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Narrative: Galilee of the Nations

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Matt 09:01-08 • Mark 02:01-02:13 • Luke 05:16-26

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and
prayed. And again he entered into his own city Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he
was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to
receive them, no, not so much as about the door: And he preached the word unto them. 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.
And, behold, men come unto him, bringing in a bed a man which was taken sick with a palsy:
Lying on a bed which was borne of four and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before

him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in nigh unto him because the
press, of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, uncovered the roof where he was: And when they
had broken it up, let him down through the tiling with his bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay into the
midst before Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy,

“Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.”
But there were certain of the scribes and the Pharisees sitting there, and began to reason, in
their hearts, within themselves, saying,
“This man blasphemeth.”
“Who is this which speaketh blasphemies?”

“Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?”

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