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And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.