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Matthew 9:1–12

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A Paralytic Healed

9And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own town.a 2And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and when* Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven.” 3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!” 4And knowingb their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5For which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 6But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home.” 7And he got up and* went to his home. 8But when* the crowds saw this,* they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.

Matthew Called to Follow Jesus

9And as* Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, “Follow me!” And he stood up and* followed him.

10And it happened as* he was diningc in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners were coming and* diningd with Jesus and his disciples. 11And when they* saw it,* the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12And when he* heard it,* he said, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.e

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Footnotes

  1. aA reference to Capernaum
  2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  3. bSome manuscripts have “perceiving”
  4. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  6. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  7. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  8. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  9. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was dining”)
  10. cLiterally “was reclining at table”
  11. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“were coming”) has been translated as a finite verb
  12. dLiterally “reclining at table”
  13. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  14. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  15. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  16. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  17. eLiterally “having badly”