No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull (airei | αἴρει | pres act ind 3 sg) away from the garment, and the tear will be worse.

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick (aron | ἆρον | aor act imperative 2 sg) up your stretcher, and go to your home.”

and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it stands written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘on their hands they will hold (arousin | ἀροῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) you up (arousin | ἀροῦσιν | fut act ind 3 pl), lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

Avoid the factious (hairetikon | αἱρετικόν | acc sg masc) person after a first and second warning,

“Here is my servant whom I have chosen (hēretisa | ᾑρέτισα | aor act ind 1 sg), my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will bring in destructive heresies (haireseis | αἱρέσεις | acc pl fem), even denying the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

idolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish rivalries, dissensions, divisions (haireseis | αἱρέσεις | nom pl fem),

for there must be factions (haireseis | αἱρέσεις | acc pl fem) among you so that it may become clear who among you are genuine.

But we desire to hear from you what you think, for with regard to this sect (haireseōs | αἱρέσεως | gen sg fem) it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”

for they have known from the first, if they are willing to go on record, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest party (hairesin | αἵρεσιν | acc sg fem) of our religious system.