24But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.
25And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.
26And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
27And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.
28And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.
29And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.
30And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
