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Day 9 of 90 · 90 Days Through the Gospels

And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came to his own city.

And, behold, they brought to him a paralytic man, lying on a mat: and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic; Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven.

And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.

CONTEXT

Original word: πλοῖον (ploîon) · a sailer, i.e. vessel

REFLECTION

Jesus often surprises people. What is surprising in Matthew 9:1?

PRAYER

Thank you, Jesus, for coming to us. Help me follow you. Amen.

QUESTION

Is there a command or invitation in this chapter?

ONE ACTION TODAY

Write down one question and bring it to Ask or to your church.

Reflections are drafts awaiting pastoral review.

Source

Revised King James New Testament. Public domain. Source: CrossWire SWORD module RKJNT (converted to USFM; no wording changed). Editorial rendering: in this app the divine name "Yahweh" is displayed and read aloud as "God" (and "Yahweh God" as "God"). The stored text and the imported source are unchanged; this is a display-layer substitution, not part of the translation.