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And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.
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And behold, men brought in a bed a man who was taken with the palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before him.
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And when they could not find by what [way] they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch, into the midst before Jesus.
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And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?
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But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering, said to them, What reason ye in your hearts?
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Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise and walk?
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But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, He said to the sick with the palsy, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house.
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And immediately he arose before them, and took up that on which he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
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And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
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And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.