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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.
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Andafter these things he went forth, andsaw a publican,namedLevi,sittingat the receipt of custom:and he said unto him,Followme.
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AndLevimadehim a greatfeastin his ownhouse:and there was a greatcompany of publicansand of othersthat sat down*withthem.
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ButtheirscribesandPhariseesmurmuredagainsthisdisciples,saying, Why do ye eatanddrinkwithpublicansandsinners?
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AndJesusansweringsaiduntothem,They that are wholeneed*not a physician;but they that aresick.
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I camenot to call the righteous,butsinnerstorepentance.
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And they saiduntohim,Whydo the disciples of Johnfastoften,andmakeprayers,andlikewise the disciples of the Pharisees;butthineeatanddrink?
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And he saiduntothem*, Can yemake the children of the bridechamberfast, whilethebridegroomiswiththem?
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But the days will come, whenthebridegroom shall be taken awayfromthem, and then shall they fastinthosedays.
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And he spakealso a parableuntothem*; No manputteth a piece of a newgarmentupon an old*; if otherwise, thenboth the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the newagreethnot with the old.
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And no manputtethnewwineintooldbottles;else the newwine will burst the bottles,andbespilled, and the bottles shall perish.
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Butnewwine must be putintonewbottles;andboth are preserved.
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No manalso having drunkold wine straightwaydesirethnew:for he saith, The oldisbetter.