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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 2
Jesus forgives sins, heals a paralytic, eats with publicans and sinners,
and announces that he is Lord of the Sabbath.
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1 AND again he
entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was
ain the house.
2 And straightway many were gathered together,
insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as
about the door: and he apreached the word unto them.
3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the
palsy, which was aborne of four.
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
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Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of
the palsy, Son, thy sins be aforgiven thee.
6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
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Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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7 Why doth this man thus speak
ablasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
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Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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10 But that ye may know that the
aSon of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith
to the sick of the palsy,)
11 I say unto thee, aArise, and
take up thy bbed, and go thy way into thine house.
12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
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1a
D&C 128:20;
2a
Mark 9:2 (2-13);
Luke 9:29 (28-36);
John 1:14;
2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19);
TG
Jesus Christ, Glory of;
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13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of
Alphaeus sitting at the areceipt of custom, and said unto
him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
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15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat
with apublicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples,
How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them,
They that are awhole have no need of the physician, but
they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
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18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees
used to afast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the
disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the
bridechamber fast, while the abridegroom is with them?
as long as they have the bbridegroom with them, they
cannot fasta.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
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19a as long as they have the bridegroom
with them, they cannot fast The purpose of the fast is to receive
an outporing of he spirit in coming nearer to God. How much nearer to
God can one be but in his very presence. Therefore the central purpose of
the fast was already fulfilled, the presence of the Lord was there and in
person, the Holy Ghost need not convey the Spirit of God unto man when he
is already present himself.
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21 No man also seweth a piece of
anew cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that
filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
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23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn
fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went,
ato pluck the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
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27 And he said unto them, The
asabbath was made for man, and not man for the
bsabbath:
28 Therefore the aSon of man is
Lord also of the sabbath.
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