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Gospel Of
Luke
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE
CHAPTER 1
1: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in
order a declaration of those things which are most surely
believed among us, 2: Even as they delivered them unto
us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and
ministers of the word; 3: It seemed good to me also,
having had perfect understanding of all things from the
very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent
Theophilus, 4: That thou mightest know the certainty of
those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. 5: There
was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain
priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his
wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was
Elisabeth. 6: And they were both righteous before God,
walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the
Lord blameless. 7: And they had no child, because that
Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well
stricken in years. 8: And it came to pass, that while he
executed the priest's office before God in the order of
his course, 9: According to the custom of the priest's
office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the
temple of the Lord. 10: And the whole multitude of the
people were praying without at the time of incense. 11:
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing
on the right side of the altar of incense. 12: And when
Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon
him. 13: But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias:
for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall
bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14:
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall
rejoice at his birth. 15: For he shall be great in the
sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor
strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost,
even from his mother's womb. 16: And many of the children
of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17: And he
shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to
turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a
people prepared for the Lord. 18: And Zacharias said unto
the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old
man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19: And the
angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand
in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee,
and to shew thee these glad tidings. 20: And, behold,
thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day
that these things shall be performed, because thou
believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their
season. 21: And the people waited for Zacharias, and
marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. 22: And
when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they
perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he
beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. 23: And it
came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his
ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own
house. 24: And after those days his wife Elisabeth
conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, 25: Thus
hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked
on me, to take away my reproach among men. 26: And in the
sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a
city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27: To a virgin espoused
to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David;
and the virgin's name was Mary. 28: And the angel came in
unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured,
the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29:
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and
cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30: And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou
hast found favour with God. 31: And, behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt
call his name JESUS. 32: He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall
give unto him the throne of his father David: 33: And he
shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his
kingdom there shall be no end. 34: Then said Mary unto
the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35:
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost
shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which
shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36:
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also
conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth
month with her, who was called barren. 37: For with God
nothing shall be impossible. 38: And Mary said, Behold
the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy
word. And the angel departed from her. 39: And Mary arose
in those days, and went into the hill country with haste,
into a city of Juda; 40: And entered into the house of
Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41: And it came to
pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary,
the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Ghost: 42: And she spake out with a loud
voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43: And whence is this
to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44:
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded
in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45: And
blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a
performance of those things which were told her from the
Lord. 46: And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47: And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48:
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:
for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call
me blessed. 49: For he that is mighty hath done to me
great things; and holy is his name. 50: And his mercy is
on them that fear him from generation to generation. 51:
He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered
the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52: He hath
put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of
low degree. 53: He hath filled the hungry with good
things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54: He hath
holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55: As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his
seed for ever. 56: And Mary abode with her about three
months, and returned to her own house. 57: Now
Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered;
and she brought forth a son. 58: And her neighbours and
her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy
upon her; and they rejoiced with her. 59: And it came to
pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the
child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of
his father. 60: And his mother answered and said, Not so;
but he shall be called John. 61: And they said unto her,
There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
62: And they made signs to his father, how he would have
him called. 63: And he asked for a writing table, and
wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
64: And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue
loosed, and he spake, and praised God. 65: And fear came
on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings
were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of
Judaea. 66: And all they that heard them laid them up in
their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be!
