2 And behold, 40 And there city,*behold, aman

there came a leper, came a leper to

him,

full of leprosy:
who seeing Jesus,
fell on his face,
and beşought him,

and worshipped him, beseeching
him, and kneeling
down to him, and
saying unto him,
If thou wilt, thou if thou wilt, thou
canst make me canst make me
clean.

saying, Lord,

if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

saying, Lord,

clean.

3 And Jesus

41 And Jesus, moved with com

13 And he

his

put forth passion, put forth

hand, and his hand, and his

put forth

hand, and

touched him, touched him, and touched him,

saying, I saith unto him, I

saying, I

will be thou

will be thou

will: Be thou

immediately

immediately

immediately

his leprosy was the leprosy de- the leprosy de

parted from him, parted from him.

* Place....A city of Galilee: perhaps Chorazin, or Bethsaida, Matt. ii. 21.

way, shew thy-way, shew thy

self to the priest, self to the priest, self to the priest, and offer the gift, and offer for thy and offer for thy

that Moses

commanded

for a testimony unto them.

cleansing those cleansing, accord-
things which Mo- ing as Moses
ses commanded

commanded,

for a testimony for a testimony

unto them.

45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter,

unto them.

5 When Jesus

seeing their faith, saw their faith, he saw their faith, he

said unto the sick said unto the sick said unto him,

of the palsy, Son, of the palsy, Son,

be of good cheer,

thy sins be for- thy sins be
given thee.
given thee.

3 And behold,

certain scribes,

Man,

for- thy sins are for-
given thee.

6 But there 21 And the

of the were certain of the scribes and the

Pharisees began to

scribes sitting said within them- there, and reason- reason, saying, selves;

blasphemeth.

ing in their hearts.

7 Why doth Who is this this man thisman thus speak which speaketh blasphemies? who blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, can forgive sins but God only ? but God alone?

4 And

8 And immediately, when

Jesus knowing Jesus perceived

their

said,

22 But when Jesus preceived

in his spirit, that thoughts, they so reasoned their within themselves, he

thoughts, answering,

he said unto them, said unto them,

Werefore think Why reason ye What reason

ye evil in these things in

Thy sins be for- Thy sins be for- Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to given thee: or to given thee; or to

say, Arise

say, Arise,

say, Rise up

and walk?

& take up thy bed,

and walk? and walk?

6 But that ye 10 But that ye 24 But that ye may know that the may know that the may know that the Son of man hath Son of man hath Son of man hath power on earth power on earth power upon earth to forgive sins, to forgive sins, to forgive, sins, Then saith he to

the sick of the the sick of the the sick of the

take up thy bed, take up thy bed, take up thy couch,