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Mark 1
⁴² Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.
⁴³ And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,
⁴⁴ and He *said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
⁴⁵ But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.
Mark 2
¹ When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.
² And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.
³ And they *came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men.
⁴ Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.
⁵ And Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
⁶ But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
⁷ "Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?"