[1] He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
[2] Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed.
Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins
are forgiven you." [3] Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves,
"This man blasphemes." [4] Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you
think evil in your hearts? [5] For which is easier, to say, `Your sins are
forgiven;` or to say, `Get up, and walk?` [6] But that you may know that
the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to
the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house."
[7] He arose and departed to his house. [8] But when the multitudes saw it,
they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men. [9]
As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew, sitting at the
tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." He got up and followed
him. [10] It happened, as he sat at the table in the house, behold, many
tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
[11] When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your
teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?" [12] When Jesus heard it,
he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but
those who are sick do. [13] But you go and learn what this means: `I desire
mercy, and not sacrifice,` for I came not to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance." [14] Then John`s disciples came to him, saying,
"Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don`t fast?"
[15] Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long
as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom
will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. [16] No one puts a
piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away
from the garment, and a worse hole is made. [17] Neither do people put new
wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be
spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins,
and both are preserved." [18] While he told these things to them, behold, a
ruler came and worshipped him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come
and lay your hand on her, and she will live." [19] Jesus got up and
followed him, as did his disciples. [20] Behold, a woman, who had an issue
of blood for twelve years, came behind him, and touched the tassels of his
garment; [21] for she said within herself, "If I just touch his garment, I
will be made well." [22] But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said,
"Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was made
well from that hour. [23] When Jesus came into the ruler`s house, and saw
the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder, [24] he said to them,
"Make room, because the young lady isn`t dead, but sleeping." They
laughed him to scorn. [25] But when the crowd was put out, he entered in,
took her by the hand, and the young lady arose. [26] The report of this
went forth into all that land. [27] As Jesus passed by from there, two
blind men followed him, calling out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of
David!" [28] When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him.
Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They
told him, "Yes, Lord." [29] Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According
to your faith be it done to you." [30] Their eyes were opened. Jesus
strictly charged them, saying, "See that no one knows about this." [31] But
they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land. [32] As they
went forth, behold, there was brought to him a mute man who was demon
possessed. [33] When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The
multitudes marveled, saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in
Israel!" [34] But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons, he
casts out demons." [35] Jesus went about all the cities and the villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every disease and every sickness among the people. [36] But when he
saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they
were weary and scattered, as sheep without a shepherd. [37] Then he said to
his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
[38] Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send forth laborers
into his harvest."
