Luke 5:10-28

¹⁰And so were also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. And Jesus saith to Simon: Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

¹¹And having brought their ships to land, leaving all things, they followed him.

¹²And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy, who seeing Jesus, and falling on his face, besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

¹³And stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying: I will. Be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

¹⁴And he charged him that he should tell no man, but, Go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

¹⁵But the fame of him went abroad the more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

¹⁶And he retired into the desert, and prayed.

¹⁷And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.

¹⁸And behold, men brought in a bed a man, who had the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

¹⁹And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof, and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus.

²⁰Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

²¹And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

²²And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering, he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts?

²³Which is easier to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?

²⁴But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

²⁵And immediately rising up before them, he took up the bed on which he lay; and he went away to his own house, glorifying God.

²⁶And all were astonished; and they glorified God. And they were filled with fear, saying: We have seen wonderful things today.

²⁷And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said to him: Follow me.

²⁸And leaving all things, he rose up and followed him.