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The Life of Christ
Scriptures for Volume Fourteen
"Two Special Healings"
The language of the Scripture quotes has been modernised for easier understanding.
Matthew 8:
8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.
8:3 And Jesus put forth His hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be you clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
8:4 And Jesus says to him, See you tell no man; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.....
9:1 And He entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into His own city.
9:2 And, behold, they brought to Him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; your sins be forgiven you.
9:3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.
9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Why think you evil in your hearts?
9:5 For which is easier, to say, Your sins be forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and walk?
9:6 But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then says He to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.
9:7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
9:8 But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power to men....
9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casts out devils through the prince of the devils.
Mark 1:
1:40 And there came a leper to Him, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying to Him, If You will, You can make me clean.
1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth His hand, and touched him, and says to him, I will; be you clean.
1:42 And as soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
1:43 And He straitly [stongly] charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
1:44 And says to him, See you say nothing to any man: but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was out in desert places: and they came to Him from every quarter.
2:1 And again He entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that He was in the house.
2:2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and He preached the word to them.
2:3 And they came to Him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
2:4 And when they could not come near to Him for the press, they uncovered the roof where He was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the sick of the palsy, Son, your sins be forgiven you.
2:6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
2:7 Why does this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
2:8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, He said to them, Why reason you these things in your hearts?
2:9 Which is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Your sins be forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?
2:10 But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (He says to the sick of the palsy,)
2:11 I say to you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go your way into your house.
2:12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
Luke 5:
5:12 And it came to pass, when He was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought Him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.
5:13 And He put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be you clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
5:14 And He charged him to tell no man: but go, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of Him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities.
5:16 And He withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
5:17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
5:18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before Him.
5:19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
5:20 And when He saw their faith, He said to him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.
5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answering said to them, What reason you in your hearts?
5:23 Which is easier, to say, Your sins be forgiven you; or to say, Rise up and walk?
5:24 But that you may know that the Son of man has power upon earth to forgive sins, (He said to the sick of the palsy,) I say to you, Arise, and take up your couch, and go into your house.
5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
5:26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
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