Matthew 9:1–17

^aAnd he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into ^bhis own city. ^2cAnd, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus ^dseeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins ^ebe forgiven thee. ³And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. ⁴And Jesus ^fknowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? ⁵For whether is easier, to say, Thy ^esins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? ⁶But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. ⁷And he arose, and departed to his house. ⁸But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and ^ffglorified God, which had given such power unto men.

^9gAnd as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named ^ggMatthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. ¹⁰And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, ^hmany publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master ⁱwith publicans and sinners? ¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. ¹³But go ye and learn ^jwhat that meaneth, ^kI will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, ^lbut sinners to repentance.

^14mThen came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees ⁿfast oft, but thy disciples fast not? ¹⁵And Jesus said unto them, ^oCan ^pthe children of the ^ppbridechamber mourn, as long as the ^qbridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and ^qqthen shall they fast. ¹⁶No man putteth a piece of ^||new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. ¹⁷Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else ^rthe bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.