand doctors of the law sitting by , whichwerecome out ofeverytown of Galilee,andJudaea,andJerusalem:and the power of the Lordwas present tohealthem.
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And,behold , menbroughtin a bed a manwhichwas taken with a palsy : and they sought means to bringhimin , and to lay him beforehim.
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And when they couldnotfindbywhat way they might bringhiminbecause of the multitude, they wentupon the housetop, and lethimdownthrough the tilingwith his couchinto the midstbeforeJesus.
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And when he sawtheirfaith, he said unto him,Man,thysins are forgiventhee.
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And the scribesand the Phariseesbegan to reason , saying , Whoisthiswhichspeakethblasphemies?Whocanforgivesins,butGodalone?
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But when Jesusperceivedtheirthoughts, he answeringsaiduntothem,What reason yeinyourhearts?
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Whetheriseasier, to say , Thysins be forgiventhee;or to say , Rise upandwalk ?
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Butthat ye may knowthat the Son of manhathpoweruponearth to forgivesins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy ,) I say unto thee,Arise , and take upthycouch, and gointothinehouse.
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Andimmediately he rose upbeforethem, and took up that whereonhelay , and departedto his ownhouse,glorifyingGod.
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And they wereallamazed,and they glorifiedGod,and were filled with fear,saying* , We have seen strange things to day.