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84 ND againe he entred into Capharnaum after some dayes, and it was heard that he was in the house, and many came togeather, so that there was no place; no not at the doore, and he spake to them the Word. And they came to him bringing one sick of the palsey, who was caried of foure. And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they ″ uncovered the roofe where he was: and opening it they did let downe the couche wherin the sicke of the palsey lay. And when had seene their faith, he saith to the ″ sick of the palsey: Sonne, ″ thy sinnes are forgiven thee. And there were certaine of the Scribes sitting there and thinking in their harts: Why doth he speake so? he blasphemeth. * Who can forgive sinnes but only God? Which by and by knowing in his Spirit, that they so thought within them selves, saith to them: Why thinke you these things in your harts? Whether is easier, to say to the sicke of the palsey: Thy sinnes are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy couch, and walke? But that you may know that ″ the Sonne of man hath power ″ in earth to forgive sinnes (he saith to the sick of the palsey) I say to thee, arise, take up thy couch, and goe into thy house. And forthwith he arose; and taking up his couch, went his way in the sight of al, so that al marveled, and glorified God, saying: That we never saw the like.

And he went forth againe to the sea; and al the multitude came to him, and he taught them. And when he passed by, * he saw Levi of Alphæus sitting at the custome place; and he saith to him: Folow me. And rising up he folowed him. And it came to passe, as he sate at meate in his house, many Publicans and sinners did sit downe togeather with and his Disciples. For they were many, who also folowed him. And the Scribes & the Pharisees seeing that he did eate with Publicans and Sinners, said to his Disciples: why doth your Maister eate and drinke with Publicans and sinners? hearing this, saith to them: The whole have not neede of a Physicion, but they that are il at ease. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.

And * the Disciples of John and the Pharisees did use to fast: and they come, and say to him: Why doe the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy Disciples do not fast? And said to them: Why, can the children of the mariage fast, as long as the bridegrome is with them? So long time as they have the bridegrome with them, they can not fast. But the dayes wil come when the bridegrome shal be taken away from them; and then they shal fast in those dayes. No body soweth a peece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise he taketh away the new peecing from the old, and there is made a greater rent. And no body putteth new wine into old bottels: otherwise the wine bursteth the bottels, and the wine wil be shed, and the bottels wil be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottels.

And * it came to passe againe when he walked through the corne on the Sabboths, and his Disciples began to goe forward and to pluck the eares. And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the Rh