And the hand of the Lord was with him. 67: And his father
Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied,
saying, 68: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he
hath visited and redeemed his people, 69: And hath raised
up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his
servant David; 70: As he spake by the mouth of his holy
prophets, which have been since the world began: 71: That
we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of
all that hate us; 72: To perform the mercy promised to
our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73: The
oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 74: That he
would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the
hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 75: In
holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of
our life. 76: And thou, child, shalt be called the
prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face
of the Lord to prepare his ways; 77: To give knowledge of
salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78: Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the
dayspring from on high hath visited us, 79: To give light
to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80: And the
child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the
deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
CHAPTER 2
1: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out
a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should
be taxed. 2: (And this taxing was first made when
Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3: And all went to be
taxed, every one into his own city. 4: And Joseph also
went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into
Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of
David:) 5: To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being
great with child. 6: And so it was, that, while they were
there, the days were accomplished that she should be
delivered. 7: And she brought forth her firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a
manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8:
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in
the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9:
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the
glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were
sore afraid. 10: And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which
shall be to all people. 11: For unto you is born this day
in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12: And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the
babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13:
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14: Glory to God
in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15: And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away
from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another,
Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing
which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known
unto us. 16: And they came with haste, and found Mary,
and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17: And when
they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which
was told them concerning this child. 18: And all they
that heard it wondered at those things which were told
them by the shepherds. 19: But Mary kept all these
things, and pondered them in her heart. 20: And the
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all
the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them. 21: And when eight days were accomplished for
the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS,
which was so named of the angel before he was conceived
in the womb. 22: And when the days of her purification
according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they
brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 23:
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that
openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) 24:
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said
in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two
young pigeons. 25: And, behold, there was a man in
Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was
just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel:
and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26: And it was revealed
unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death,
before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27: And he came by
the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought
in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the
law, 28: Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed
God, and said, 29: Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
depart in peace, according to thy word: 30: For mine eyes
have seen thy salvation, 31: Which thou hast prepared
before the face of all people; 32: A light to lighten the
Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. 33: And
Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which
were spoken of him. 34: And Simeon blessed them, and said
unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the
fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign
which shall be spoken against; 35: (Yea, a sword shall
pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of
many hearts may be revealed. 36: And there was one Anna,
a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of
Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an
husband seven years from her virginity; 37: And she was a
widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed
not from the temple, but served God with fastings and
prayers night and day. 38: And she coming in that instant
gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to
all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. 39: And
when they had performed all things according to the law
of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own
city Nazareth. 40: And the child grew, and waxed strong
in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was
upon him. 41: Now his parents went to Jerusalem every
year at the feast of the passover. 42: And when he was
twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the
custom of the feast. 43: And when they had fulfilled the
days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in
Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44:
But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went
a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk
and acquaintance. 45: And when they found him not, they
turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. 46: And it
came to pass, that after three days they found him in the
temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing
them, and asking them questions. 47: And all that heard
him were astonished at his understanding and answers. 48:
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother
said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us?
behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49:
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist
ye not that I must be about my Father's business? 50: And
they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51: And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and
was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these
sayings in her heart. 52: And Jesus increased in wisdom
and stature, and in favour with God and man.
CHAPTER 3
1: Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and
Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip
tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and
Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2: Annas and Caiaphas
being the high priests, the word of God came unto John
the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3: And he came
into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism
of repentance for the remission of sins; 4: As it is
written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet,
saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5: Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and
hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6: And
all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 7: Then said he
to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O
generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from
the wrath to come? 8: Bring forth therefore fruits worthy
of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We
have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God
is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9: And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the
trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 10: And the
people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 11: He
answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats,
let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath
meat, let him do likewise. 12: Then came also publicans
to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we
do? 13: And he said unto them, Exact no more than that
which is appointed you. 14: And the soldiers likewise
demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he
said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any
falsely; and be content with your wages. 15: And as the
people were in expectation, and all men mused in their
hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16:
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you
with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet
of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 17: Whose
fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his
floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the
chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. 18: And many
other things in his exhortation preached he unto the
people. 19: But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him
for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the
evils which Herod had done, 20: Added yet this above all,
that he shut up John in prison. 21: Now when all the
people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also
being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22:
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a
dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said,
Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23:
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age,
being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the
son of Heli, 24: Which was the son of Matthat, which was
the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was
the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, 25: Which
was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos,
which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli,
which was the son of Nagge, 26: Which was the son of
Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son
of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son
of Juda, 27: Which was the son of Joanna, which was the
son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was
the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, 28:
Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi,
which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam,
which was the son of Er, 29: Which was the son of Jose,
which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim,
which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
30: Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of
Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of
Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, 31: Which was the
son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the
son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was
the son of David, 32: Which was the son of Jesse, which
was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was
the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, 33:
Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram,
which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares,
which was the son of Juda, 34: Which was the son of
Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of
Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of
Nachor, 35: Which was the son of Saruch, which was the
son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the
son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, 36: Which was
the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which
was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was
the son of Lamech, 37: Which was the son of Mathusala,
which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared,
which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of
Cainan, 38: Which was the son of Enos, which was the son
of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of
God.
