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1 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
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So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven. ”
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Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."
3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming. ”
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And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!"
4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
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But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven, ’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
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For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'?
6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home. ”
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But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
7 And he rose and went home.
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And he arose and departed to his house.
8 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
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Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me. ”And he rose and followed him.
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As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, "Follow Me." So he arose and followed Him.
10 And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.
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Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.
11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? ”
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And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
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When Jesus heard that, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
13 Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. ’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. ”
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But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."
14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast? ”
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Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?"
15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
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And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.
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No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.
17 Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved. ”
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Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."
18 While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live. ”
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While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live."
19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples.
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So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples.
20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment,
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And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.
21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well. ”
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For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well."
22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well. ” And instantly the woman was made well.
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But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, "Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.
23 And when Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion,
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When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing,
24 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping. ”And they laughed at him.
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He said to them, "Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping." And they ridiculed Him.
25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
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But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
26 And the report of this went through all that district.
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And the report of this went out into all that land.
27 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David. ”
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When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this? ”They said to him, “Yes, Lord. ”
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And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord."
29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you. ”
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Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you."
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it. ”
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And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows it."
31 But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.
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But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
32 As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to him.
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As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
33 And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel. ”
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And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, "It was never seen like this in Israel!"
34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons. ”
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But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons."
35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.
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Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
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Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. ”
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Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.