20. And having seen their belief, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
21. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except Elohim alone?”
22. And יהושע, knowing their thoughts, answering, said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
23. “Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’?
24. “But in order for you to know that the Son of Aḏam possesses authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the man who was paralysed, “I say to you, rise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
25. And at once, having risen up before them, he took up what he had been lying on, and went away to his house, praising Elohim.
26. And astonishment seized them all, and they praised Elohim and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen extra-ordinary feats today!”
27. And after this He went out and saw a tax collector named Lĕwi, sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “Follow Me.”
28. And he, having left all, rose up and followed Him.
29. And Lĕwi made a great feast for Him in his house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.
30. And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled against His taught ones, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”