Matthew 9:1-17

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Jesus got intoG1684G1519 a boatG4143, crossed overG1276, andG2532 cameG2064 toG1519 His ownG2398 townG4172. 2Just thenG2532G2400 some men broughtG43741 to HimG846 a paralyticG3885 lyingG906 onG1909 a matG2825. WhenG2532 JesusG2424 sawG3708 theirG846 faithG4102, He saidG2036 to theG3588 paralyticG3885, “Take courageG2293, sonG5043; yourG4771 sinsG266 are forgivenG863.”

3On seeing thisG2532G2400, someG5100 of theG3588 scribesG1122 saidG2036 toG1722 themselvesG1438, “ThisG3778 man is blasphemingG987!”

4ButG2532 JesusG2424 knewG14922 whatG3588 theyG846 were thinkingG1761 and saidG2036, “WhyG2443G5101 do you harborG1760 evilG4190 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG2588? 5WhichG5101 isG1510 easierG2123: to sayG2036, ‘YourG4771 sinsG266 are forgivenG863,’ orG2228 to sayG2036, ‘Get upG1453 andG2532 walkG4043’? 6ButG1161 so thatG2443 you may knowG1492 thatG3754 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 hasG2192 authorityG1849 onG1909 earthG1093 to forgiveG863 sinsG266...” ThenG5119 He saidG3004 to theG3588 paralyticG3885, “Get upG1453, pick upG142 yourG4771 matG2825, andG2532 goG5217 homeG1519G3588G4771G3624.” 7AndG2532 the man got upG1453 and wentG565 homeG1519G3588G846G3624.

8WhenG1161 theG3588 crowdsG3793 saw thisG3708, they were filled with aweG5399 andG2532 glorifiedG1392 GodG2316, who had givenG1325 suchG5108 authorityG1849 to menG444.

9AsG2532 JesusG2424 went onG3855 from thereG1564, He sawG3708 a manG444 namedG3004 MatthewG3156 sittingG2521 atG1909 theG3588 tax boothG5058. “FollowG190 MeG1473,” He toldG3004 himG846, andG2532 Matthew got upG450 and followedG190 HimG846.

10LaterG2532, asG1096 Jesus was diningG345 atG1722 Matthew’s houseG3614, manyG4183 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 sinnersG268 cameG2064 and ate withG4873 Him andG2532 HisG846 disciplesG3101. 11WhenG2532 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 saw thisG3708, they askedG2036 HisG846 disciplesG3101, “WhyG1223G5101 does yourG4771 TeacherG1320 eatG2068 withG3326 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 sinnersG268?”

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On hearing thisG191, Jesus saidG2036, “It is notG3756 theG3588 healthyG2480 who needG5532 a doctorG2395, butG235 theG3588 sickG2192G2560. 13ButG1161 goG4198 and learnG3129 whatG5101 this meansG1510: ‘I desireG2309 mercyG1656, notG3756 sacrificeG2378.’3 ForG1063 I have not comeG2064G3756 to callG2564 the righteousG1342, butG235 sinnersG268.4”

14ThenG5119 John’sG2491 disciplesG3101 cameG4334 toG846 Jesus and askedG3004, “Why is it thatG1223G5101 weG1473 andG2532 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 fastG3522 so oftenG4183,5 butG1161 YourG4771 disciplesG3101 do notG3756 fastG3522?”

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JesusG2424 repliedG2036, “How canG1410 theG3588 guestsG5207 of theG3588 bridegroomG3567 mournG3996 whileG1909G3745 He isG1510 withG3326 themG846? ButG1161 the timeG2250 will comeG2064 whenG3752 theG3588 bridegroomG3566 will be takenG522 fromG575 themG846; thenG5119 they will fastG3522.

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No oneG3762 sewsG1911 a patchG1915 of unshrunkG46 clothG4470 onG1909 an oldG3820 garmentG2440. ForG1063 theG3588 patchG4138 will pull awayG142 fromG575 theG3588 garmentG2440, andG2532 a worseG5501 tearG4978 will resultG1096.

17NeitherG3761 do men pourG906 newG3501 wineG3631 intoG1519 oldG3820 wineskinsG779. If they doG1487G1161G1490, theG3588 skinsG779 will burstG4486, theG3588 wineG3631 will spillG1632, andG2532 theG3588 wineskinsG779 will be ruinedG622. InsteadG235, they pourG906 newG3501 wineG3631 intoG1519 newG2537 wineskinsG779, andG2532 bothG297 are preservedG4933.”