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New King James Version (NKJV)

Matthew 8
³³ Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
³⁴ And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region.
Matthew 9
¹ So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
² Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."
³ And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!"
⁴ But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
⁵ For which is easier, to say, ’Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ’Arise and walk’?
⁶ But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
⁷ And he arose and departed to his house.
⁸ Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
⁹ As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, "Follow Me." So he arose and followed Him.