Luke 5
1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
And it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon him and hearing the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and had washed the nets.
3 Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
And going into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And sitting down in the boat, he taught the multitudes.
4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
And when he had done speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
And Simon answering said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing; but at thy word I will let down the nets.
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
And having done this, they inclosed great multitude of fishes; and their nets began to break.
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, to come and help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
And Simon Peter seeing it fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.
9 For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
For he and all that were with him were amazed at the draught of fishes, which they had taken;
10 and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
and so were also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt catch men.
11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.
12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And it came to pass, when he was in one of the cities, lo! a man full of leprosy; and seeing Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.
13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
And he put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy left him.
14 “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
And he charged him to tell no one: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
15 But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.
16 Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
But he was wont to withdraw to desert places, and pray.
17 One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
And it came to pass on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present that he might heal.
18 Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
And lo! men brought on a bed a man that was palsied; and they endeavored to bring him in, and to set him before him.
19 but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
And not finding any way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.
21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?
22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, What are ye thinking in your hearts?
23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
Which is easier? to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, —he said to the palsied man, —I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go to thy house.
25 And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
And he immediately rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and went away to his house, giving glory to God.
26 Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
And amazement seized them all, and they gave glory to God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
And after these things he went out, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him, Follow me.
28 and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
And leaving everything, he arose and followed him.
29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
And Levi made a great feast for him at his house, and there was a great company of publicans and others, who were reclining at table with them.
30 But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?
31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
And Jesus answering said to them, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick.
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.
33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
And they said to him, The disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.
34 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
But Jesus said to them, Can ye make the companions of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
But the days will come—and when the bridegroom is taken from them, then will they fast in those days.
36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
And he spoke also a parable to them: No one taketh a patch from a new garment and putteth it upon an old one; for then both the new garment would be rent, and the patch from the new garment would not match with the old.
37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.
And no one putteth new wine into old skins; for the new wine would burst the skins, and would itself run out, and the skins would be spoilt.
38 Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
But new wine must be put into new skins.
39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
And no one, having drunk old wine, desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.
