Luke 5
1 On one occasion when he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, the crowd pressed upon him to listen to the word of God.
Then it came to passe, as the people preassed vpon him to heare the word of God, that he stoode by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 But he saw two fishing-boats on the shore of the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
And sawe two shippes stand by the lakes side, but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nettes.
3 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.
And he entred into one of the ships, which was Simons, and required him that he would thrust off a litle from the land: and he sate downe, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."
Now when he had left speaking, he sayd vnto Simon, Lanch out into the deepe, and let downe your nettes to make a draught.
5 "Master," answered Simon, "although we toiled all night, we took nothing; but at your bidding I will let down the nets."
Then Simon answered, and sayd vnto him, Master, we haue trauailed sore all night, and haue taken nothing: neuerthelesse at thy worde I will let downe the net.
6 And when they had done this they enclosed a great multitude of fish; and their nets began to break.
And when they had so done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, so that their net brake.
7 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.
And they beckened to their parteners, which were in the other ship, that they shoulde come and helpe them, who came then, and filled both the ships, that they did sinke.
8 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!"
Now when Simon Peter saw it, he fel down at Iesus knees, saying, Lord, go from me: for I am a sinfull man.
9 (For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made;
For he was vtterly astonied, and all that were with him, for the draught of fishes which they tooke.
10 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."
And so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedeus, which were companions with Simon. Then Iesus sayde vnto Simon, Feare not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
11 So when they had brought their boats to land they left everything and followed him.
And when they had brought the ships to land, they forsooke all, and followed him.
12 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."
Nowe it came to passe, as he was in a certaine citie, beholde, there was a man full of leprosie, and when he sawe Iesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane.
13 And he stretched out his hand and touching him, said. "I do choose; be made clean."
So he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleane. And immediately the leprosie departed from him.
14 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."
And he commanded him that hee should tell it no man: but Go, sayth he, and shew thy selfe to the Priest, and offer for thy clensing, as Moses hath commanded, for a witnes vnto them.
15 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.
But so much more went there a fame abroad of him, and great multitudes came together to heare, and to be healed of him of their infirmities.
16 But Jesus himself habitually withdrew into solitary places, and there used to pray.
But he kept himselfe apart in the wildernes, and prayed.
17 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.
And it came to passe, on a certaine day, as he was teaching, that the Pharises and doctours of the Law sate by, which were come out of euery towne of Galile, and Iudea, and Hierusalem, and the power of the Lord was in him to heale them.
18 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.
Then beholde, men brought a man lying in a bed, which was taken with a palsie, and they sought meanes to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19 So they went up on the roof, and let him down through the tiling, with his bed, into the crowd, before Jesus.
And when they could not finde by what way they might bring him in, because of the preasse, they went vp on the house, and let him downe through the tyling, bed and all, in the middes before Iesus.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you!"
And when he sawe their faith, he sayd vnto him, Man, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.
21 And the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil. "Who is this?" they asked, "speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Then the Scribes and the Pharises began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? who can forgiue sinnes, but God onely?
22 Conscious of their cavilings, Jesus answered, saying.
But when Iesus perceiued their reasoning, he answered, and sayd vnto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 "What is this caviling in your hearts? Which is easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven," or to say, "Rise and walk?"
Whether is easier to say, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee, or to say, Rise and walke?
24 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."
But that ye may know that that Sonne of man hath authoritie to forgiue sinnes in earth, (he sayd vnto the sicke of the palsie) I say to thee, Arise: take vp thy bed, and goe to thine house.
25 And instantly he arose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went away to his house, glorifying God.
And immediatly he rose vp before them, and tooke vp his bed whereon he lay, and departed to his owne house, praysing God.
26 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."
And they were all amased, and praysed God, and were filled with feare, saying, Doutlesse we haue seene strange things to day.
27 After this he went forth and noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."
And after that, he went foorth and sawe a Publicane named Leui, sitting at the receite of custome, and sayd vnto him, Follow me.
28 He rose, left everything, and followed him.
And he left all, rose vp, and folowed him.
29 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.
Then Leui made him a great feast in his owne house, where there was a great company of Publicanes, and of other that sate at table with them.
30 And the Pharisees and their scribes began complaining to his disciples, saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax- gatherers and sinners?"
But they that were Scribes and Pharises among them, murmured against his disciples, saying, Why eate ye and drinke ye with Publicanes and sinners?
31 Jesus answered them saying. "They who are well have no need of a physician, but they who are ill.
Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, They that are whole, neede not the Physician, but they that are sicke.
32 I am not come to call the righteous but sinners, to repentance."
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33 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?"
Then they said vnto him, Why do the disciples of Iohn fast often, and pray, and the disciples of the Pharises also, but thine eate and drinke?
34 "Can you make the bridal party fast," he asked, while the bridegroom is still with them?
And he said vnto them, Can ye make the children of the wedding chamber to fast, as long as the bridegrome is with them?
35 "But there is coming a day when the Bridegroom will have been taken away from them; then at that time they will fast."
But the dayes will come, euen when the bridegrome shalbe taken away from them: then shall they fast in those dayes.
36 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.
Againe he spake also vnto them a parable, No man putteth a piece of a newe garment into an olde vesture: for then the newe renteth it, and the piece taken out of the newe, agreeth not with the olde.
37 "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
Also no man powreth newe wine into olde vessels: for then ye new wine wil breake the vessels, and it will runne out, and the vessels will perish:
38 "But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins
But newe wine must be powred into newe vessels: so both are preserued.
39 "And no man after drinking old wine, wishes for new; for he says, "The old is better.""
Also no man that drinketh olde wine, straightway desireth newe: for he sayth, The olde is more profitable.
