Matthew 9:1-13

And climbing into a boat, he crossed the sea, and he arrived at his own city. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Be strengthened in faith, son; your sins are forgiven you." And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, "He is blaspheming." And when Jesus had perceived their thoughts, he said: "Why do you think such evil in your hearts? Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise up and walk?' But, so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he then said to the paralytic, "Rise up, take up your bed, and go into your house." And he arose and went into his house. Then the crowd, seeing this, was frightened, and they glorified God, who gave such power to men. And when Jesus passed on from there, he saw, sitting at the tax office, a man named Matthew. And he said to him, "Follow me." And rising up, he followed him. And it happened that, as he was sitting down to eat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners arrived, and they sat down to eat with Jesus and his disciples. And the Pharisees, seeing this, said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" But Jesus, hearing this, said: "It is not those who are healthy who are in need of a physician, but those who have maladies. So then, go out and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the just, but sinners."