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   through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.   
   [20] And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are   
   forgiven thee.   
   [21] And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this   
   which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?   
   [22] But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them,   
   What reason ye in your hearts?   
   [23] Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise   
   up and walk?   
   [24] But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to   
   forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise,   
   and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.   
   [25] And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he   
   lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.   
   [26] And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with   
   fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.   
      
   Mark 2:13-17   
      
   The Calling of Levi   
      
   Mt 9:9-13; Lk 5:27-32   
      
   13 (Mk 1:45) He went out again by the seaside, and the whole crowd came   
   to Him, and He taught them.   
   14 (Mk 3:18) As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting   
   at the tax collector's station, and He said to him, "Follow Me."   
   And he rose and followed Him.   
   15 As Jesus was at supper in his house, many tax collectors   
   and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples.   
   For there were many, and they followed Him.   
   16 (Ac 23:9) When the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with tax collectors   
   and sinners, they said to His disciples, "How is it that He eats   
   and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?"   
   17 (Mt 9:12-13; Lk 5:31-32) When Jesus heard it, He said to them,   
   "Those who are well have no need of a physician,   
   but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous,   
   but sinners to repentance."   
      
   [13] And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted   
   unto him, and he taught them.   
   [14] And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the   
   receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed   
   him.   
   [15] And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many   
   publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for   
   there were many, and they followed him.   
   [16] And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and   
   sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh   
   with publicans and sinners?   
   [17] When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no   
   need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the   
   righteous, but sinners to repentance.   
      
   Matthew 9:9-13   
      
   The Calling of Matthew   
   Mk 2:13-17; Lk 5:27-32   
      
   9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting   
   at the tax collector's station. And He said to him, "Follow Me."   
   And he rose and followed Him.   
   10 While Jesus sat at supper in the house, many tax collectors   
   and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.   
   11 (Mt 11:19; Lk 5:30) When the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples,   
   "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"   
   12 (Mk 2:17; Lk 5:31) But when Jesus heard that, He said to them,   
   "Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick.   
   13 (Hos 6:6; Mt 12:7) But go and learn what this means,   
   'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.'Hos 6:6.   
   For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."   
      
   [9] And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew,   
   sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he   
   arose, and followed him.   
   [10] And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many   
   publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.   
   [11] And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth   
   your Master with publicans and sinners?   
   [12] But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need   
   not a physician, but they that are sick.   
   [13] But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not   
   sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to   
   repentance.   
      
   Luke 5:27-32   
      
   The Calling of Levi   
      
   Mt 9:9-13; Mk 2:13-17   
      
   27 After these things He went out and saw a tax collector, named Levi,   
   sitting at the tax collector's station. He said to him, "Follow Me."   
   28 (Lk 5:11) And he left everything, rose up, and followed Him.   
   29 (Lk 15:1) Then Levi made Him a great feast in his house.   
   And there was a group of many tax collectors and others who sat down   
   with them.   
   30 (Ac 23:9) But their scribes and Pharisees murmured   
   against His disciples, saying,   
   "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"   
   31 (Mt 9:12-13; Mk 2:17) Jesus answered them,   
   "Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick.   
   32 (Lk 15:7; 15:10) I have not come to call the righteous,   
   but sinners to repentance."   
      
   [27] And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi,   
   sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.   
   [28] And he left all, rose up, and followed him.   
   [29] And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great   
   company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.   
   [30] But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying,   
   Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?   
   [31] And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a   
   physician; but they that are sick.   
   [32] I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.   
      
   Mark 2:18-22   
      
   The Question About Fasting   
      
   Mt 9:14-17; Lk 5:33-39   
   18 (Mt 6:16; 6:18) Now the disciples of John and of the Pharisees   
   were fasting. And people came and said to Him,   
   "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast,   
   but Your disciples do not fast?"   
   19 Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom   
   is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.   
   20 (Lk 17:22) But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken   
   away from them, and then they will fast in those days.   
   21 "No one sews a piece of new cloth on an old garment, or else the new piece   
   that covered it tears away from the old, and the tear is made worse.   
   22 (Jos 9:4) And no one pours new wine into old wineskins,   
   or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, and the wine is spilled,   
   and the wineskins will be marred.   
   But new wine must be poured into new wineskins."   
      
   [18] And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they   
   come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees   
   fast, but thy disciples fast not?   
   [19] And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast,   
   while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with   
   them, they cannot fast.   
   [20] But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from   
   them, and then shall they fast in those days.   
   [21] No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new   
   piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made   
   worse.   
   [22] And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth   
   burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred:   
   but new wine must be put into new bottles.   
      
   Matthew 9:14-17   
      
   The Question About Fasting   
   Mk 2:18-22; Lk 5:33-39   
      
   14 (Mt 11:2; Jn 3:25) Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking,   
      
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