1    ^noteAnd againe he entred into Capharnaum after some daies, and it vvas heard that he vvas in the house,

2   and many came together, so that there vvas no place no not at the doore, and he spake to them the vvord.

3   And they came to him bringing one sicke of the palsey, vvho vvas caried of foure.

4   And vvhen they could not offer him vnto him for the multitude, they09Q0594 vncouered the roofe vvhere he vvas: and opening it they did let dovvne the couche vvherein the sicke of the palsey lay.

5   And vvhen Iesvs had seen ^note their faith, he saith to the09Q0595 sicke of the palsey, Sonne,09Q0596 thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.

6   And there vvere certaine of the Scribes sitting there and thinking in their hartes,

7   Why doth he speake so? he blasphemeth. ^noteWho can forgiue sinnes but only God?

8   Which by and by Iesvs knovving in his spirit, that they so thought vvithin them selues, saith to them, why thinke you these things in your hartes?

9   Whether is easier, to say to the sicke of the palsey, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee: or to say, Arise, take vp thy couche, and vvalke?

10   But that you may knovv that09Q0597 the Sonne of man hath povver09Q0598 in earth to forgiue sinnes (he saith to the sicke of the palsey)

11   I say to thee, Arise, take vp thy couche, and goe into thy house.

12   And forthvvith he arose: and taking vp his couche, vvent his vvay in the sight of al, so that al marueled, and glorified God, saying, That vve neuer savv the like.

13   And he vvent forth againe to the sea: and al the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

14   And vvhen he

passed by, ^note he savv Leui of Alphaeus sitting at the custome place: and he saith to him, Folovv me. And rising vp he folovved him.

15   And it came to passe, as he sate at meate in his house, many Publicans and sinners did sit dovvne together vvith Iesvs and his Disciples. for they vvere many, vvho also folovved him.

16   And the Scribes and the Pharisees seeing that he did eate vvith Publicans and Sinners, said to his Disciples, why doth your Maister eate and drinke vvith Publicans and sinners?

17   Iesvs hearing this, saith to them, The vvhole haue not neede of a Physicion, but they that are il at ease. for I came not to call the iust, but sinners.

18   And ^note the disciples of Iohn and the Pharisees did vse to fast: and they come, and say to him, why do the disciples of Iohn and of the Pharisees fast: but thy disciples do not fast?

19   And Iesvs said to them, why, can the children of the mariage fast, as long as the bridegrome is vvith them? So long time as they haue the bridegrome vvith them, they can not fast.

20   But the daies vvil come vvhen the bridegrome shal be taken avvay from them: and then they shal ^note fast in those daies.

21   No body sovveth a peece of ravv cloth to an old garment: othervvise he taketh avvay the nevv peecing from the old, and there is made a greater rent.

22   And no body putteth nevv vvine into old bottels: othervvise the vvine bursteth the bottels, and the vvine vvil be shed, and the bottels vvil be lost. but nevv vvine must be put into nevv bottels.

23   And ^note it came to passe againe vvhen he vvalked through the corne on the Sabboths, and his Disciples began to goe forvvard and to plucke the eares.

24   And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, vvhy do they on the Sabboths that vvhich is not lavvful?

25   And he said to them, Did you neuer read vvhat Dauid did, vvhen he vvas09Q0599 in necessitie, and him self vvas an hungred and they that vvere vvith him?

26   hovv ^note he entred into the house of God vnder Abiathar the high Priest, and did eate the loaues of Proposition, vvhich it vvas not lavvful to eate ^note but for the Priests, and did giue vnto them vvhich vvere vvith him?

27   And he said to them, The Sabboth vvas made for man, and not man for the Sabboth.

28   Therfore the sonne of man is ^note Lord of the Sabboth also.

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