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Matthew 9:1-13 CPD


Matthew 9:1-13 And climbing into a boat, he crossed the sea, and he arrived at his own city.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Be strengthened in faith, son; your sins are forgiven you."


And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, "He is blaspheming."


And when Jesus had perceived their thoughts, he said: "Why do you think such evil in your hearts?


Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise up and walk?'


But, so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he then said to the paralytic, "Rise up, take up your bed, and go into your house."


And he arose and went into his house.


Then the crowd, seeing this, was frightened, and they glorified God, who gave such power to men.


And when Jesus passed on from there, he saw, sitting at the tax office, a man named Matthew. And he said to him, "Follow me." And rising up, he followed him.


And it happened that, as he was sitting down to eat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners arrived, and they sat down to eat with Jesus and his disciples.


And the Pharisees, seeing this, said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"


But Jesus, hearing this, said: "It is not those who are healthy who are in need of a physician, but those who have maladies.


So then, go out and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the just, but sinners."

Matthew 12:22-30 Then one who had a demon, who was blind and mute, was brought to him. And he cured him, so that he spoke and saw.

And all the crowds were stupefied, and they said, "Could this be the son of David?"


But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub, the prince of the demons."


But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate. And every city or house divided against itself will not stand.


So if Satan casts out Satan, then he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?


And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your own sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.


But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has arrived among you.


Or how can anyone enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his belongings, unless he first restrains the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.


Whoever is not with me, is against me. And whoever does not gather with me, scatters.

Mark 2:3-5 And they came to him, bringing a paralytic, who was being carried by four men.

And when they were not able to present him to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And opening it, they lowered down the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.


Then, when Jesus had seen their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."

Luke 5:18-20 And behold, some men were carrying in the bed of a man who was paralyzed. And they sought a way to bring him in, and to place him before him.

And not finding a way by which they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they climbed up to the roof, and they let him down through the roof tiles with his bed, into their midst, in front of Jesus.


And when he saw his faith, he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."

Matthew 11:16-19 But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace,

who, calling out to their companions, say: 'We played music for you, and you did not dance. We lamented, and you did not mourn.'


For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, 'He has a demon.'


The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, 'Behold, a man who eats voraciously and who drinks wine, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is justified by her sons."

Hosea 6:6 For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God more than holocausts.

Matthew 12:7-8 And if you knew what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would never have condemned the innocent.

For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath."