1 και εμβασ εισ το πλοιον διεπερασεν και ηλθεν εισ την ιδιαν πολιν 2 και ιδου προσεφερον αυτω παραλυτικον επι κλινησ βεβλημενον και ιδων ο ιησουσ την πιστιν αυτων ειπεν τω παραλυτικω θαρσει τεκνον αφεωνται σοι αι αμαρτιαι σου 3 και ιδου τινεσ των γραμματεων ειπον εν εαυτοισ ουτοσ βλασφημει 4 και ιδων ο ιησουσ τασ ενθυμησεισ αυτων ειπεν ινα τι υμεισ ενθυμεισθε πονηρα εν ταισ καρδιαισ υμων 5 τι γαρ εστιν ευκοπωτερον ειπειν αφεωνται σου αι αμαρτιαι η ειπειν εγειραι και περιπατει 6 ινα δε ειδητε οτι εξουσιαν εχει ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου επι τησ γησ αφιεναι αμαρτιασ τοτε λεγει τω παραλυτικω εγερθεισ αρον σου την κλινην και υπαγε εισ τον οικον σου 7 και εγερθεισ απηλθεν εισ τον οικον αυτου 8 ιδοντεσ δε οι οχλοι εθαυμασαν και εδοξασαν τον θεον τον δοντα εξουσιαν τοιαυτην τοισ ανθρωποισ 9 και παραγων ο ιησουσ εκειθεν ειδεν ανθρωπον καθημενον επι το τελωνιον ματθαιον λεγομενον και λεγει αυτω ακολουθει μοι και αναστασ ηκολουθησεν αυτω 10 και εγενετο αυτου ανακειμενου εν τη οικια και ιδου πολλοι τελωναι και αμαρτωλοι ελθοντεσ συνανεκειντο τω ιησου και τοισ μαθηταισ αυτου 11 και ιδοντεσ οι φαρισαιοι ειπον τοισ μαθηταισ αυτου δια τι μετα των τελωνων και αμαρτωλων εσθιει ο διδασκαλοσ υμων 12 ο δε ιησουσ ακουσασ ειπεν αυτοισ ου χρειαν εχουσιν οι ισχυοντεσ ιατρου αλλ οι κακωσ εχοντεσ 13 πορευθεντεσ δε μαθετε τι εστιν ελεον θελω και ου θυσιαν ου γαρ ηλθον καλεσαι δικαιουσ αλλα αμαρτωλουσ εισ μετανοιαν 14 τοτε προσερχονται αυτω οι μαθηται ιωαννου λεγοντεσ δια τι ημεισ και οι φαρισαιοι νηστευομεν πολλα οι δε μαθηται σου ου νηστευουσιν 15 και ειπεν αυτοισ ο ιησουσ μη δυνανται οι υιοι του νυμφωνοσ πενθειν εφ οσον μετ αυτων εστιν ο νυμφιοσ ελευσονται δε ημεραι οταν απαρθη απ αυτων ο νυμφιοσ και τοτε νηστευσουσιν 16 ουδεισ δε επιβαλλει επιβλημα ρακουσ αγναφου επι ιματιω παλαιω αιρει γαρ το πληρωμα αυτου απο του ιματιου και χειρον σχισμα γινεται 17 ουδε βαλλουσιν οινον νεον εισ ασκουσ παλαιουσ ει δε μηγε ρηγνυνται οι ασκοι και ο οινοσ εκχειται και οι ασκοι απολουνται αλλα βαλλουσιν οινον νεον εισ ασκουσ καινουσ και αμφοτεροι συντηρουνται 18 ταυτα αυτου λαλουντοσ αυτοισ ιδου αρχων εισ ελθων προσεκυνει αυτω λεγων οτι η θυγατηρ μου αρτι ετελευτησεν αλλα ελθων επιθεσ την χειρα σου επ αυτην και ζησεται 19 και εγερθεισ ο ιησουσ ηκολουθησεν αυτω και οι μαθηται αυτου 20 και ιδου γυνη αιμορροουσα δωδεκα ετη προσελθουσα οπισθεν ηψατο του κρασπεδου του ιματιου αυτου 21 ελεγεν γαρ εν εαυτη εαν μονον αψωμαι του ιματιου αυτου σωθησομαι 22 ο δε ιησουσ επιστραφεισ και ιδων αυτην ειπεν θαρσει θυγατερ η πιστισ σου σεσωκεν σε και εσωθη η γυνη απο τησ ωρασ εκεινησ 23 και ελθων ο ιησουσ εισ την οικιαν του αρχοντοσ και ιδων τουσ αυλητασ και τον οχλον θορυβουμενον 24 λεγει αυτοισ αναχωρειτε ου γαρ απεθανεν το κορασιον αλλα καθευδει και κατεγελων αυτου 25 οτε δε εξεβληθη ο οχλοσ εισελθων εκρατησεν τησ χειροσ αυτησ και ηγερθη το κορασιον 26 και εξηλθεν η φημη αυτη εισ ολην την γην εκεινην 27 και παραγοντι εκειθεν τω ιησου ηκολουθησαν αυτω δυο τυφλοι κραζοντεσ και λεγοντεσ ελεησον ημασ υιε δαυιδ 28 ελθοντι δε εισ την οικιαν προσηλθον αυτω οι τυφλοι και λεγει αυτοισ ο ιησουσ πιστευετε οτι δυναμαι τουτο ποιησαι λεγουσιν αυτω ναι κυριε 29 τοτε ηψατο των οφθαλμων αυτων λεγων κατα την πιστιν υμων γενηθητω υμιν 30 και ανεωχθησαν αυτων οι οφθαλμοι και ενεβριμησατο αυτοισ ο ιησουσ λεγων ορατε μηδεισ γινωσκετω 31 οι δε εξελθοντεσ διεφημισαν αυτον εν ολη τη γη εκεινη 32 αυτων δε εξερχομενων ιδου προσηνεγκαν αυτω ανθρωπον κωφον δαιμονιζομενον 33 και εκβληθεντοσ του δαιμονιου ελαλησεν ο κωφοσ και εθαυμασαν οι οχλοι λεγοντεσ ουδεποτε εφανη ουτωσ εν τω ισραηλ 34 οι δε φαρισαιοι ελεγον εν τω αρχοντι των δαιμονιων εκβαλλει τα δαιμονια 35 και περιηγεν ο ιησουσ τασ πολεισ πασασ και τασ κωμασ διδασκων εν ταισ συναγωγαισ αυτων και κηρυσσων το ευαγγελιον τησ βασιλειασ και θεραπευων πασαν νοσον και πασαν μαλακιαν εν τω λαω 36 ιδων δε τουσ οχλουσ εσπλαγχνισθη περι αυτων οτι ησαν εσκυλμενοι και ερριμμενοι ωσει προβατα μη εχοντα ποιμενα 37 τοτε λεγει τοισ μαθηταισ αυτου ο μεν θερισμοσ πολυσ οι δε εργαται ολιγοι 38 δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπωσ εκβαλη εργατασ εισ τον θερισμον αυτου
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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A tax collector sitting at the tax booth whom Jesus told 'Follow Me'; Matthew calls him Matthew, while Mark and Luke tell the same call and name him Levi, and Mark 2:14 calls Levi…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 9:9; Matthew 10:3; Mark 2:14
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- 1 Matthew 4:13; Luke 8:37; Matthew 8:18; Mark 5:21; Revelation 22:11
- 2 Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:18–26; Jeremiah 31:33–34; Matthew 9:22; Psalm 32:1–2
- 3 Matthew 26:65; Leviticus 24:16; Luke 5:21; Mark 14:64; John 10:33–36
- 4 Luke 6:8; Matthew 12:25; Revelation 2:23; Luke 9:46–47; Psalm 139:2
- 5 John 5:8–14; Mark 2:9–12; Acts 3:16; Luke 5:23–25; Acts 14:8–11
- 6 Isaiah 43:25; Matthew 9:5; 2 Corinthians 5:20; John 20:21–23; 2 Corinthians 2:10
- 8 Luke 7:16; Matthew 15:31; Acts 4:21; Mark 2:12; Luke 23:47
- 9 Luke 5:27–38; Mark 2:14–22; 1 Kings 19:19–21; Luke 19:2–10; Mark 3:18
- 10 Luke 5:29–32; Mark 2:15–17; 1 Timothy 1:13–16; Matthew 5:46–47; John 9:31
- 11 Matthew 11:19; Luke 5:30; Luke 15:1–2; Mark 2:16; 1 Corinthians 5:9–11
- 12 Luke 5:31; Revelation 3:17–18; Jeremiah 33:6; Luke 9:11; Mark 2:17
- 13 Mark 2:17; Luke 19:10; Hosea 6:6; Luke 5:32; Matthew 12:7
- 14 Luke 5:33–39; Mark 2:18–22; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 11:18–19; Luke 18:9–12
- 15 Revelation 19:9; Revelation 21:2; John 3:29; Acts 13:1–3; John 16:20–22
- 16 1 Corinthians 3:1–2; John 16:12; Psalm 125:3; 1 Corinthians 13:13; Isaiah 40:11
- 17 Job 32:19; Joshua 9:4
- 18 Luke 8:41–56; Mark 5:22–43; Matthew 8:2; 2 Kings 5:11; Luke 13:14
