Matt 9
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And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
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And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the sick of
the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven.
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And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.
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And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think you evil in your hearts?
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For which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?
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But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (then says he to the sick of the palsy),
Arise, and take up your bed, and go up to your house.
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And he arose, and departed to his house.
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But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
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And as Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he says to him, Follow
me. And he arose, and followed him.
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And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his
disciples.
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And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why eats your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?
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But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.
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But go you 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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Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but your disciples fast not?
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And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bride's chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will
come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.
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And no man puts a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up takes from the garment, and
a worse rent is made.
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Neither do [men] put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but
they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.
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While he spoke these things to them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead:
but come and lay your hand upon her, and she shall live.
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And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.
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And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:
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for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole.
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But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole
from that hour.
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And when Jesus came into the ruler`s house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,
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he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed him to scorn.
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But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose.
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And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.
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And as Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, you son of David.
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And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus says to them, Believe you that I am able to do this?
They say to him, Yea, Lord.
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Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done to you.
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And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
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But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
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And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
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And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
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But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons casts he out demons.
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And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.
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But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep
not having a shepherd.
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Then says he to his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few.
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Pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.