< Matthew 9 >
1 And having gone into the boat, He passed over, and came to His own city,
And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into 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 behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.
3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, “This One speaks evil.”
And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, “Why think evil in your hearts?
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5 For which is easier? To say, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise and walk?
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, 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 ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house.
7 And he, having risen, went to his house,
And he arose, and departed to his house.
8 and the multitudes having seen, wondered, and glorified God, who gave such power to men.
But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, which had given such power unto 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.
And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
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 it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down 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?”
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with the publicans 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;
But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.
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 ye and learn what [this] meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, 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?”
Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast 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.
And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they 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.
And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
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.”
Neither do [men] put new wine into old wineskins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, 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.”
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19 And Jesus having risen, followed him, also His disciples,
And Jesus arose, 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,
And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:
21 for she said within herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I will be saved.”
for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole.
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 turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23 And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and having seen the pipers and the multitude making tumult,
And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,
24 He says to them, “Withdraw, for the girl did not die, but sleeps,” and they were deriding Him;
he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
25 but when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, He took hold of her hand, and the girl arose,
But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose.
26 and the fame of this went forth to all the land.
And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.
27 And Jesus passing on from there, two blind men followed Him, calling and saying, “Deal kindly with us, Son of David!”
And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou 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 was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you,”
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you.
30 and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See, let no one know”;
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
31 but they, having gone forth, spread His fame in all that land.
But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
32 And as they are coming forth, behold, they brought to Him a man mute, a demoniac,
And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
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 the devil was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34 but the Pharisees said, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out the demons.”
But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
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 went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.
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;
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd.
37 then He says to His disciples, “The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few;
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.
38 therefore implore the Lord of the harvest that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.”
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.