with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" 008:030 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them. 008:031 The demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs." 008:032 He said to them, "Go!" They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water. 008:033 Those who fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons. 008:034 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders. 009:001 He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city. 009:002 Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you." 009:003 Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes." 009:004 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? 009:005 For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk?' 009:006 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house." 009:007 He arose and departed to his house. 009:008 But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men. 009:009 As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." He got up and followed him. 009:010 It happened as he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. 009:011 When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 009:012 When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do. 009:013 But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,'{Hosea 6:6} for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.{NU omits "to repentance".}" 009:014 Then John's disciples came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?" 009:015 Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 009:016 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.