Matthew 9
1 So getting into the boat He crossed over and came into His own city.
And he got into a boat and went across and came to his town.
2 And then, they came to Him carrying a paralytic lying on a pallet. And seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic, “Courage, son; your sins are forgiven you!”
And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.
3 But then, some of the scribes said within themselves, “This man blasphemes!”
And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.
4 So Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said: “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?
5 So which is easier, to say ‘Your sins are forgiven’, or to say ‘Get up and walk’?
For which is the simpler, to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?
6 But so that you may know that the Son of the Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins”—then He says to the paralytic, “On your feet, pick up your pallet and go to your house!”
But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (then said he to the man who was ill, ) Get up, and take up your bed, and go to your house.
7 So he got up and went off to his house.
And he got up and went away to his house.
8 And seeing it the crowds marveled and glorified God, the one giving such authority to the people.
But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.
9 And going on from there Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He says to him, “Follow me.” So getting up he followed Him.
And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.
10 Now it happened, as He was reclining at the table in the house, that many tax collectors and sinners had also come and were reclining at the table with Jesus and His disciples!
And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.
11 Upon seeing this the Pharisees said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?
12 But Jesus heard it, so He said to them: “Those who are strong do not need a physician, but those who are sick.
But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
13 But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.
14 Then the disciples of John come to Him saying, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast about many things, but your disciples do not fast?”
Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees frequently go without food, but your disciples do not?
15 So 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.
And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of the newly-married man be sad as long as he is with them? But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then will they go without food.
16 “And no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment and the tear becomes worse.
And no man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole.
17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst and the wine spills out, and the wineskins will be ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
And men do not put new wine into old wine-skins; or the skins will be burst and the wine will come out, and the skins are of no more use: but they put new wine into new wine-skins, and so the two will be safe.
18 While He was saying these things to them, there he was; a certain ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”
While he was saying these things to them, there came a ruler and gave him worship, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and put your hand on her, and she will come back to life.
19 So Jesus got up and followed him, with His disciples.
And Jesus got up and went after him, and so did his disciples.
20 And then—a woman who had been hemorrhaging for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.
And a woman, who for twelve years had had a flow of blood, came after him, and put her hand on the edge of his robe:
21 For she kept saying to herself, “If only I may touch His garment I will be healed.”
Because, she said to herself, if I may but put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.
22 But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Take courage, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, Daughter, take heart; 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 flutists and the crowd making a commotion,
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the players with their instruments and the people making a noise,
24 He says to them, “Go away, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” So they began to ridicule Him.
He said, Make room; for the girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they were laughing at him.
25 But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and grasped her hand, and the girl got up.
But when the people were sent out, he went in and took her by the hand; and the girl got up.
26 And the report of this went out into all that land.
And the news of it went out into all that land.
27 As Jesus went on from there two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
And when Jesus went on from there, two blind men came after him, crying out, Have mercy on us, you Son of David.
28 And arriving in the house, the blind men approached Him; so He says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, Have you faith that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.
29 Then He touched their eyes saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”
Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you.
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them saying, “See to it that no one knows!”
And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.
31 But going out they spread the news about Him in all that country.
But they went out and gave news of him in all that land.
32 As they were going out, well, they brought to Him a mute man, demonized.
And while they were going away, there came to him a man without the power of talking, and with an evil spirit.
33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the crowds marveled saying, “Never was it seen like this in Israel!”
And when the evil spirit had been sent out, the man had the power of talking: and they were all surprised, saying, Such a thing has never been seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.
35 Then Jesus went around to all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people.
And Jesus went about all the towns and small places, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom and making well all sorts of disease and pain.
36 Seeing the crowds He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and prostrated, like sheep without a shepherd.
But when he saw all the people he was moved with pity for them, because they were troubled and wandering like sheep without a keeper.
37 Then He says to His disciples: “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workers are few.
Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.
38 Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that He may send out workers into His harvest.”
Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.
