(17)And on a certain day it happened that he was teaching, and there were sitting Pharisees, and doctors of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord for healing them was exercised. (18)And behold, men carried on a couch a man who was a paralytic; and sought to bring him into the house, and to place him before him. (19)And not discovering by what means they could introduce him, because of the crowd, they went up to the roof, and through the tiling let him down with his little couch into the midst, before Jesus. (20)And seeing their faith, he saith to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. (21)And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone? (22)And Jesus knowing their reasoning, in reply said to them, Why do ye reason in your hearts? (23)for which is the easier? to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise and walk? (24)But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the paralytic,) I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house. (25)And instantly he rose up before them, took up that on which he had lain, and went away to his house, giving glory to God. (26)And an extacy of admiration seized upon them all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with awe, saying, We have seen wondrously strange things to-day. (27)And after these things he went out, and saw a farmer of the taxes, named Levi, sitting at the custom-house: and he said unto him, Follow me. (28)And leaving all behind, he rose, and followed him. (29)And Levi made him a great entertainment at his house and there was a great number of publicans and others, sitting at table with them. (30)And their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? (31)And Jesus answering said unto them, They who are well, have no need of a physician: but they who have illness. (32)I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to repentance. (33)Then said they unto him, Why do the disciples of John observe frequent fasts, and make prayers; but thine are eating and drinking? (34)And he said unto them, Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? (35)But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then shall they fast in those days. (36)Then he spake a parable unto them, No man putteth a patch of new cloth on an old garment; but if otherwise, both the new makes a rent, and the patch from the new is not of a piece with the old. (37)And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; for if he doth, the new wine will burst the bottles, and it will itself be spilled, and the bottles be destroyed. (38)But new wine should be put into new bottles; then both are preserved. (39)And no man drinking old wine, immediately desires new: for he saith, The old is better.