Jesus

And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was--to heal them.

And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,

and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,

and he having seen their faith, said to him, `Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?

`And that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority upon the earth to forgive sins--(he said to the one struck with palsy) --I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy little couch, be going on to thy house.'

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;'

and he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.

And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

And they said unto him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications--in like manner also those of the Pharisees--but thine do eat and drink?'

And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber--in the bridegroom being with them--to fast?

And he spake also a simile unto them--`No one a patch of new clothing doth put on old clothing, and if otherwise, the new also doth make a rent, and with the old the patch doth not agree, that is from the new.

And it came to pass, on the second-first sabbath, as he is going through the corn fields, that his disciples were plucking the ears, and were eating, rubbing with the hands,

And Jesus answering said unto them, `Did ye not read even this that David did, when he hungered, himself and those who are 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 goeth into the synagogue, and teacheth, and there was there a man, and his right hand was withered,

and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him, if on the sabbath he will heal, that they might find an accusation against him.

And he himself had known their reasonings, and said to the man having the withered hand, `Rise, and stand in the midst;' and he having risen, stood.

Then said Jesus unto them, `I will question you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save or to kill?'

And having looked round on them all, he said to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand;' and he did so, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

and they were filled with madness, and were speaking with one another what they might do to Jesus.

And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God,