8And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
9Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?
10But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)
11I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.
12And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.
13And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.
14And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.