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== Jesus Heals a Paralytic ==


1. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
1. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; <span style="color:#FF0000">'''  Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.'''</span>
2. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; <span style="color:#FF0000">'''  Son, be of good cheer;<Ref name="Tharsei">{{2293}}</Ref> thy sins be forgiven thee.'''</span>
3. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
3. And, behold, certain of the [[scribe]]s said within themselves, This man [[blaspheme]]th.
4. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
4. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Wherefore think ye [[evil]] in your hearts?
5. For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
5. For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be [[forgive]]n thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6. But 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.'''</span>
6. But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power<Ref name="exousia">{{1849}}</Ref> on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.'''</span>
7. And he arose, and departed to his house.
7. And he arose, and departed to his house.
8. But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
8. But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power<Ref name="exousia">{{1849}}</Ref> unto men.
 
== The Calling of Matthew ==


9. And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew,<Ref>Was he named Levi or Matthew? Because Luke thinks it was.
9. And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew,<Ref>Was he named Levi or Matthew? Because Luke thinks it was.
: Luke 5:27  And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom <5058>: and he said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Follow me.'''</span>
: [[Luke 5]]:27  And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom <5058>: and he said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Follow me.'''</span>
Mark was written first and he says "<span style="color:#FF0000">'''Levi the son of Alphaeus'''</span>". : Mark 2:14  "And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Follow me.'''</span> And he arose and followed him."  
Mark was written first and he says "<span style="color:#FF0000">'''Levi the son of Alphaeus'''</span>". : [[Mark 2]]:14  "And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Follow me.'''</span> And he arose and followed him."  
: Was his name Levi or was he a Levi son of Alphaeus  collecting the  [[Corban]] tax set up by [[Herod]]?
: Was his name Levi or was he a Levi son of Alphaeus  collecting the  [[Corban]] tax set up by [[Herod]]?
We see in:
We see in:
: Mark 3:18  And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
: [[Mark 3]]:18  And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
: Luke 6:15  Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
: [[Luke 6]]:15  Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
: Acts 1:13  And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
: [[Acts 1]]:13  And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
* So what happened to the son named Levi who was the son of Alphaeus and called by Jesus?  
* So what happened to the son named Levi who was the son of Alphaeus and called by Jesus?  
Or was Luke in error thinking that Levi was his name? Was Matthew, the author of the gospel [not the apostle], just adding a name or was he dependent on other text besides Mark?
Or was Luke or we in error thinking that ''Levi'' was his name? Was Matthew, the author of the gospel [not the apostle], just adding a name or was he dependent on other text besides Mark?
:  None of this should negate the message of the Gospel but may be worth noting.</Ref> sitting at the receipt of custom:<Ref> 5058 ~τελώνιον~ telonion \@tel-o’-nee-on\@ from a presumed derivative of 5057 [publican,  a tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls, one employed by a publican]; ; n n AV-receipt of custom 3; 3
:  None of this should negate the message of the Gospel but may be worth noting.</Ref> sitting at the receipt of custom:<Ref name="custom">{{5058}}</Ref> and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
: 1) customs, toll
10. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans<Ref name="publican">{{5057}} </Ref> and sinners<Ref name="sinners">{{268}}</Ref> came and sat down with him and his disciples.
: 2) toll house, place of toll, tax office
11. And when the [[Pharisees]] saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
: 3) the place in which the tax collector sat to collect the taxes </Ref> and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
10. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans<Ref> 5057 ~τελώνης~ telones \@tel-o’-nace\@ from 5056 and 5608; n m AV-publican 22; 22
: 1) a renter or farmer of taxes
::    1a) among the Romans, usually a man of equestrian rank
: 2) a tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls, one employed by a  publican or farmer general in the collection of taxes. The tax  collectors were as a class, detested not only by the Jews, but by  other nations also, both on account of their employment and of the  harshness, greed, and deception, with which they did their job.
* Appears also in:
: Mark 2:14  And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom <5058>, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
: Luke 5:27  And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom <5058>: and he said unto him, Follow me.</Ref> and sinners<Ref> 268 ~ἁμαρτωλός~ hamartolos \@ham-ar-to-los’\@ from 264  ἁμαρτάνω hamartano, without a share; adj AV-sinner 43, sinful 4; 47
: 1) devoted to sin, a sinner
::    1a) not free from sin
::    1b) pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked
:::      1b1) all wicked men
:::      1b2) specifically of men stained with certain definite vices or crimes
::::            1b2a) tax collectors, heathen</Ref> came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
12. But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
12. But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
13. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have [[mercy]], and not [[sacrifice]]: for I am not come to call the [[righteous]], but [[sin]]ners to [[repentance]].


14. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
== Question About Fasting ==
 
14. Then came to him the [[disciples]] of John, saying, Why do we and the [[Pharisees]] fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15. And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
15. And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16. No 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.
16. No 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.
17. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
17. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.


18. While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
== Jesus Heals  ==
 
18. While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and [[worship]]ped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
19. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
20. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
20. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
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26. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
26. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.


27. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
== Jesus Heals the Blind ==
 
27. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have [[mercy]] on us.
28. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
28. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
29. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
29. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
30. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
30. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
31. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
31. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
=== Dumb and possessed ==
32. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
32. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
33. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
33. And when the devil was [[cast out]], the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
34. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.


35. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
== Sheep scattered ==
 
35. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their [[synagogue]]s, and preaching the [[gospel of the kingdom]], and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
36. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
== The Lord of the Harvest ==
37. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
37. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.<br>
38. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.<br>
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V2 Θάρσει, Tharsei "Take courage,"[1]
In V6 and V8 what "power" does Jesus have?[2]
V9 Named Levi or Matthew? What does "sitting at the receipt of custom:[3]" mean?
V10 We see publicans[4] and sinners[5] grouped together.
V13 Why mercy instead of sacrifice? Who is the bride if Jesus is the ģroom?
V16 "There was a need for a new garment and bottle". Jesus was not just a reformer but revolutionary if the Pharisees really knew Moses, but they did not. So, He brought Redemption.
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Jesus Heals a Paralytic

1. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 2. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer;[1] thy sins be forgiven thee. 3. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5. For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 6. But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power[2] on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 7. And he arose, and departed to his house. 8. But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power[2] unto men.

The Calling of Matthew

9. And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew,[6] sitting at the receipt of custom:[3] and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans[4] and sinners[5] came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12. But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 13. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Question About Fasting

14. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 15. And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. 16. No 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. 17. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

Jesus Heals

18. While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 19. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. 20. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: 21. For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. 22. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. 23. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, 24. He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 25. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. 26. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

Jesus Heals the Blind

27. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. 28. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. 29. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. 30. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. 31. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

= Dumb and possessed

32. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. 33. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. 34. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

Sheep scattered

35. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

The Lord of the Harvest

37. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 2293 θαρσέω tharseo [thar-seh’-o] from 2294; v; TDNT-3:25,315; [{See TDNT 300 }] AV-be of good cheer 5, be of good comfort 3; 8
    1) to be of good courage, be of good cheer
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 1849 ~ἐξουσία~ exousia \@ex-oo-see’-ah\@ from 1832 (in the sense of ability); n f AV-power 69, authority 29, right 2, liberty 1, jurisdiction 1, strength 1; 103 See Romans 13
    1) power of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases
    1a) leave or permission
    2) physical and mental power
    2a) the ability or strength with which one is endued, which he either possesses or exercises
    3) the power of authority (influence) and of right (privilege)
    4) the power of rule or government (the power of him whose will and commands must be submitted to by others and obeyed)
    4a) universally
    4a1) authority over mankind
    4b) specifically
    4b1) the power of judicial decisions
    4b2) of authority to manage domestic affairs
    4c) metonymically
    4c1) a thing subject to authority or rule
    4c1a) jurisdiction
    4c2) one who possesses authority
    4c2a) a ruler, a human magistrate
    4c2b) the leading and more powerful among created beings superior to man, spiritual potentates
    4d) a sign of the husband’s authority over his wife
    4d1) the veil with which propriety required a women to cover herself
    4e) the sign of regal authority, a crown
    For Synonyms see entry 5820
  3. 3.0 3.1 5058 ~τελώνιον~ telonion \@tel-o’-nee-on\@ from a presumed derivative of 5057 telones [publican, a tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls, one employed by a publican]; ; n n AV-receipt of custom 3; 3
    1) customs, toll
    2) toll house, place of toll, tax office
    3) the place in which the tax collector sat to collect the taxes
    • Appears also in:
    Mark 2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom <5058>, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
    Luke 5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom <5058>: and he said unto him, Follow me.
  4. 4.0 4.1 5057 ~τελώνης~ telones \@tel-o’-nace\@ from 5056 and 5608; n m AV-publican 22; 22
    1) a renter or farmer of taxes
    1a) among the Romans, usually a man of equestrian rank
    2) a tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls, one employed by a publican or farmer general in the collection of taxes. The tax collectors were as a class, detested not only by the Jews, but by other nations also, both on account of their employment and of the harshness, greed, and deception, with which they did their job.
  5. 5.0 5.1 268 ~ἁμαρτωλός~ hamartolos \@ham-ar-to-los’\@ from 264 ἁμαρτάνω hamartano, without a share; adj AV-sinner 43, sinful 4; 47
    1) devoted to sin, a sinner
    1a) not free from sin
    1b) pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked
    1b1) all wicked men
    1b2) specifically of men stained with certain definite vices or crimes
    1b2a) tax collectors, heathen
  6. Was he named Levi or Matthew? Because Luke thinks it was.
    Luke 5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom <5058>: and he said unto him, Follow me.
    Mark was written first and he says "Levi the son of Alphaeus". : Mark 2:14 "And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him."
    Was his name Levi or was he a Levi son of Alphaeus collecting the Corban tax set up by Herod?
    We see in:
    Mark 3:18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
    Luke 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
    Acts 1:13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
    • So what happened to the son named Levi who was the son of Alphaeus and called by Jesus?
    Or was Luke or we in error thinking that Levi was his name? Was Matthew, the author of the gospel [not the apostle], just adding a name or was he dependent on other text besides Mark?
    None of this should negate the message of the Gospel but may be worth noting.