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The Book of Jesus Chapter Four: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
The Scribes and the Pharisees began to say to themselves, reasoning in their hearts:
SCRIBES & PHARISEES.
Who is this man talking blasphemies?... Why does this man talk like this?...This man is blaspheming!...Who can forgive sins but God
alone?...
NARRATOR.
Jesus, perceiving in his spirit and knowing their thoughts that they were reasoning to themselves in this manner said to them:
JESUS.
Why do you reason these things in your hearts and have such wicked thoughts? Which of these is easier to say to the paralytic; 'Your
sins are forgiven you' or to say 'Get up, pick up your stretcher and walk?' But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority on earth to forgive sins: [to the paralytic] - I say to you; get up pick up your stretcher and return to your house.
NARRATOR.
Immediately he got up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, walked out in front of everyone and went home glorifying
God. A feeling of awe came over the crowd when they saw this. They were all astounded and praised God for giving such power to
men.
CROWD.
We have seen strange things today!...We have never seen anything like this!...
Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26
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The Call of Matthew Levi
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NARRATOR.
Jesus went out after this and again went to the shore of the lake and all the people came to him and he taught them. As he was walking
on, he saw a tax collector, Matthew Levi by name, sitting by the customs house and he said to him:
JESUS.
Follow me.
NARRATOR.
Leaving everything, he got up and followed him.
Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:13,14; Luke 5:27,28
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Eating With Sinners
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NARRATOR.
Matthew Levi then held a great feast in his own house. And it occurred that a number of tax collectors and sinners came to sit at the
table with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many of them among his followers. When the Pharisees and their scribes saw this
they grumbled against his disciples and said to them:
PHARISEES.
Why do you and your master eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?
NARRATOR.
When Jesus heard this he said to them:
JESUS.
People who are healthy have no need of a physician, but the ones that are sick. Go and learn the meaning of the words; 'What I want is
mercy not sacrifice.' Because I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 9:10-13; Mark 2:15-17; Luke 5:29-32
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