Introduction
Jesus tells the religious leaders why he has come.
Questions
1. What did Jesus say and do to show he had authority to forgive sins?
v 4 to 6 Jesus, ... said, ... which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk?’ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins-” (then he said to the paralytic), “Get up, and take up your mat, and go to your house.”
2. What kind of people did Jesus say he had come to call?
v 13 ... for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
3. What one good and one bad characteristic did the two blind men have?
v 28 and 29: ... Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They told him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
v 30 and 31 ... Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.” But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
Summary Points
- v 1 to 8 Some scribes think Jesus is blaspheming when he tells a paralytic that his sins are forgiven. He heals the man to show he really has this authority
- v 9 to 13 Jesus calls Matthew. He says he has come to call sinners when he is criticised by the Pharisees for eating with sinners in Matthew's house
- v 14 to 17 John's disciples ask why Jesus' disciples don't fast like they and the Pharisees do. Jesus says that his disciples have no reason to fast while he is with them. He then says the new doesn't go with the old
- v 18 to 26 Jesus is asked by a ruler to raise his daughter back to life. On the way a woman with an issue of blood is healed by touching the fringe of Jesus' garment. Jesus raises the ruler's daughter after being ridiculed for saying she is only sleeping
- v 27 to 34 Jesus heals two blind men and a mute man who is demon-possessed
- v 35 to 38 Jesus teaches and heals and is moved with compassion for the people