Verse 3
Matthew 9:3
New Living Translation
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But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God (Elohim)?”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ἰδού τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπαν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· Οὗτος βλασφημεῖ.
English Translation
And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves: This man blasphemes.
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Chapter 9 Context
1
Yashua (Jesus) climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town.
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2
Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Yashua (Jesus) said to the...
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3
But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s...
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Yashua (Jesus) knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil thoughts i...
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5
Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’?
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6
So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Yashua...
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7
And the man jumped up and went home!
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8
Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God (Elohim) for giving human...
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9
As Yashua (Jesus) was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth...
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10
Later, Matthew invited Yashua (Jesus) and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with man...
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11
But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum...
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12
When Yashua (Jesus) heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor — sick people do.”
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13
Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer...
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14
One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Yashua (Jesus) and asked him, “Why don’t your disc...
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15
Yashua (Jesus) replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. Bu...
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16
“Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away f...
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17
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spill...
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18
As Yashua (Jesus) was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter...
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19
So Yashua (Jesus) and his disciples got up and went with him.
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20
Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She t...
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21
for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”
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22
Yashua (Jesus) turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has...
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23
When Yashua (Jesus) arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral mus...
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24
“Get out!” he told them. “The girl isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” But the crowd laughed at him.
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25
After the crowd was put outside, however, Yashua (Jesus) went in and took the girl by the hand, and...
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26
The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside.
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27
After Yashua (Jesus) left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son o...
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28
They went right into the house where he was staying, and Yashua (Jesus) asked them, “Do you believe...
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29
Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.”
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30
Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Yashua (Jesus) sternly warned them, “Don’t tell any...
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31
But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.
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32
When they left, a demon-possessed man who couldn’t speak was brought to Yashua (Jesus).
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33
So Yashua (Jesus) cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Noth...
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34
But the Pharisees said, “He can cast out demons because he is empowered by the prince of demons.”
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35
Yashua (Jesus) traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues...
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When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like shee...
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37
He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.
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So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”
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