Je-sus knew their thoughts, and he said to them, Why think ye these things? Which could be said with the most ease, Thy sins be for-giv-en thee, or Rise up and walk?
But to show you that I have pow-er to for-give sins, I will make him well.
So he said to the sick man, Rise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house.
And the man rose and stood on his feet, and took up the bed on which he had lain and went out and gave praise and thanks to God.
And those who saw him were in a maze and said, We have seen strange things to-day.
Now the Jews, as you know, were slaves of the Ce-sar of Rome, and to keep their peace with him they had to pay a tax. And the men to whom they paid the tax were known as pub-li-cans. Some of them were harsh and stern, and the Jews could not but hate them. But all were not so. And as Je-sus went by he saw one of these pub-li-cans with his gold and sil-ver close at hand. His name was Matth-ew. Je-sus spoke to him, and said, Come with me.
And Matth-ew left all, and went with Je-sus, and from that time did all that he could to spread the good news, and to serve the Lord Christ.
THE POOL OF BE-THES-DA.