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1 And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days.
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When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.
2 And it was heard that he was in the house. And many came together, so that there was no room: no, not even at the door. And he spoke to them the word.
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So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door; and he was speaking the word to them.
3 And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.
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Then some people came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.
4 And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was: and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.
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And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay.
5 And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
6 And there were some of the scribes sitting there and thinking in their hearts:
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Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?
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"Why does this fellow speak in this way? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
8 Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts?
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At once Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves; and he said to them, "Why do you raise such questions in your hearts?
9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed and walk?
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Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, "Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, "Stand up and take your mat and walk'?
10 But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy):
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But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"—he said to the paralytic—
11 I say to thee: Arise. Take up thy bed and go into thy house.
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"I say to you, stand up, take your mat and go to your home."
12 And immediately he arose and, taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all: so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like.
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And he stood up, and immediately took the mat and went out before all of them; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"
13 And he went forth again to the sea side: and all the multitude came to him. And he taught them.
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Jesus went out again beside the sea; the whole crowd gathered around him, and he taught them.
14 And when he was passing by, he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And rising up, he followed him.
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As he was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.
15 And it came to pass as he sat at meat in his house, many Publicans and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples. For they, with Jesus who also followed him. For they were many, who also followed him.
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And as he sat at dinner in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were also sitting with Jesus and his disciples—for there were many who followed him.
16 And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
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When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
17 Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.
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When Jesus heard this, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners."
18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast. And they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?
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Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and people came and said to him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"
19 And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
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Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them: and then they shall fast in those days.
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The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.
21 No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent.
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"No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.
22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: otherwise the wine will burst the bottles, and both the wine will be spilled and the bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles.
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And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins."
23 And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward and to pluck the ears of corn.
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One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain.
24 And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
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The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?"
25 And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, himself and they that were with him?
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And he said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food?
26 How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?
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He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions."
27 And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
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Then he said to them, "The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath;
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.
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so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath."
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