23. Which is easier to say: 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise up and walk?'
24. But so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he said to the paralytic, "I say to you to: Rise up, take up your bed, and go into your house."
25. And at once, rising up in their sight, he took up the bed on which he was lying, and he went away to his own house, magnifying God.
26. And astonishment took hold of everyone, and they were magnifying God. And they were filled with fear, saying: "For we have seen miracles today."
27. And after these things, he went out, and he saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the customs office. And he said to him, "Follow me."
28. And leaving behind everything, rising up, he followed him.
29. And Levi made a great feast for him in his own house. And there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others, who were sitting at table with them.