Jesus

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.

And behold, men brought in a bed a man who had the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in and to lay him before him.

And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus.

Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts?

But that you may know that the Son of man hath the power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), I say to thee to: Arise, take up thy bed and go into thy house.

And after these things, he went forth and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him: Follow me.

And leaving all things, he rose up and followed him.

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: And there was a great company of publicans and of others that were at table with them.

But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole need not the physician: but they that are sick.

I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance.

And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink?

To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast whilst the bridegroom is with them?

And he spoke also a similitude to them: That no man putteth a piece from a new garment upon an old garment: otherwise he both rendeth the new, and the piece taken from the new agreeth not with the old.

And it came to pass on the second first sabbath that, as he went through the corn fields, his disciples plucked the ears and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

And Jesus answering them, said: Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry and they that were with him:

And he said to them: The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

And it came to pass also, on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against him.

But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand: Arise and stand forth in the midst. And rising he stood forth.

Then Jesus said to them: I ask you, if it be lawful on the sabbath days to do good or to do evil? To save life or to destroy?

And looking round about on them all, he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth. And his hand was restored.

And they were filled with madness: and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray: and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.