- 19 Acts 10:38; Matthew 8:7; John 4:34; Galatians 6:9–10
- 20 Luke 8:43–56; Mark 6:56; Matthew 14:36; Mark 5:25–43; Deuteronomy 22:12
- 21 Mark 5:26–33; Luke 8:45–47; Acts 19:12
- 22 Luke 7:50; Matthew 15:28; Matthew 9:2; Luke 8:48; Luke 17:19
- 23 2 Chronicles 35:25; Mark 5:35–40; Matthew 9:18–19; Luke 8:49–51; Matthew 11:17
- 24 Acts 20:10; John 11:11–13; John 11:4; 1 Kings 17:18–24; Isaiah 49:7
- 25 Mark 9:27; Mark 1:31; Mark 5:41; Luke 8:54; 2 Kings 4:32–36
- 26 Matthew 4:24; Matthew 14:1–2; Mark 1:45; Mark 6:14; Acts 26:26
- 27 Matthew 15:22; Matthew 20:30–31; Mark 10:46–48; Matthew 11:5; Luke 18:38–39
- 28 Mark 9:23–24; Matthew 8:2; Matthew 13:58; Matthew 9:22; John 11:40
- 29 Matthew 15:28; Mark 10:52; Matthew 9:22; Matthew 8:13; Matthew 20:34
- 30 Luke 5:14; Matthew 8:4; Luke 8:56; Matthew 12:16; Matthew 17:9
- 31 Mark 7:36; Matthew 9:26; Mark 1:44–45
- 32 Matthew 4:24; Matthew 12:22–24; Luke 11:14; Mark 9:17–27
- 33 Isaiah 35:6; Exodus 4:11–12; Mark 7:32–37; Luke 7:9; Luke 11:14
- 34 Luke 11:15; Mark 3:22; Matthew 12:23–24; John 3:20
- 35 Acts 10:38; Matthew 4:23–24; Luke 4:43–44; Mark 6:56; Matthew 11:5
- 36 Numbers 27:17; Mark 6:34; Jeremiah 50:6; Matthew 14:14; Ezekiel 34:3–6
- 37 Luke 10:2; Mark 16:15; 1 Corinthians 3:9; John 4:35–36; Matthew 28:19
- 38 Luke 10:1–2; Jeremiah 3:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Acts 13:2; John 20:21
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By His own city here he means Capernaum. For that which gave Him birth was Bethlehem; that which brought Him up, Nazareth; that which had Him continually inhabiting it, Capernaum. This paralytic, however, was different from that one who is set forth in John.
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For Christ called not the just nor the chaste to repentance, but the ungodly, and the licentious, and the unjust; His words being, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." For the heavenly Father desires rather the repentance than the punishment of the sinner.
And not merely in works, but also in faith, has God preserved the will of man free and under his own control, saying, "According to thy faith be it unto thee;" thus showing that there is a faith specially belonging to man, since he has an opinion specially his own.
… all things are become new;" and "because our salvation is nearer than when we believed;" and because "the night is far spent, the day is at hand;" and because Thou wilt crown Thy year with blessing, sending the labourers of Thy goodness into Thy harvest, in the sowing of which others have laboured, sending also into another field, whose harvest …
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For He said not, what we find Him saying after this, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" because He had not as yet given proof of His power.
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