The Life of Jesus

And Symons wiues mother lay sicke of a feuer, and anon they told him of her.

And he came and tooke her by the hand, and lifted her vp, and the feuer forsooke her by and by, and shee ministred vnto them.

And whe euen was come, at what time the sunne setteth, they brought to him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with deuils.

And the whole citie was gathered together at the doore.

And he healed many that were sicke of diuers diseases: and he cast out many deuils, and suffred not the deuils to say that they knewe him.

And in the morning very early before day, Iesus arose and went out into a solitarie place, and there praied.

And Simon, and they that were with him, followed carefully after him.

And when they had found him, they sayde vnto him, All men seeke for thee.

Then he said vnto them, Let vs go into the next townes, that I may preach there also: for I came out for that purpose.

And hee preached in their Synagogues, throughout all Galile, and cast the deuils out.

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeled downe vnto him, and said to him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane.

And Iesus had compassion, and put foorth his hand, and touched him, and said to him, I wil: be thou cleane.

And assone as he had spoken, immediatly ye leprosie departed from him, and he was made cleane.

And after he had giue him a streight commandement, he sent him away forthwith,

And sayde vnto him, See thou say nothing to any man, but get thee hence, and shewe thy selfe to the Priest, and offer for thy clensing those things, which Moses commanded, for a testimoniall vnto them.

But when he was departed, hee began to tel many things, and to publish the matter: so that Iesus could no more openly enter into the citie, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from euery quarter.

After a fewe dayes, hee entred into Capernaum againe, and it was noysed that he was in the house.

And anon, many gathered together, in so much that the places about the doore coulde not receiue any more and he preached the word vnto them.

And there came vnto him, that brought one sicke of the palsie, borne of foure men.

And because they could not come neere vnto him for the multitude, they vncouered ye roofe of the house where hee was: and when they had broken it open, they let downe the bed, wherein the sicke of the palsie lay.

Nowe when Iesus sawe their faith, he saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.

And there were certaine of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Why doeth this man speake such blasphemies? who can forgiue sinnes, but God onely?

And immediatly when Iesus perceiued in his spirite, that thus they reasoned with themselues, he sayde vnto them, Why reason yee these things in your hearts?

Whether is it easier to say to the sicke of the palsie, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee? or to say, Arise, and take vp thy bed, and walke?