10. But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-He said to the paralytic,
11. "I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home."
12. And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this."
13. And He went out again by the seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.
14. As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.
15. And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.