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Chapter 9 |
| 1 | And he entered
into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. |
| 2 | And,
behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus
seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy
sins be forgiven thee. |
| 3 | And, behold, certain of the scribes said
within themselves, This man blasphemeth. |
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4 | And Jesus knowing their
thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? |
| 5 | For whether is
easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
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| 6 | But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive
sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go
unto thine house. |
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7 | And he arose, and departed to his house. |
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But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had
given such power unto men. |
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9 | And as Jesus passed forth from thence,
he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith
unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. |
| 10 | And it came
to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners
came and sat down with him and his disciples. |
| 11 | And when the
Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with
publicans and sinners? |
| 12 | But when Jesus heard that, he said unto
them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
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| 13 | But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance. |
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14 | Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why
do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? |
| 15 | And
Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as
the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall
be taken from them, and then shall they fast. |
| 16 | No man
putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to
fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. |
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Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the
wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new
bottles, and both are preserved. |
| 18 | While he spake these things
unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My
daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall
live. |
| 19 |
And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his
disciples. |
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| And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of
blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
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| 21 | For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be
whole. |
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| But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said,
Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was
made whole from that hour. |
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23 | And when Jesus came into the ruler's
house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, |
| 24 | He said
unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed
him to scorn. |
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25 | But when the people were put forth, he went in, and
took her by the hand, and the maid arose. |
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26 | And the fame hereof went
abroad into all that land. |
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27 | And when Jesus departed thence, two
blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on
us. |
| 28 |
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to
him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said
unto him, Yea, Lord. |
| 29 | Then touched he their eyes, saying,
According to your faith be it unto you. |
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30 | And their eyes were
opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
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| 31 | But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that
country. |
| 32
| As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man
possessed with a devil. |
| 33 | And when the devil was cast out, the dumb
spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in
Israel. |
| 34
| But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the
prince of the devils. |
| 35 | And Jesus went about all the cities and
villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
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| 36 | But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them,
because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no
shepherd. |
| 37
| Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is
plenteous, but the labourers are few; |
| 38 | Pray ye therefore the Lord of
the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. |
