Luke 5
1 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.
And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed on him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 He saw two boats pulled up by the edge of the lake. The fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 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.
And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 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.”
Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked all night, and caught nothing, but at your word, I will let down the nets.”
And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at your word I will let down the net.
6 When they had done this, they gathered a very large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.
And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.
7 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.
And they beckoned to their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
8 But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9 For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken.
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
10 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.”
And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now on you shall catch men.
11 When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
12 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.”
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and sought him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.
13 Then Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.
And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be you clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 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.”
And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
15 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.
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
16 But he often withdrew into the deserted places and prayed.
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17 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.
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 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.
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19 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.
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went on the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the middle before Jesus.
20 Seeing their faith, Jesus said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.
21 The scribes and the Pharisees began to question this, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But Jesus, perceiving what they were thinking, answered and said to them, “Why are you questioning this in your hearts?
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said to them, What reason you in your hearts?
23 Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you' or to say 'Get up and walk?'
Whether is easier, to say, Your sins be forgiven you; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 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.”
But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (he said to the sick of the palsy, ) I say to you, Arise, and take up your couch, and go into your house.
25 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.
And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that where on he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 Everyone was amazed and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”
And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
27 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.”
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.
28 So Levi got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
29 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.
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
30 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?”
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31 Jesus answered them, “People who are well do not need a physician; only those who are sick.
And Jesus answering said to them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32 I did not come to call righteous people to repentance, but to call sinners to repentance.”
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33 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.”
And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but your eat and drink?
34 Jesus said to them, “Can anyone make the wedding attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is still with them?
And he said to them, Can you make the children of the bridal chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, then in those days they will fast.”
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
36 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.
And he spoke also a parable to them; No man puts a piece of a new garment on an old; if otherwise, then both the new makes a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agrees not with the old.
37 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.
And no man puts new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
39 No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is better.'”
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desires new: for he says, The old is better.
