1Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.stylusMatthew 4:13, Matthew 4:13, Luke 8:37, Luke 8:37, Matthew 7:62Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”stylusMark 2:1, Mark 2:12, Mark 2:1, Mark 2:12, Luke 5:183On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”stylusMatthew 26:65, Matthew 26:65, Leviticus 24:16, Luke 5:21, Leviticus 24:164But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?stylusMatthew 12:25, Luke 6:8, Matthew 12:25, Luke 6:8, Revelation 2:235Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’stylusJohn 5:8, John 5:14, John 5:8, John 5:14, Mark 2:96But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”stylusMatthew 9:5, Isaiah 43:25, Matthew 9:5, Isaiah 43:25, 2 Corinthians 2:107And the man got up and went home.stylus8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.stylusMatthew 15:31, Luke 7:16, Matthew 15:31, Luke 7:16, Acts 4:219As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.stylusLuke 5:27, Luke 5:38, Luke 5:27, Luke 5:38, Mark 2:1410Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.stylusMark 2:15, Mark 2:17, 1 Timothy 1:13, 1 Timothy 1:16, Luke 5:2911When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”stylusMatthew 11:19, Matthew 11:19, Luke 5:30, Luke 5:30, Mark 2:1612On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.stylusLuke 5:31, Luke 5:31, Revelation 3:17, Revelation 3:18, Revelation 3:1713But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”stylusMark 2:17, Mark 2:17, Luke 19:10, Luke 19:10, Hosea 6:614At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”stylusLuke 5:33, Luke 5:39, Luke 5:33, Luke 5:39, Mark 2:1815Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.stylusRevelation 19:9, Revelation 19:9, John 3:29, John 3:29, John 16:2016No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.stylus1 Corinthians 3:1, 1 Corinthians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 3:1, 1 Corinthians 3:2, John 16:1217Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”stylusJoshua 9:4, Psalms 119:83, Joshua 9:4, Psalms 119:83, Job 32:1918While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”stylusMark 5:22, Mark 5:43, Luke 8:41, Luke 8:56, Mark 5:2219So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples.stylusActs 10:38, Acts 10:38, Matthew 8:7, John 4:34, Galatians 6:920Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.stylusLuke 8:43, Luke 8:56, Luke 8:43, Luke 8:56, Matthew 14:3621She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”stylusMark 5:26, Mark 5:33, Mark 5:26, Mark 5:33, Luke 8:4522Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was cured from that very hour.stylusLuke 7:50, Luke 7:50, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 9:223When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.stylus2 Chronicles 35:25, 2 Chronicles 35:25, Mark 5:35, Mark 5:40, Mark 5:3524“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.stylusActs 20:10, Acts 20:10, John 11:11, John 11:13, John 11:1125After the crowd had been put outside, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.stylusMark 9:27, Mark 9:27, Mark 5:41, Mark 1:31, Luke 8:5426And the news about this spread throughout that region.stylusMatthew 4:24, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 14:1, Matthew 14:2, Mark 1:4527As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”stylusMatthew 15:22, Matthew 15:22, Matthew 20:30, Matthew 20:31, Matthew 20:3028After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.stylusMark 9:23, Mark 9:24, Mark 9:23, Mark 9:24, Matthew 9:2229Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”stylusMatthew 15:28, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 9:22, Mark 10:52, Matthew 9:2230And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”stylusLuke 5:14, Matthew 8:4, Luke 5:14, Matthew 8:4, Mark 5:4331But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.stylusMark 7:36, Mark 7:36, Matthew 9:26, Matthew 9:26, Mark 1:4432As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.stylusMatthew 4:24, Matthew 4:24, Luke 11:14, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 12:2433And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”stylusExodus 4:11, Exodus 4:12, Isaiah 35:6, Mark 7:32, Mark 7:3734But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”stylusLuke 11:15, Luke 11:15, Mark 3:22, Mark 3:22, Matthew 12:2335Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.stylusMatthew 4:23, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 4:24, Acts 10:3836When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.stylusMark 6:34, Numbers 27:17, Mark 6:34, Numbers 27:17, Jeremiah 50:637Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.stylusLuke 10:2, Luke 10:2, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:15, 1 Corinthians 3:938Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”stylusLuke 10:1, Luke 10:2, Luke 10:1, Luke 10:2, Jeremiah 3:15