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|And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

|And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

|And he embarked on a boat, and crossed the lake, and came into his own city.

|And he boarded a boat, and crossed the lake, and came into his own city.

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|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.

|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.

|And they brought to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a pallet. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."

|And they brought to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a pallet. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up; your sins are forgiven you."

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|And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

|And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

|And some of the scribes said among themselves, "This man is guilty of blasphemy."

|And some of the scribes said among themselves, "This man is speaking blasphemy."

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|But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

|But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

|But when the crowds saw it, they were very much afraid, and gave glory to God, Who had given power like that to men.

|But when the crowds saw it, they were very much afraid, and gave glory to God, Who had given power like that to men.

|The Byzantine family has a verb that would translate as "they were bug-eye shocked."

|The Byzantine family has the verb '''θαυμαζω''', which means, simply, "Wow!" But the best manuscripts say that the people in those crowds were afraid, not merely impressed with an amazing spectacle.

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

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

|And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His pupils, "Why is your Master eating with tax-gatherers and sinners?"

|And when the [[Pharisees]] saw this, they said to His pupils, "Why is your Master eating with tax-gatherers and sinners?"

|Pharisees constantly held themselves "holier than" the rest of their society. Tax-gatherers were the lowest of the low in Jewish society, primarily on account of the methods they employed. They were not direct government employees, but were private collection agents, to whom the Romans "farmed out" the tax-collection task. This "farming-out" caused great controversy even in the Senate of Rome and was one of the sorest points of anti-Roman resentment among the Jews.

|[[Pharisees]] constantly held themselves "holier than" the rest of their society. Tax-gatherers were the lowest of the low in Jewish society, primarily on account of the methods they employed. They were not direct government employees, but were private collection agents, to whom the Romans "farmed out" the tax-collection task. This "farming-out" caused great controversy even in the Senate of Rome and was one of the sorest points of anti-Roman resentment among the Jews.

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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?

|Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

|Then some followers of John the Baptist came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your pupils do not fast?"

|Then some followers of John the Baptist came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your students do not fast?"

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|And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

|And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

|And when the demon was thrown out, the mute spoke. The crowds were bug-eye shocked, saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

|And when the demon was thrown out, the mute spoke. The crowds said, "Wow! Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

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|And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

|And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

|And Jesus went around to all the cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every chronic illness and every germ among the people.

|And Jesus went around to all the cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

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