Matthew 9:1–12

And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city.

²And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

³And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth.

⁴And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?

⁵Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk?

⁶But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

⁷And he arose, and went into his house.

⁸And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.

⁹And when Jesus passed on from thence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he arose up and followed him.

¹⁰And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

¹¹And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

¹²But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.