3 tataH paraM lokAzcaturbhi rmAnavairekaM pakSAghAtinaM vAhayitvA tatsamIpam AninyuH|
4 kintu janAnAM bahutvAt taM yIzoH sammukhamAnetuM na zaknuvanto yasmin sthAne sa Aste taduparigRhapRSThaM khanitvA chidraM kRtvA tena mArgeNa sazayyaM pakSAghAtinam avarohayAmAsuH|
5 tato yIzusteSAM vizvAsaM dRSTvA taM pakSAghAtinaM babhASe he vatsa tava pApAnAM mArjanaM bhavatu|
6 tadA kiyanto’dhyApakAstatropavizanto manobhi rvitarkayAJcakruH, eSa manuSya etAdRzImIzvaranindAM kathAM kutaH kathayati?
7 IzvaraM vinA pApAni mArSTuM kasya sAmarthyam Aste?
8 itthaM te vitarkayanti yIzustatkSaNaM manasA tad budvvA tAnavadad yUyamantaHkaraNaiH kuta etAni vitarkayatha?
9 tadanantaraM yIzustatsthAnAt punaH samudrataTaM yayau; lokanivahe tatsamIpamAgate sa tAn samupadideza|
10 kintu pRthivyAM pApAni mArSTuM manuSyaputrasya sAmarthyamasti, etad yuSmAn jJApayituM (sa tasmai pakSAghAtine kathayAmAsa)
11 uttiSTha tava zayyAM gRhItvA svagRhaM yAhi, ahaM tvAmidam AjJApayAmi|
12 tataH sa tatkSaNam utthAya zayyAM gRhItvA sarvveSAM sAkSAt jagAma; sarvve vismitA etAdRzaM karmma vayam kadApi nApazyAma, imAM kathAM kathayitvezvaraM dhanyamabruvan|