Getting into a boat
, Jesus crossed
over
the sea and came
to aHis own
city
.
aAnd they brought to Him a bparalytic
lying
on a bed
. Seeing
their faith
, Jesus
said
to the paralytic
, " cTake
courage
, 1son
; dyour sins
are forgiven
."
And some of the scribes
said
1to themselves
, "This
fellow ablasphemes
."
And Jesus aknowing
their thoughts
said
, "Why
are you thinking
evil
in your hearts
?
"Which is easier
, to say
, ` aYour sins
are forgiven
,' or
to say
, `Get
up, and walk
'?
"But so that you may know
that athe Son
of Man
has
authority
on earth
to forgive
sins
"--then
He *said
to the bparalytic
, "Get
up, pick
up your bed
and go
home
."
And he got up and 1went
home
.
But when the crowds saw
this, they were 1awestruck
, and aglorified
God
, who had given
such
authority
to men
.
aAs Jesus went
on from there
, He saw
a man
called
bMatthew
, sitting
in the tax
collector's
booth
; and He *said
to him, " cFollow
Me!" And he got
up and followed
Him.
Then it happened
that as 1Jesus
was reclining
at the table in the house
, behold
, many
tax
collectors
and 2sinners
came
and were dining
with Jesus
and His disciples
.
When the Pharisees saw
this, they said
to His disciples
, " aWhy
is your Teacher
eating
with the tax
collectors
and sinners
?"
But when Jesus heard this, He said
, "It is not athose
who are healthy
who need
a physician
, but those
who are sick
.
"But go and learn
1 awhat
this means
: ` bI DESIRE
2COMPASSION
, 3AND NOT SACRIFICE
,' for cI did not come
to call
the righteous
, but sinners
."
Then the disciples
of John
*came
to Him, asking
, "Why
do we and athe Pharisees
fast
, but Your disciples
do not fast
?"
And Jesus said
to them, "The 1attendants
of the bridegroom
cannot
mourn
as long
as the bridegroom
is with them, can they? But the days
will come
when
the bridegroom
is taken
away
from them, and then
they will fast
.
"But no one
puts
1a patch
of unshrunk
cloth
on an old
garment
; for 2the patch
pulls
away
from the garment
, and a worse
tear
results
.
"Nor do people put
new
wine
into old
wineskins
; otherwise
the wineskins
burst
, and the wine
pours
out and the wineskins
are ruined
; but they put
new
wine
into fresh
wineskins
, and both
are preserved
."
aWhile He was saying these
things
to them, 1a synagogue 2official
came
and 3 bbowed
down
before
Him, and said
, "My daughter
has just
died
; but come
and lay
Your hand
on her, and she will live
."
Jesus got
up and began to follow
him, and so did His disciples
.
And a woman who had been suffering
from a hemorrhage
for twelve
years
, came
up behind
Him and touched
athe 1fringe
of His 2cloak
;
for she was saying 1to herself
, "If
I only
atouch
His garment
, I will 2get
well
."
But Jesus turning
and seeing
her said
, "Daughter
, atake
courage
; byour faith
has 1made
you well
." 2At once
the woman
was 3made
well
.
When Jesus came
into the 1official's
house
, and saw
athe flute-players
and the crowd
in noisy
disorder
,
He said, "Leave
; for the girl
ahas not died
, but is asleep
." And they began laughing
at Him.
But awhen the crowd
had been sent
out, He entered
and btook
her by the hand
, and the girl
1got
up.
aThis news
spread
throughout
all
that land
.
As Jesus went
on from there
, two
blind
men
followed
Him, crying
out, "Have
mercy
on us, aSon
of David
!"
When He entered
the house
, the blind
men
came
up to Him, and Jesus
*said
to them, "Do you believe
that I am
able
to do
this
?" They *said
to Him, "Yes
, Lord
."
Then He touched
their eyes
, saying
, " 1It shall be done
to you aaccording
to your faith
."
And their eyes were opened
. And Jesus
asternly
warned
them: "See
that no
one
knows
about this!"
But they went out and aspread
the news
about Him throughout
all
that land
.
As they were going out, aa mute
, bdemon-possessed
man
1was brought
to Him.
After the demon was cast
out, the mute
man
spoke
; and the crowds
were amazed
, and were saying
, " aNothing
like
this
has 1ever
been seen
in Israel
."
But the Pharisees were saying
, "He acasts
out the demons
by the ruler
of the demons
."
Jesus was going
through
all
the cities
and villages
, ateaching
in their synagogues
and proclaiming
the gospel
of the kingdom
, and healing
every
kind
of disease
and every
kind
of sickness
.
aSeeing the 1people
, He felt
compassion
for them, bbecause
they were 2distressed
and 3dispirited
like
sheep
4without
a shepherd
.
Then He *said
to His disciples
, " aThe harvest
is plentiful
, but the workers
are few
.
"Therefore beseech
the Lord
of the harvest
to send
out workers
into His harvest
."