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,
And it came to pass, while the multitude is pressing on Him to hear the word of God, and He was standing by the lake of 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 ships standing by the lake: the fishermen, having gone from them, 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 having come into one of the ships, which belonged to Simon, He asked him to lead out a little from the land, and sitting down He was teaching the multitudes from the ship.
4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
When He ceased speaking He said to Simon, Lead out into the deep, and spread your nets for a draught.
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 responding said to Him, Master, having toiled all night, we caught nothing: but at thy word I will spread the net.
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
And having done this, they caught a great multitude of fishes; and their net was breaking;
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 beckoned to their comrades in another ship, having come to assist them, And they came, and filled both ships, so as to sink them.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
And Simon Peter, seeing, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying; Depart from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man,
9 For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
For fear took hold of him, and all of those with him, at the draught of fishes which they received.
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 likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were companions to Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now you shall be catching men.
11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
And drawing up their ships to the land, having left all things, they followed 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 to pass, while He was in one of the cities, and behold, there is a man full of leprosy: and seeing Jesus, having fallen on his face, he prayed to Him, saying, Lord, if you may will it, you are able to cleanse me.
13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
And reaching out His hand, He touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed 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 commanded him to tell no one: but having gone away, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto 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.
And the word concerning Him was going abroad: and many multitudes continued to come, and be healed of their diseases by Him.
16 Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
And He was out in the deserts, and praying.
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 He was in one of the cities, and was teaching; and there were many Pharisees and theologians, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
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 behold, men carrying a man on a couch, who was paralyzed; and were seeking to bring him in, and place him before Him.
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 not having found by what way they may bring him in on account of the crowd, going upon the house, they let him down through the tiles along with the bed in their midst in the presence of Jesus.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
And seeing their faith, He said to him; Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
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 began to reason, Who is this one who speaketh blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins, except God only?
22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
And having responded He said to them, Why do you reason in your hearts?
23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
Which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven unto thee; or, to say. Arise and walk about?
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 in order that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (He said to the paralyzed), I say unto thee, Arise, and having taken thy bed, go into thy house.
25 And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
And immediately having arisen before them, taking the bed on which he was lying down, he went away to his own house, glorifying God.
26 Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
And rapture seized them all, and they continued to glorify God; and they were filled with fear, saying, that, We have seen the paradoxical this day.
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 came out, and saw a publican, by name Levi, sitting at the toll, and He said to him, Follow me.
28 and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
And having left all things, rising up, he followed 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 own house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and others who were sitting along with Him.
30 But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
And their scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring to His disciples, saying, Wherefore do you eat and drink with publicans and, sinners?
31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
And Jesus responding said to them, They that are whole have not need of a physician, but they that are sick;
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink?
34 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
And He said to them, Whether are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber to fast, while the bridegroom 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 the bridegroom must indeed be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.
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.
He also spoke a parable to them; Let no one put a piece of new cloth on an old garment; lest the new shall tear it, and the piece from the new will not fit 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 one puts new wine into old bottles; lest the new wine shall break the bottles, and it shall be poured out, and the bottles shall perish:
38 Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
but the new wine is to be put into new bottles, and both will be preserved.
39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
No one drinking the old immediately wishes the new; for he says, The old is better.
