Luke 5
1 And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on Him to hear the word of God, that He was standing beside the Lake of Gennesaret,
On one occasion when he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, the crowd pressed upon him to listen to the word of God.
2 and He saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,
But he saw two fishing-boats on the shore of the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
3 and having entered into one of the boats, that was Simon’s, He asked him to put back a little from the land, and having sat down, was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.
He went on board one of the boats which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little way from land. Then he sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat.
4 And when He left off speaking, He said to Simon, “Put back into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch”;
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."
5 and Simon answering said to Him, “Master, through the whole night, having labored, we have taken nothing, but at Your saying I will let down the net.”
"Master," answered Simon, "although we toiled all night, we took nothing; but at your bidding I will let down the nets."
6 And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,
And when they had done this they enclosed a great multitude of fish; and their nets began to break.
7 and they beckoned to the partners who [are] in the other boat, having come, to help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.
So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.
8 And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O Lord”;
When Simon Peter saw this he fell down at the knees of Jesus, exclaiming, "Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
9 for astonishment seized him, and all those with him, at the catch of the fishes that they took,
(For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made;
10 and in like manner also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon; and Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men”;
and so were Simon’s partners, Jamesand John, sons of Zebedee.) But Jesus answered Simon. "Fear not; from this time on, you will be catching men."
11 and they, having brought the boats on the land, having left all, followed Him.
So when they had brought their boats to land they left everything and followed him.
12 And it came to pass, in His being in one of the cities, that behold, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on [his] face, he implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You may will, You are able to cleanse me”;
Another time when he was in one of their cities, there was a man there full of leprosy. And he, upon seeing Jesus, fell on his face and implored him. "Lord," he said, "if only you choose you can make me clean."
13 and having stretched forth [His] hand, He touched him, having said, “I will, be cleansed”; and immediately the leprosy went away from him.
And he stretched out his hand and touching him, said. "I do choose; be made clean."
14 And He charged him to tell no one, “But having gone away, show yourself to the priest, and bring near for your cleansing according as Moses directed, for a testimony to them”;
And instantly the leprosy left him. Jesus ordered him to tell no one, "But be off," he said, "show yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
15 but the more was the report going abroad concerning Him, and great multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their sicknesses,
But all the more the report about him continued to spread; and great crowds began to come together to hear him, and to be healed of their infirmities.
16 and He was withdrawing Himself in the desolate places and was praying.
But Jesus himself habitually withdrew into solitary places, and there used to pray.
17 And it came to pass, on one of the days, that He was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the LORD was—to heal them.
One day he was teaching, and near to him were seated Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.
18 And behold, men carrying a man on a bed, who has been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before Him,
And behold there came men carrying a paralytic on a bed; and they tried to bring him and lay him before Jesus, but they could not because of the crowd.
19 and having not found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the housetop, through the tiles they let him down with the little bed, into the midst before Jesus,
So they went up on the roof, and let him down through the tiling, with his bed, into the crowd, before Jesus.
20 and He having seen their faith, said to him, “Man, your sins have been forgiven you.”
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you!"
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this that speaks evil words? Who is able to forgive sins, except God only?”
And the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil. "Who is this?" they asked, "speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
22 And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said to them, “What reason you in your hearts?
Conscious of their cavilings, Jesus answered, saying.
23 Which is easier—to say, Your sins have been forgiven you? Or to say, Arise, and walk?
"What is this caviling in your hearts? Which is easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven," or to say, "Rise and walk?"
24 And that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins—(He said to the one struck with palsy)—I say to you, arise, and having taken up your little bed, be going on to your house.”
But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralytic), "I bid you rise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
25 And immediately having risen before them, having taken up [that] on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God,
And instantly he arose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went away to his house, glorifying God.
26 and astonishment took all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying, “We saw strange things today.”
Astonishment fell upon them all, and they began to glorify God, and they were filled with awe, and they said, "We have seen strange things today."
27 And after these things He went forth, and beheld a tax collector, by name Levi, sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “Follow Me”;
After this he went forth and noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."
28 and he, having left all, having arisen, followed Him.
He rose, left everything, and followed him.
29 And Levi made a great entertainment to Him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax collectors and others who were with them reclining,
Levi also made him a great reception at his house. There was a large party of tax-gatherers and others who were dining with them.
30 and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at His disciples, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
And the Pharisees and their scribes began complaining to his disciples, saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax- gatherers and sinners?"
31 And Jesus answering said to them, “They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:
Jesus answered them saying. "They who are well have no need of a physician, but they who are ill.
32 I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to conversion.”
I am not come to call the righteous but sinners, to repentance."
33 And they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications—in like manner also those of the Pharisees—but Yours eat and drink?”
Again they said unto him. "Why do the disciples of Johnfast frequently, and make supplications, as also do the disciples of the Pharisees, but your disciples are eating and drinking?"
34 And He said to them, “Are you able to make the sons of the bride-chamber—in the Bridegroom being with them—to fast?
"Can you make the bridal party fast," he asked, while the bridegroom is still with them?
35 But days will come, and when the Bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”
"But there is coming a day when the Bridegroom will have been taken away from them; then at that time they will fast."
36 And He spoke also an allegory to them: “No one puts a patch of new clothing on old clothing, and if otherwise, the new also makes a split, and with the old the patch does not agree, that [is] from the new.
He also told them a parable. "No one," he said, "tears a piece from a new garment, and patches it upon an old one; otherwise he will tear the new garment, and the patch from the new will not mend the old.
37 And no one puts new wine into old skins, and if otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be poured out, and the skins will be destroyed;
"Nor does any one pour new wine into old wine-skins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins, and will itself be spilled, and the skins be destroyed
38 but new wine is to be put into new skins, and both are preserved together;
"But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins
39 and no one having drunk old, immediately wishes new, for he says, The old is better.”
"And no man after drinking old wine, wishes for new; for he says, "The old is better.""
