8And immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, `Why these things reason ye in your hearts?
9which is easier, to say to the paralytic, The sins have been forgiven to thee? or to say, Rise, and take up thy couch, and walk?
10`And, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on the earth to forgive sins -- (he saith to the paralytic) --
11I say to thee, Rise, and take up thy couch, and go away to thy house;`
12and he rose immediately, and having taken up the couch, he went forth before all, so that all were astonished, and do glorify God, saying -- `Never thus did we see.`
13And he went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was coming unto him, and he was teaching them,
14and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, `Be following me,` and he, having risen, did follow him.