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Matthew 9

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 28

1 And entering into the boat, He passed over and came to His own city.

2 And, behold! They were bringing a paralytic lying on a cot to Him. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed one, Have courage, child. Your sins have been remitted.

3 And, behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, This one blasphemes.

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Chapter Summary

2 Christ cures a paralytic, 9 calls Matthew the tax collector, 10 eats with tax collectors and sinners, 14 defends his disciples for not fasting, 20 cures the bloody issue, 23 raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead, 27 gives sight to two blind men, 32 heals a dumb man possessed.

Key Greek Words

πίστιν assurance, belief, believe G4102
ἐξουσίαν authority, jurisdiction, liberty G1849
γῆς country, earth(-ly), ground G1093
ὄχλοι company, multitude, number (of people) G3793
πολλοὶ abundant, altogether, common G4183

People & Context

Healing the Paralytic and Calling Matthew

Jesus proves His authority to remit sins by healing a paralyzed man, then controversially calls Matthew the tax collector to follow Him.

Raising the Ruler's Daughter

A woman is cured of her blood flow by touching Jesus' garment, and Jesus subsequently raises a ruler's deceased little girl to life.

Timeline

Healing the Paralytic and Calling Matthew

Jesus proves His authority to remit sins by healing a paralyzed man, then controversially calls Matthew the tax collector to follow Him.

Matthew 9:1-13
Raising the Ruler's Daughter

A woman is cured of her blood flow by touching Jesus' garment, and Jesus subsequently raises a ruler's deceased little girl to life.

Matthew 9:18-26

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