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him not to tell anyone what had happened. He
said, “Go to the priest and let him examine you.
Take along the offering required in the law of
Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy.* This will be a public testimony that you
have been cleansed.”
15 But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of
his power spread even faster, and vast crowds
came to hear him preach and to be healed of
their diseases. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to the
wilderness for prayer.
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
17 One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law were sitting
nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up
from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as
well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord’s healing
power was strongly with Jesus.
18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man
on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, 19 but they couldn’t reach him
because of the crowd. So they went up to the
roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered
the sick man on his mat down into the crowd,
right in front of Jesus. 20 Seeing their faith,
Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins
are forgiven.”
21 But the Pharisees and teachers of religious
law said to themselves, “Who does he think he
is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
22 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so
he asked them, “Why do you question this in
your hearts? 23 Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are
forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? 24 So I will
prove to you that the Son of Man* has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus
turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand
up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
25 And immediately, as everyone watched, the
man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went
home praising God. 26 Everyone was gripped
with great wonder and awe, and they praised
God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things
today!”
Jesus Calls Levi (Matthew)
27 Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s
booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus
said to him. 28 So Levi got up, left everything,
and followed him.
29 Later, Levi held a banquet in his home
with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi’s
fellow tax collectors and other guests also
ate with them. 30 But the Pharisees and their
teachers of religious law complained bitterly
to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink
with such scum?*”
31 Jesus answered them, “Healthy people
don’t need a doctor—sick people do. 32 I have
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come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and
need to repent.”
A Discussion about Fasting
33 One day some people said to Jesus, “John the
Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and
so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are
your disciples always eating and drinking?”
34 Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast
while celebrating with the groom? Of course
not. 35 But someday the groom will be taken
away from them, and then they will fast.”
36 Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No
one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment
and uses it to patch an old garment. For then
the new garment would be ruined, and the new
patch wouldn’t even match the old garment.
37 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins.
38 New wine must be stored in new wineskins.
39 But no one who drinks the old wine seems
to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’
they say.”
A Discussion about the Sabbath
One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking
through some grainfields, his disciples
broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in
their hands, and ate the grain. 2 But some Pharisees said, “Why are you breaking the law by
harvesting grain on the Sabbath?”
3 Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He went into the house of
God and broke the law by eating the sacred
loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He
also gave some to his companions.” 5 And Jesus
added, “The Son of Man* is Lord, even over the
Sabbath.”
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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
6 On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while
Jesus was teaching. 7 The teachers of religious
law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If
he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the
man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand
in front of everyone.” So the man came forward.
9 Then Jesus said to his critics, “I have a question
for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the
Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day
to save life or to destroy it?”
10 He looked around at them one by one and
then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So
the man held out his hand, and it was restored!
5:14 See Lev 14:2-32. 5:24 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used
for himself. 5:30 Greek with tax collectors and sinners?
6:5 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.