“Everyone knows that only God” can forgive sins.
In those days, a bed was only a mat, less than half an inch thick.
Tax collectors were despised, having colluded with the Romans to collect sometimes much more than required by Roman law. Corruption was rampant.
Luke and John also record this call.
The final harvest is yet to come.
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