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1. Jesus Heals a Paralytic

   (Matthew 9:1–8; Luke 5:17–26)

2. 1ULTAnd having entered again into Capernaum after{ some} days, it was heard that he is in a house.BSBBSB: A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
3. 2ULTAnd many were gathered, so that it could no longer receive, not even the{ areas} at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.BSBBSB: they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
4. 3ULTAnd they come bringing to him a paralytic, being carried by four men.BSBBSB: Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
5. 4ULTAnd not being able to bring{ him} to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was, and having dug{ it} out, they lower the mat where the paralytic was lying.BSBBSB: Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
6. 5ULTAnd Jesus, having seen their faith, says to the paralytic,“Child, your sins are forgiven.”BSBBSB: When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
7. 6ULTBut some of the scribes were sitting there and debating in their hearts,BSBBSB: But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
8. 7ULT“Why does this one speak in this way? He blasphemes! Who is able to forgive sins except one, God?”BSBBSB: “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
9. 8ULTAnd immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they are debating in this way within themselves, says to them,“Why are you debating these things in your hearts?BSBBSB: At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
10. 9ULTWhich is easier to say to the paralytic,‘Your sins are forgiven’ or to say,‘Get up and take up your mat and walk’?BSBBSB: “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
11. 10ULTBut in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins,”— he says to the paralytic—BSBBSB: But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
12. 11ULT“I say to you, get up, pick up your mat, and go to your house.”BSBBSB: “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
13. 12ULTAnd having gotten up and immediately having taken up the mat, he went out before all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying,“We never saw thus.”BSBBSB: And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

14. Jesus Calls Levi

    (Matthew 9:9–13; Luke 5:27–32)

15. 13ULTAnd he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them.BSBBSB: Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
16. 14ULTAnd passing by, he saw Levi the{ son} of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’ s office, and he says to him,“Follow me.” And having gotten up, he followed him.BSBBSB: As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
17. 15ULTAnd it happens{ that} he reclined to eat in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and his disciples, for they were many, and they were following him.BSBBSB: While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
18. 16ULTAnd the scribes of the Pharisees, having seen that he eats with the sinners and tax collectors, were saying to his disciples,“Does he eat with the tax collectors and sinners?”BSBBSB: When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
19. 17ULTAnd having heard, Jesus says to them,“The ones being healthy do not have need of a physician, but the ones having sickness. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”BSBBSB: On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

20. Questions about Fasting

    (Matthew 9:14–15; Luke 5:33–35)

21. 18ULTAnd the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him,“For what reason do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”BSBBSB: Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
22. 19ULTAnd Jesus said to them,“The sons of the bridal chamber are not able to fast while the bridegroom is still with them, are they? As much time as they have the bridegroom with them, they are not able to fast.BSBBSB: Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
23. 20ULTBut days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and in those days, then they will fast.BSBBSB: But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

24. The Patches and the Wineskins

    (Matthew 9:16–17; Luke 5:36–39)

25. 21ULTNo one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, but if not, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear happens.BSBBSB: No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
26. 22ULTAnd no one puts new wine into old wineskins, but if not, the wine will burst the wineskins and the wine and the wineskins are destroyed, but new wine into new wineskins.”BSBBSB: And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

27. The Lord of the Sabbath

    (1 Samuel 21:1–7; Matthew 12:1–8; Luke 6:1–5)

28. 23ULTAnd it happened{ that}, on the Sabbaths, he was passing through the grainfields, and his disciples began to make a way, picking the heads of grain.BSBBSB: One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
29. 24ULTAnd the Pharisees were saying to him,“Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?”BSBBSB: So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
30. 25ULTAnd he says to them,“Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, he and the ones with him—BSBBSB: Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
31. 26ULThow he went into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the loaves of the presence, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and he also gave to the ones being with him?”BSBBSB: During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
32. 27ULTAnd he was saying to them,“The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.BSBBSB: Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
33. 28ULTTherefore, the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”BSBBSB: Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”