And <G1161> it came to pass <G1096> <G5633>, that, as <G1722> the people <G3793> pressed upon <G1945> <G5738> him <G0846> to hear <G0191> <G5721> the word <G3056> of God <G2316>, <G2532> he <G0846> stood <G2258> <G5713> <G2476> <G5761> by <G3844> the lake <G3041> of Gennesaret <G1082>,
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And <G2532> saw <G1492> <G5627> two <G1417> ships <G4143> standing <G2476> <G5761> by <G3844> the lake <G3041>: but <G1161> the fishermen <G0231> were gone <G0576> <G5631> out of <G0575> them <G0846>, and were washing <G0637> <G5656> [their] nets <G1350>.
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And <G1161> he entered <G1684> <G5631> into <G1519> one <G1520> of the ships <G4143>, which <G3739> was <G2258> <G5713> Simon's <G4613>, and prayed <G2065> <G5656> him <G0846> that he would thrust out <G1877> <G5629> a little <G3641> from <G0575> the land <G1093>. And <G2532> he sat down <G2523> <G5660>, and taught <G1321> <G5707> the people <G3793> out of <G1537> the ship <G4143>.
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Now <G1161> when <G5613> he had left <G3973> <G5668> speaking <G2980> <G5723>, he said <G2036> <G5627> unto <G4314> Simon <G4613>, Launch out <G1877> <G5628> into <G1519> the deep <G0899>, and <G2532> let down <G5465> <G5657> your <G5216> nets <G1350> for <G1519> a draught <G0061>.
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And <G2532> Simon <G4613> answering <G0611> <G5679> said <G2036> <G5627> unto him <G0846>, Master <G1988>, we have toiled <G2872> <G5660> all <G3650> <G1223> the night <G3571>, and have taken <G2983> <G5627> nothing <G3762>: nevertheless <G1161> at <G1909> thy <G4675> word <G4487> I will let down <G5465> <G5692> the net <G1350>.
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And <G2532> when they had <G4160> <G0000> this <G5124> done <G4160> <G5660>, they inclosed <G4788> <G5656> a great <G4183> multitude <G4128> of fishes <G2486>: and <G1161> their <G0846> net <G1350> brake <G1284> <G5712>.
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And <G2532> they beckoned <G2656> <G5656> unto [their] partners <G3353>, which <G3588> were in <G1722> the other <G2087> ship <G4143>, that they should come <G2064> <G5631> and help <G4815> <G5641> them <G0846>. And <G2532> they came <G2064> <G5627>, and <G2532> filled <G4130> <G5656> both <G0297> the ships <G4143>, so <G5620> that they began to sink <G1036> <G5745>.
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When <G1161> Simon <G4613> Peter <G4074> saw <G1492> <G5631> [it], he fell down at <G4363> <G5627> Jesus <G2424>' knees <G1119>, saying <G3004> <G5723>, Depart <G1831> <G5628> from <G0575> me <G1700>; for <G3754> I am <G1510> <G5748> a sinful <G0268> man <G0435>, O Lord <G2962>.
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For <G1063> he was astonished <G4023> <G5627> <G2285>, and <G2532> all <G3956> that were <G4862> with him <G0846>, at <G1909> the draught <G0061> of the fishes <G2486> which <G3739> they had taken <G4815> <G5627>:
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And <G1161> so <G3668> [was] also <G2532> James <G2385>, and <G2532> John <G2491>, the sons <G5207> of Zebedee <G2199>, which <G3739> were <G2258> <G5713> partners <G2844> with Simon <G4613>. And <G2532> Jesus <G2424> said <G2036> <G5627> unto <G4314> Simon <G4613>, Fear <G5399> <G5732> <G5737> not <G3361>; from <G0575> henceforth <G3568> thou shalt <G2071> <G5704> catch <G2221> <G5723> men <G0444>.
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And <G2532> when they had brought <G2609> <G5631> their ships <G4143> to <G1909> land <G1093>, they forsook <G0863> <G5631> all <G0537>, and followed <G0190> <G5656> him <G0846>.
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And <G2532> it came to pass <G1096> <G5633>, when he <G0846> was <G1511> <G5750> <G1722> in <G1722> a certain <G3391> city <G4172>, <G2532> behold <G2400> <G5628> a man <G0435> full <G4134> of leprosy <G3014>: who <G2532> seeing <G1492> <G5631> Jesus <G2424> fell <G4098> <G5631> on <G1909> [his] face <G4383>, and besought <G1189> <G5681> him <G0846>, saying <G3004> <G5723>, Lord <G2962>, if <G1437> thou wilt <G2309> <G5725>, thou canst <G1410> <G5736> make <G2511> <G0000> me <G3165> clean <G2511> <G5658>.
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And <G2532> he put forth <G1614> <G5660> [his] hand <G5495>, and touched <G0680> <G5662> him <G0846>, saying <G2036> <G5631>, I will <G2309> <G5719>: be thou clean <G2511> <G5682>. And <G2532> immediately <G2112> the leprosy <G3014> departed <G0565> <G5627> from <G0575> him <G0846>.
