Matthew 9

¹Then hee entred into a shippe, and passed ouer, and came into his owne citie.

²And loe, they brought to him a man sicke of the palsie, laid on a bed. And Iesus seeing their faith, saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good comfort: thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.

³And beholde, certaine of the Scribes saide with themselues, This man blasphemeth.

⁴But when Iesus saw their thoughts, he said, Wherefore thinke yee euil things in your hearts?

⁵For whether is it easier to say, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee, or to say, Arise, and walke?

⁶And that ye may knowe that the Sonne of man hath authoritie in earth to forgiue sinnes, (then saide he vnto the sicke of the palsie,) Arise, take vp thy bed, and goe to thine house.

⁷And hee arose, and departed to his owne house.

⁸So when the multitude sawe it, they marueiled, and glorified God, which had giuen such authoritie to men.

⁹And as Iesus passed foorth from thence, hee sawe a man sitting at the custome, named Matthewe, and saide to him, Followe me. And he arose, and followed him.

¹⁰And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many Publicanes and sinners, that came thither, sate downe at the table with Iesus and his disciples.

¹¹And when the Pharises sawe that, they saide to his disciples, Why eateth your master with Publicanes and sinners?

¹²Nowe when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole neede not a Physition, but they that are sicke.