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them an herd of many swine feeding.
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So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out,
suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
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And he said unto them,
Go.
And when they were
come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently
down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
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And they that kept them fled, and
went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the
devils.
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And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought
him
that he would depart out of their coasts.
CHAPTER 9
And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2
And, behold, they brought
to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy;
Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3
And, behold, certain of the scribes said
within themselves, This
man
blasphemeth.
4
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said,
Wherefore
think ye evil in your hearts?
5
For whether is easier, to say,
Thy
sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
Arise, and walk?
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But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,
(then saith he to the sick of the palsy,)
Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7
And he
arose, and departed to his house.
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But when the multitudes saw
it,
they marvelled, and glorified
God, which had given such power unto men.
9
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt
of custom: and he saith unto him,
Follow me.
And he arose, and followed him.
10
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners
came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11
And when the Pharisees saw
it,
they said unto his
disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
12
But when Jesus heard
that,
he
said unto them,
They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13
But go ye and
learn what
that
meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance.
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Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but
thy disciples fast not?
15
And Jesus said unto them,
Can the children of the bridechamber mourn,
as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken
from them, and then shall they fast.
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No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment,
for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
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Neither
do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the
bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
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While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped
him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall
live.
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And Jesus arose, and followed him, and
so did
his disciples.
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