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# Connecting Statement:
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This concludes the account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man. Jesus then calls a tax collector to be one of his disciples.
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# who had given
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"because he had given"
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# such authority
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This refers to the authority to declare sins forgiven.
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# As Jesus passed by from there
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This phrase marks the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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# passed by
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"was leaving" or "was going"
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# Matthew ... him ... He
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Church tradition says that this Matthew is the author of this Gospel, but the text gives no reason to change the pronouns from "him" and "He" to "me" and "I."
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# He said to him
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"Jesus said to Matthew"
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# He got up and followed him
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"Matthew got up and followed Jesus." This means Matthew became Jesus' disciple.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/amazed]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/praise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/authority]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/matthew]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tax]] |