42:005:012 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 42:005:013 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 42:005:014 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 42:005:015 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 42:005:016 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 42:005:017 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 42:005:018 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 42:005:019 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 42:005:020 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 42:005:021 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 42:005:022 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 42:005:023 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 42:005:024 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. 42:005:025 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 42:005:026 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day. 42:005:027 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 42:005:028 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 42:005:029 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.