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But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.
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And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.
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And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
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And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.
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And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.
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And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.
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And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
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And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
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I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.
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And they said to him, The disciples of John frequently go without food, and make prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples take food and drink.
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And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?