d walk?'
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to
forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), 'I say unto thee,
Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house.'"

And he arose, and straightway took up the bed, and went forth before
them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and were filled with
fear, and glorified God, saying, "We never saw it on this fashion: we
have seen strange things to-day."

THE PUBLICAN DISCIPLE.

And Jesus went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude
resorted unto him, and he taught them. And as he passed by, he saw a
man, called Levi Matthew, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the place of
toll, and he saith unto him, "Follow me."

And he forsook all, and arose and followed him.

And Levi made him a great feast in his house. And there was a great
multitude of publicans and sinners that were sitting at meat with
Jesus and his disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, "Why
eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?"

But when he heard it, he said, "They that are whole have no need of a
physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what this
meaneth, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice': for I came not to call
the righteous, but sinners."

THE OLD AND THE NEW.

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and
say unto him, "The disciples of John fast often, and make
supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine
eat and drink."

And Jesus said unto them, "Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber
fast, while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come; and
when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast
in those days."

And he spake also a parable unto them: "No man rendeth a piece from a
new garment and putteth it upon an old garment; else he will rend the
new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with the old. And
no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the new wine will
burst the skins, and itself will be spilled, and the skins will
perish. But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins. And no man
having drunk old wine desireth new; for he saith, The old is good."

A SABBATH HEALING IN JERUSALEM.

After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem.

Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in
Hebrew Bethesda, having five porche