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But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--He said to the man who was paralyzed, "I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
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Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
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And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today!"
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After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, "Follow Me."
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So he left all, rose up, and followed Him.
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Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.
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And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, "Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
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Jesus answered and said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
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I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."
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Then they said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?"
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And He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?