1 Jesus went back to a town. People heard He was in a house. 2 So many people came. There was no room. Jesus taught them. 3 Four friends brought a man who could not walk. They carried him on a mat. ️ 4 They could not get in. They made a hole in the roof and put the man down on his mat to Jesus. ️️⬇️ 5 Jesus saw they believed. He said to the man, <jesus>Child, I forgive your bad things.</jesus> ✝️ 6 Some teachers of God’s rules sat there and thought in their minds. 7 They said, “Why does He talk like that? Only God can forgive.” 8 Jesus knew what they thought. He said, <jesus>Why do you think this?</jesus> ️ 9 <jesus>What is easy? To say, “I forgive your bad things,” or to say, “Get up and walk”?</jesus> ❓ 10 <jesus>I want you to know I can forgive bad things on earth.</jesus> 11 <jesus>Get up. Take your mat. Go home.</jesus> ️➡️ 12 The man got up, took his mat, and walked out. All the people saw and praised God. They said, “We never saw this!” ♂️ 13 Jesus went by the lake. A big crowd came. He taught them. 14 Jesus saw Levi at a tax table. Jesus said, <jesus>Follow Me.</jesus> Levi got up and went with Him. ♂️➡️ 15 Jesus ate at Levi’s house. Many tax men and people who did wrong ate with Jesus and His friends. ️ 16 The teachers of God’s rules saw this. They asked Jesus’ friends, “Why does He eat with bad people?” 17 Jesus heard and said, <jesus>Sick people need a doctor. I came to call people who do wrong, not people who think they are good.</jesus> ❤️ 18 John’s friends and the rule teachers did not eat for a time. People asked Jesus why His friends did not do that. ️✖️ 19 Jesus said, <jesus>Can friends be sad and not eat when the man at the wedding is with them? No.</jesus> 20 <jesus>A day will come when I am taken away. Then they will not eat.</jesus> ⏳ 21 <jesus>No one sews new cloth on an old coat. It will tear more.</jesus> 22 <jesus>No one puts new drink in old bags. The bags will break. New drink goes in new bags.</jesus> ️ 23 One rest day, Jesus walked in a grain field. His friends picked some grain to eat. 24 The teachers said to Jesus, “Look! Why do they do what is not okay on the rest day?” ☝️ 25 Jesus answered, <jesus>Did you read about David? He and his men were hungry.</jesus> 26 <jesus>He went into God’s house when a big priest named Abiathar was there. He ate the special bread. Only the priests can eat it. He also gave some to his men.</jesus> ️ 27 <jesus>The rest day is for people. People are not for the rest day.</jesus> 28 <jesus>I am boss of the rest day.</jesus>