Matthew 9:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Matthew 9:3 NLT
But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?”
Matthew 9:4 NLT
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?
Matthew 9:8 NLT
Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving humans such authority.
Matthew 9:10 NLT
Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.
Matthew 9:11 NLT
But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”
Matthew 9:12 NLT
When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”
Matthew 9:14 NLT
One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast like we do and the Pharisees do?”