Luke 5
1 On one occasion, Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to the word of God.
Now it happened, while the people were crowding around Jesus and listening to the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
2 He saw two boats moored beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
He saw two boats pulled up by the edge of the lake. The fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
3 He got into one of the boats, the one that was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.
Jesus got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put it out in the water a short distance from the land. Then he sat down and taught the people out of the boat.
4 When he finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Take the boat out into the deeper water and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 Simon answered him, “Master, we have worked hard throughout the entire night and have caught nothing, but at yoʋr word I will let down the net.”
Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked all night, and caught nothing, but at your word, I will let down the nets.”
6 When he and the men with him did so, they enclosed such a large number of fish that their net began to break.
When they had done this, they gathered a very large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and assist them, and they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
So they motioned to their partners in the other boat that they should come and help them. They came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”
9 For he and all who were with him were gripped with astonishment at the catch of fish they had taken,
For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken.
10 including James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on yoʋ will be catching people.”
This included James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid, because from now on you will catch men.”
11 So they brought their boats to shore, left everything, and followed Jesus.
When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if yoʋ are willing, yoʋ can make me clean.”
It came about that while he was in one of the cities, a man full of leprosy was there. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
13 So Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.
Then Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.
14 Then Jesus ordered him to tell no one, but said, “Go show yoʋrself to the priest, and make an offering for yoʋr cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
He instructed him to tell no one, but told him, “Go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer a sacrifice for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
15 But the news about Jesus spread even more, and large crowds would gather together to hear him and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
But the report about him spread even farther, and large crowds of people came together to hear him teach and to be healed of their sicknesses.
16 But he would often withdraw to desolate places and pray.
But he often withdrew into the deserted places and prayed.
17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people.
It came about on one of those days that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there who had come from many different villages in the regions of Galilee and Judea, and also from the town of Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal.
18 And behold, some men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus.
Now some men came, carrying on a mat a man that was paralyzed, and they looked for a way to bring him inside in order to lay him down in front of Jesus.
19 But when they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down through the tiles, together with his mat, into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus.
They could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, so they went up to the housetop and let the man down through the tiles, on his mat, into the midst of the people, right in front of Jesus.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Man, yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ.”
Seeing their faith, Jesus said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
21 But the scribes and the Pharisees began to question what Jesus said: “Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
The scribes and the Pharisees began to question this, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
22 Aware of their thoughts, Jesus answered them, “Why are you questioning in your hearts?
But Jesus, perceiving what they were thinking, answered and said to them, “Why are you questioning this in your hearts?
23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you' or to say 'Get up and walk?'
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralyzed man—“I say to yoʋ, rise, pick up yoʋr mat, and go to yoʋr house.”
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—he said to the paralysed man—”I tell you, get up, pick up your mat and go to your house.”
25 Immediately the man rose up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went to his house, glorifying God.
Immediately he got up in front of them and picked up the mat on which he was lying. Then he went away to his house, glorifying God.
26 Amazement seized them all, and they too began glorifying God. Filled with awe, they said, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”
Everyone was amazed and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”
27 After this Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,”
After these things happened, Jesus went out from there and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collector's tent. He said to him, “Follow me.”
28 and leaving everything behind, Levi rose and followed him.
So Levi got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
29 Then Levi gave a great banquet for Jesus in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others reclining at the table with them.
Then Levi gave a big banquet in his house for Jesus. There were many tax collectors there and other people who were reclining at the table and eating with them.
30 But the scribes of the people and the Pharisees were grumbling at his disciples, saying, “Why are you eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”
But the Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and other sinful people?”
31 Jesus answered them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.
Jesus answered them, “People who are well do not need a physician; only those who are sick.
32 I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
I did not come to call righteous people to repentance, but to call sinners to repentance.”
33 Then they said to him, “Why is it that the disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees, but yoʋrs eat and drink?”
They said to him, “The disciples of John often fast and pray, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same. But your disciples eat and drink.”
34 Jesus said to them, “Can you make the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is with them?
Jesus said to them, “Can anyone make the wedding attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is still with them?
35 But those days are coming, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, they will fast in those days.”
But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, then in those days they will fast.”
36 He also told them a parable: “No one puts a patch from a new garment on an old garment. For not only would he tear the new garment, but the patch from the new garment would not match the old garment.
Then Jesus also spoke a parable to them. “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to mend an old garment. If he did that, he would tear the new garment, and the piece of cloth from the new garment would not fit with the cloth of the old garment.
37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins and would itself be spilled, and the wineskins would be ruined.
No one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does that, the new wine would burst the skins, and the wine would be spilled, and the wineskins would be destroyed.
38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and then both are preserved.
But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
39 And no one after drinking old wine immediately desires new wine, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is better.'”
