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house, called Matthew: and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and
followed him. (10)And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many
tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and
his disciples. (11)And the Pharisees observing it, said to his
disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and
sinners? (12)But Jesus hearing it, said unto them, They who are in the
vigour of health have no need of the physician, but they who have
illness. (13)Go then, and learn what is said, "I require mercy and not
sacrifice:" for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.

(14)Then came unto him disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the
Pharisees keep many fasts, but thy disciples fast not? (15)And Jesus
said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber weep, whilst the
bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom
shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast. (16)But no man
ingrafts a patch of undressed cloth into an old garment, for the piece
supplied taketh from the garment, and the rent becomes worse. (17)Nor
do they put new wine into old bottles: but if they do, the bottles
burst, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are destroyed: but they
put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

(18)As he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a
ruler, and prostrated himself before him, saying, My daughter hath just
now died: but come and lay thine hand upon her, and she shall live.
(19)And Jesus arose, and followed him, and his disciples also. (20)And,
behold, a woman, who had an haemorrage twelve years, came behind, and
touched the fringe of his garment: (21)for she said within herself, If
I only touch his garment, I shall be cured. (22)Then Jesus, turning
about and beholding her, said, Be encouraged, daughter; thy faith hath
saved thee. And the woman was cured from that hour. (23)And when Jesus
was come into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players, and a
multitude confusedly lamenting, (24)he saith to them, Retire; for the
little girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they derided him. (25)So
when the multitude was put out, he went in, and took her by the hand,
and the little girl arose. (26)And the fame of it went forth into all
that country.

(27)And as Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying
out, and saying, Have mercy on us, son of David! (28)So when he came
into the house,