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And <G2532> he <G0846> charged <G3853> <G5656> him <G0846> to tell <G2036> <G5629> no man <G3367>: but <G0235> go <G0565> <G5631>, and shew <G1166> <G5657> thyself <G4572> to the priest <G2409>, and <G2532> offer <G4374> <G5628> for <G4012> thy <G4675> cleansing <G2512>, according as <G2531> Moses <G3475> commanded <G4367> <G5656>, for <G1519> a testimony <G3142> unto them <G0846>.
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But <G1161> so much the more <G3123> went there <G1330> <G0000> a fame <G3056> abroad <G1330> <G5711> of <G4012> him <G0846>: and <G2532> great <G4183> multitudes <G3793> came together <G4905> <G5711> to hear <G0191> <G5721>, and <G2532> to be healed <G2323> <G5745> by <G5259> him <G0846> of <G0575> their <G0848> infirmities <G0769>.
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And <G1161> he withdrew <G2258> <G5713> <G5298> <G5723> himself <G0846> into <G1722> the wilderness <G2048>, and <G2532> prayed <G4336> <G5740>.
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And <G2532> it came to pass <G1096> <G5633> on <G1722> a certain <G3391> day <G2250>, as <G2532> he <G0846> was <G2258> <G5713> teaching <G1321> <G5723>, that <G2532> there were <G2258> <G5713> Pharisees <G5330> and <G2532> doctors of the law <G3547> sitting by <G2521> <G5740>, which <G3739> were <G2258> <G5713> come <G2064> <G5756> out of <G1537> every <G3956> town <G2968> of Galilee <G1056>, and <G2532> Judaea <G2449>, and <G2532> Jerusalem <G2419>: and <G2532> the power <G1411> of the Lord <G2962> was <G2258> <G5713> [present] to <G1519> heal <G2390> <G5738> them <G0846>.
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And <G2532>, behold <G2400> <G5628>, men <G0435> brought <G5342> <G5723> in <G1909> a bed <G2825> a man <G0444> which <G3739> was <G2258> <G5713> taken with a palsy <G3886> <G5772>: and <G2532> they sought <G2212> <G5707> [means] to bring <G1533> <G0000> him <G0846> in <G1533> <G5629>, and <G2532> to lay <G5087> <G5629> [him] before <G1799> him <G0846>.
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And <G2532> when they could <G2147> <G0000> not <G3361> find <G2147> <G5631> by <G1223> what <G4169> [way] they might bring <G1533> <G0000> him <G0846> in <G1533> <G5632> because <G1223> of the multitude <G3793>, they went <G0305> <G5631> upon <G1909> the housetop <G1430>, and let <G2524> <G0000> him <G0846> down <G2524> <G5656> through <G1223> the tiling <G2766> with <G4862> [his] couch <G2826> into <G1519> the midst <G3319> before <G1715> Jesus <G2424>.
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And <G2532> when he saw <G1492> <G5631> their <G0846> faith <G4102>, he said <G2036> <G5627> unto him <G0846>, Man <G0444>, thy <G4675> sins <G0266> are forgiven <G0863> <G5769> thee <G4671>.
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And <G2532> the scribes <G1122> and <G2532> the Pharisees <G5330> began <G0756> <G5662> to reason <G1260> <G5738>, saying <G3004> <G5723>, Who <G5101> is <G2076> <G5748> this <G3778> which <G3739> speaketh <G2980> <G5719> blasphemies <G0988>? Who <G5101> can <G1410> <G5736> forgive <G0863> <G5721> sins <G0266>, but <G1508> God <G2316> alone <G3441>?
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But <G1161> when Jesus <G2424> perceived <G1921> <G5631> their <G0846> thoughts <G1261>, he answering <G0611> <G5679> said <G2036> <G5627> unto <G4314> them <G0846>, What <G5101> reason ye <G1260> <G5736> in <G1722> your <G5216> hearts <G2588>?
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Whether <G5101> is <G2076> <G5748> easier <G2123>, to say <G2036> <G5629>, Thy <G4675> sins <G0266> be forgiven <G0863> <G5769> thee <G4671>; or <G2228> to say <G2036> <G5629>, Rise up <G1453> <G5669> and <G2532> walk <G4043> <G5720>?
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But <G1161> that <G2443> ye may know <G1492> <G5762> that <G3754> the Son <G5207> of man <G0444> hath <G2192> <G5719> power <G1849> upon <G1909> earth <G1093> to forgive <G0863> <G5721> sins <G0266>, (he said <G2036> <G5627> unto the sick of the palsy <G3886> <G5772>,) I say <G3004> <G5719> unto thee <G4671>, Arise <G1453> <G5669>, and <G2532> take up <G0142> <G5660> thy <G4675> couch <G2826>, and go <G4198> <G5737> into <G1519> thine <G4675> house <G3624>.
