Luke 5
1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;
2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
3 Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.
4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.
9 For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;
10 and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.
11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.
12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.
14 “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.
15 But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.
16 Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.
17 One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
18 Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.
19 but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.
21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?
22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
But Jesus, who had knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
Which is the simpler: to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill, ) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.
25 And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.
26 Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.
28 and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.
29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.
30 But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
And Jesus, answering, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.
33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
And they said to him, The disciples of John frequently go without food, and make prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples take food and drink.
34 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?
35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.
36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.
37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.
And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins, for fear that the skins will be burst by the new wine, and the wine be let out, and the skins come to destruction.
38 Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.
