Matthew 9
1 And having embarked into the ship, He crossed over, and came into His own city.
Afterwards Jesus got into a boat, and, crossing over, came to his own city.
2 And behold, they were bringing to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Be of good cheer, child, thy sins are forgiven thee.
And there some people brought to him a paralysed man on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man: “Courage, Child! Your sins are forgiven.”
3 And behold, certain ones of the scribes said among themselves; This man blasphemeth.
Then some of the teachers of the Law said to themselves: “This man is blaspheming!”
4 And Jesus seeing their thoughts said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus exclaimed: “Why do your cherish such wicked thoughts?
5 For whether is it easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or, Arise, and walk about?
Which, I ask, is the easier? — to say ‘Your sins are forgiven’? or to say ‘Get up, and walk about’?
6 But in order that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then He says to the paralytic), Having arisen, take thy bed, and depart into thy house.
But, that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” — then he said to the paralysed man — “Get up, take up your bed, and return to your home.”
7 And having arisen, he came away to his own house.
The man got up and went to his home.
8 And the multitude seeing, were astonished, and glorified God, who giveth such power to men.
When the crowd saw this, they were awe-struck, and praised God for giving such power to men.
9 And Jesus passing along from thence, saw a man sitting at the toll, called Matthew; and He says to him, Follow me. And having arisen up, he followed Him.
As Jesus went along, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: “Follow me.” Matthew got up and followed him.
10 And it came to pass, He was sitting at the table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners, having come were sitting along with Jesus and His disciples.
And, later on, when he was at table in the house, a number of tax-gatherers and outcasts came in and took their places at table with Jesus and his disciples.
11 And the Pharisees seeing, said to His disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples: “Why does your Teacher eat in the company of tax-gatherers and outcasts?”
12 And Jesus hearing said to them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.
On hearing this, Jesus said: “It is not those who are in health that need a doctor, but those who are ill.
13 But having gone, learned what this is, I wish mercy and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Go and learn what this means — ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast.”
14 Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, Wherefore do we and the Pharisee fast, but thy disciples do not fast?
Then John’s disciples came to Jesus, and asked: “Why do we and the Pharisees fast while your disciples do not?”
15 And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bride-chamber are not able to fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them. But the day will come, when the bride-groom must be taken from them, and then they will fast.
Jesus answered: “Can the bridegroom’s friends mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be parted from them, and they will fast then.
16 But no one puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment; for it takes its fullness from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
No man ever puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for such a patch tears away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
17 Neither do they put new wine in old bottles: lest the bottles are broken, and the wine poured out, and the bottles shall perish: but they put the new wine into the new bottles, and both are preserved.
Nor do people put new wine into old wine-skins; for, if they do, the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are lost; but they put new wine into fresh skins, and so both are preserved.”
18 And He speaking these things to them, behold a certain ruler having come, continued to worship Him, saying, My daughter just now died: but having come put your hand on her, and she shall live.
While Jesus was saying this, a President of a Synagogue came up and bowed to the ground before him. “My daughter,” he said, “Has just died; but come and place your hand on her, and she will be restored to life.”
19 And Jesus having risen, follows him, and His disciples.
So Jesus rose and followed him, and his disciples went also.
20 And behold, a woman, having an issue of blood twelve years, and coming to Him behind, touched the hem of His garment.
But meanwhile a woman, who had been suffering from haemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak.
21 For she continued to say within herself, If I may only touch His garment, I will be saved.
“If I only touch his cloak,” she said to herself, “I shall get well.”
22 And the woman was saved from that hour. And Jesus turning and seeing her said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee.
Turning and seeing her, Jesus said: “Courage, Daughter! your faith has delivered you.” And the woman was delivered from her malady from that very hour.
23 And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players, and the weeping crowd,
When Jesus reached the President’s house, seeing the flute players, and a number of people all in confusion,
24 says to them; Retire: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they hooted at Him.
he said: “Go away, the little girl is not dead; she is asleep.” They began to laugh at him;
25 And when the crowd was put out, coming to her, He took her by the hand, and the damsel arose.
but, when the people had been sent out, Jesus went in, and took the little girl’s hand, and she rose.
26 And this news went out into that whole country.
The report of this spread through all that part of the country.
27 And two blind men followed Him, going thence, crying out, and saying,
As Jesus was passing on from there, he was followed by two blind men, who kept calling out: “Take pity on us, Son of David!”
28 Have mercy on us, thou Son of David. And the blind men came to Him, having come into the house: and Jesus says to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They say to Him, Yea, Lord.
When he had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him; and Jesus asked them: “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Master!” they answered.
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, Be it unto you according to your faith.
Upon that he touched their eyes, and said: “It shall be according to your faith.”
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them, saying, See that no one know it.
Then their eyes were opened. Jesus sternly cautioned them. “See that no one knows of it,” he said.
31 But they having gone out, spread abroad His fame in all that country.
But the men went out, and spread the news about him through all that part of the country.
32 And they going out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man, demonized.
Just as they were going out, some people brought up to Jesus a dumb man who was possessed by a demon;
33 And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spoke. And the multitudes were astonished, saying,
and, as soon as the demon had been driven out, the dumb man spoke. The people were astonished at this, and exclaimed: “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
34 Never did it so appear in Israel. And the Pharisees continued to say, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.
But the Pharisees said: “He drives out the demons by the help of the chief of the demons.”
35 And Jesus was going around all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and ailment.
Jesus went round all the towns and the villages, teaching in their Synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
36 And seeing the multitudes, He was moved in compassion in their behalf, because they were fleeced and deserted, as sheep having no shepherd.
But, when he saw the crowds, his heart was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and harassed, ‘like sheep without a shepherd’;
37 Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great and the laborers are few;
and he said to his disciples: “The harvest is abundant, but the labourers are few.
38 therefore pray the Lord of the harvest that he may send forth laborers into His harvest.
Therefore pray to the Owner of the harvest to send labourers to gather in his harvest.”