CHAPTER 4
1: And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from
Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2:
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days
he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he
afterward hungered. 3: And the devil said unto him, If
thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be
made bread. 4: And Jesus answered him, saying, It is
written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word of God. 5: And the devil, taking him up into
an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the
world in a moment of time. 6: And the devil said unto
him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of
them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I
will I give it. 7: If thou therefore wilt worship me, all
shall be thine. 8: And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
9: And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a
pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the
Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10: For it is
written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to
keep thee: 11: And in their hands they shall bear thee
up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12: And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 13: And when the devil
had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a
season. 14: And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit
into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through
all the region round about. 15: And he taught in their
synagogues, being glorified of all. 16: And he came to
Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his
custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath
day, and stood up for to read. 17: And there was
delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And
when he had opened the book, he found the place where it
was written, 18: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the
poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to
preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of
sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised, 19: To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20: And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the
minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that
were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21: And he
began to say unto them, This day is this scripture
fulfilled in your ears. 22: And all bare him witness, and
wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his
mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? 23: And
he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this
proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have
heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. 24:
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is
accepted in his own country. 25: But I tell you of a
truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias,
when the heaven was shut up three years and six months,
when great famine was throughout all the land; 26: But
unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a
city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 27: And
many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the
prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the
Syrian. 28: And all they in the synagogue, when they
heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29: And rose
up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the
brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they
might cast him down headlong. 30: But he passing through
the midst of them went his way, 31: And came down to
Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the
sabbath days. 32: And they were astonished at his
doctrine: for his word was with power. 33: And in the
synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an
unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34:
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou
Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know
thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. 35: And Jesus
rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came
out of him, and hurt him not. 36: And they were all
amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word
is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the
unclean spirits, and they come out. 37: And the fame of
him went out into every place of the country round about.
38: And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into
Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a
great fever; and they besought him for her. 39: And he
stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her:
and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. 40:
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick
with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid
his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41: And
devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying,
Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them
suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was
Christ. 42: And when it was day, he departed and went
into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came
unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from
them. 43: And he said unto them, I must preach the
kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I
sent. 44: And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
CHAPTER 5
1: And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon
him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of
Gennesaret, 2: And saw two ships standing by the lake:
but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing
their nets. 3: And he entered into one of the ships,
which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust
out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught
the people out of the ship. 4: Now when he had left
speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep,
and let down your nets for a draught. 5: And Simon
answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the
night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I
will let down the net. 6: And when they had this done,
they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net
brake. 7: And they beckoned unto their partners, which
were in the other ship, that they should come and help
them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that
they began to sink. 8: When Simon Peter saw it, he fell
down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a
sinful man, O Lord. 9: For he was astonished, and all
that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which
they had taken: 10: And so was also James, and John, the
sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And
Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou
shalt catch men. 11: And when they had brought their
ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. 12:
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city,
behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on
his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt,
thou canst make me clean. 13: And he put forth his hand,
and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And
immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14: And he
charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to
the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as
Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15: But so
much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great
multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him
of their infirmities. 16: And he withdrew himself into
the wilderness, and prayed. 17: And it came to pass on a
certain day, as he was teaching, that there were
Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were
come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and
Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal
them. 18: And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which
was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring
him in, and to lay him before him. 19: And when they
could not find by what way they might bring him in
because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop,
and let him down 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. 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 murm
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