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And <G2532> immediately <G3916> he rose up <G0450> <G5631> before <G1799> them <G0846>, and took up <G0142> <G5660> that whereon <G1909> <G3739> he lay <G2621> <G5711>, and departed <G0565> <G5627> to <G1519> his own <G0848> house <G3624>, glorifying <G1392> <G5723> God <G2316>.
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And <G2532> they were <G2983> <G5627> all <G0537> amazed <G1611>, and <G2532> they glorified <G1392> <G5707> God <G2316>, and <G2532> were filled <G4130> <G5681> with fear <G5401>, saying <G3004> <G5723>, <G3754> We have seen <G1492> <G5627> strange things <G3861> to day <G4594>.
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And <G2532> after <G3326> these things <G5023> he went forth <G1831> <G5627>, and <G2532> saw <G2300> <G5662> a publican <G5057>, named <G3686> Levi <G3018>, sitting <G2521> <G5740> at <G1909> the receipt of custom <G5058>: and <G2532> he said <G2036> <G5627> unto him <G0846>, Follow <G0190> <G5720> me <G3427>.
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And <G2532> he left <G2641> <G5631> all <G0537>, rose up <G0450> <G5631>, and followed <G0190> <G5656> him <G0846>.
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And <G2532> Levi <G3018> made <G4160> <G5656> him <G0846> a great <G3173> feast <G1403> in <G1722> his own <G0848> house <G3614>: and <G2532> there was <G2258> <G5713> a great <G4183> company <G3793> of publicans <G5057> and <G2532> of others <G0243> that <G3739> sat down <G2621> <G5740> with <G3326> them <G0846>.
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But <G2532> their <G0846> scribes <G1122> and <G2532> Pharisees <G5330> murmured <G1111> <G5707> against <G4314> his <G0846> disciples <G3101>, saying <G3004> <G5723>, Why <G1302> do ye eat <G2068> <G5719> and <G2532> drink <G4095> <G5719> with <G3326> publicans <G5057> and <G2532> sinners <G0268>?
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And <G2532> Jesus <G2424> answering <G0611> <G5679> said <G2036> <G5627> unto <G4314> them <G0846>, They that are whole <G5198> <G5723> need <G5532> <G2192> <G5719> not <G3756> a physician <G2395>; but <G0235> they that are <G2192> <G5723> sick <G2560>.
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I came <G2064> <G5754> not <G3756> to call <G2564> <G5658> the righteous <G1342>, but <G0235> sinners <G0268> to <G1519> repentance <G3341>.
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And <G1161> they said <G2036> <G5627> unto <G4314> him <G0846>, Why <G1302> do <G3522> <G0000> the disciples <G3101> of John <G2491> fast <G3522> <G5719> often <G4437>, and <G2532> make <G4160> <G5731> prayers <G1162>, and <G2532> likewise <G3668> [the disciples <G3588>] of the Pharisees <G5330>; but <G1161> thine <G4674> eat <G2068> <G5719> and <G2532> drink <G4095> <G5719>?
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And <G1161> he said <G2036> <G5627> unto <G4314> them <G0846>, <G3361> Can ye <G1410> <G5736> make <G4160> <G5658> the children <G5207> of the bridechamber <G3567> fast <G3522> <G5721>, while <G3739> <G1722> the bridegroom <G3566> is <G2076> <G5748> with <G3326> them <G0846>?
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But <G1161> the days <G2250> will come <G2064> <G5695>, when <G3752> <G2532> the bridegroom <G3566> shall be taken away <G0522> <G5686> from <G0575> them <G0846>, and then <G5119> shall they fast <G3522> <G5692> in <G1722> those <G1565> days <G2250>.
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And <G1161> he spake <G3004> <G5707> also <G2532> a parable <G3850> unto <G4314> them <G0846>; <G3754> No man <G3762> putteth <G1911> <G5719> a piece <G1915> of a new <G2537> garment <G2440> upon <G1909> an old <G3820>; if otherwise, then <G1490> both <G2532> the new <G2537> maketh a rent <G4977> <G5719>, and <G2532> the piece <G1915> that was [taken] out of <G0575> the new <G2537> agreeth <G4856> <G5719> not <G3756> with the old <G3820>.
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And <G2532> no man <G3762> putteth <G0906> <G5719> new <G3501> wine <G3631> into <G1519> old <G3820> bottles <G0779>; else <G1490> the new <G3501> wine <G3631> will burst <G4486> <G5692> the bottles <G0779>, and <G2532> be spilled <G1632> <G5701>, and <G2532> the bottles <G0779> shall perish <G0622> <G5698>.
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But <G0235> new <G3501> wine <G3631> must be put <G0992> into <G1519> new <G2537> bottles <G0779>; and <G2532> both <G0297> are preserved <G4933> <G5743>.
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No man <G3762> also <G2532> having drunk <G4095> <G5631> old <G3820> [wine] straightway <G2112> desireth <G2309> <G5719> new <G3501>: for <G1063> he saith <G3004> <G5719>, The old <G3820> is <G2076> <G5748> better <G5543>.