Matthew 9
1 And having gone into the boat, He passed over, and came to His own city,
So he went on board, crossed the sea, and came to his own city.
2 and behold, they were bringing to Him a paralytic, laid on a bed, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, “Take courage, child, your sins have been forgiven.”
And here they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Courage, son, your sins are forgiven."
3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, “This One speaks evil.”
And behold! certain scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming."
4 And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, “Why think evil in your hearts?
And because Jesus knew well their thought, he said.
5 For which is easier? To say, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise and walk?
"Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say’Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on the earth to forgive sins—(then He says to the paralytic)—Having risen, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
"But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins"- he then says to the paralytic, "Rise, take up your bed, and go to your home."
7 And he, having risen, went to his house,
And he rose and went to his home.
8 and the multitudes having seen, wondered, and glorified God, who gave such power to men.
But all the crowd were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
9 And Jesus passing on from there saw a man sitting at the tax office named Matthew, and says to him, “Follow Me,” and he, having risen, followed Him.
As Jesus was passing thence, he saw a man called Mathew sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."
10 And it came to pass, He reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, were dining with Jesus and His disciples,
And he rose and followed him. And while he was at table in Matthew’s house, there came many tax-gatherers and sinners, and they dined with Jesus and his disciples.
11 and the Pharisees having seen, said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?”
When the Pharisees saw it, they kept saying to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and sinners?"
12 And Jesus having heard, said to them, “They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;
"It is not those who are well," said Jesus, when he heard this, "but the sick, who need a doctor.
13 but having gone, learn what [this] is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice; for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners.”
"But go and learn what this means, "It is mercy I desire, and not sacrifice; for I am come not to call just men, but sinners."
14 Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, and Your disciples do not fast?”
At that time the disciples of Johncame and asked him, "Why are we and the Pharisees always fasting, while your disciples are not?"
15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they will fast.
"Can the friends fast at a wedding-feast," said Jesus, "so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom has been taken from them, and then they will fast.
16 And no one puts a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment, and a worse split is made.
"No one ever sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old cloak. If they did, the patch put on to fill it up would tear away from the cloak, and the rent be made worse.
17 Nor do they put new wine into old skins, and if not—the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed, but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.”
"Nor do they put new wine into old wine-skins; if they did, the wine- skins would split, the wine would run out, and the skins be ruined. Instead, they put new wine into fresh wine-skins and both are preserved."
18 While He is speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler having come, was prostrating to Him, saying that “My daughter just now died, but having come, lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”
As he was saying these words to them, a ruler came up and knelt before him, saying. "My daughter has just died; but come, put your hand upon her, and she will live."
19 And Jesus having risen, followed him, also His disciples,
And Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.
20 and behold, a woman having a flow of blood [for] twelve years, having come to Him behind, touched the fringe of His garments,
But a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him, and touched the tassel of his cloak.
21 for she said within herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I will be saved.”
For she said to herself, "If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured."
22 And Jesus having turned, and having seen her, said, “Take courage, daughter, your faith has saved you,” and the woman was saved from that hour.
But Jesus turned and saw her and said, "Be of good courage, daughter, your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that hour.
23 And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and having seen the pipers and the multitude making tumult,
Now when Jesus had come into the house of the ruler, and had seen the flute-players and the wailing crowd, he said,
24 He says to them, “Withdraw, for the girl did not die, but sleeps,” and they were deriding Him;
"Leave the room, for the little girl is not dead, she is sleeping." And they began laughing at him.
25 but when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, He took hold of her hand, and the girl arose,
When, however, the crowd had been driven out, he went in and took her hand, and the little girl woke up.
26 and the fame of this went forth to all the land.
And the report of this spread throughout that whole region.
27 And Jesus passing on from there, two blind men followed Him, calling and saying, “Deal kindly with us, Son of David!”
And as he went on from thence two blind men followed Jesus, crying, "Have pity on us, Son of David!"
28 And He having come into the house, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
And when he had gone indoors, they came to him. "Do you believe that I can do this?" asked Jesus. "Yes, Lord," they answered.
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you,”
Then he touched their eyes, saying "According to your faith be it unto you," and their eyes were opened.
30 and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See, let no one know”;
Jesus charged them sternly, saying, "See to it that you let no one know."
31 but they, having gone forth, spread His fame in all that land.
But they went and published his fame in that whole region.
32 And as they are coming forth, behold, they brought to Him a man mute, a demoniac,
And as they were departing a dumb demoniac was brought to him,
33 and the demon having been cast out, the mute spoke, and the multitude wondered, saying that “It was never so seen in Israel,”
and when he had driven out the demon, the dumb spoke. The crowds were amazed, saying, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel!"
34 but the Pharisees said, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out the demons.”
But the Pharisees kept saying, "It is in the power of the Prince of the demons that he is casting out demons."
35 And Jesus was going up and down all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
And Jesus continued to go throughout all the cities and towns, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity.
36 And having seen the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd;
And when he saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were distressed and fainting, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 then He says to His disciples, “The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few;
And he said to his disciples. "The harvest is great, but the laborers are few;
38 therefore implore the Lord of the harvest that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.”
"therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to thrust forth laborers into his harvest field."
