Matthew 9
1 And having gone into the boat, He passed over, and came to His own city,
And he got into a boat and went across and came to his town.
2 and behold, they were bringing to Him a paralytic, laid on a bed, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, “Take courage, child, your sins have been forgiven.”
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 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, “This One speaks evil.”
And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.
4 And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, “Why think evil in your hearts?
And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?
5 For which is easier? To say, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise and walk?
For which is the simpler, to say, You have forgiveness for your sins; or to say, Get up and go?
6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on the earth to forgive sins—(then He says to the paralytic)—Having risen, take up your bed, 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 And he, having risen, went to his house,
And he got up and went away to his house.
8 and the multitudes having seen, wondered, and glorified God, who gave such power to men.
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 Jesus passing on from there saw a man sitting at the tax office named Matthew, and says to him, “Follow Me,” and he, having risen, 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 And it came to pass, He reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, were dining 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 and the Pharisees having seen, said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat 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 And Jesus having heard, said to them, “They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;
But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
13 but having gone, learn what [this] is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice; for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners.”
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 do we and the Pharisees fast much, and 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 And Jesus said to them, “Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom may be taken 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 undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment, and a worse split is made.
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 skins, and if not—the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed, but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.”
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 is speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler having come, was prostrating to Him, saying that “My daughter just now died, but having come, 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 And Jesus having risen, followed him, also His disciples,
And Jesus got up and went after him, and so did his disciples.
20 and behold, a woman having a flow of blood [for] twelve years, having come to Him behind, touched the fringe of His garments,
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 said within herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I will be saved.”
Because, she said to herself, if I may but put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.
22 And Jesus having turned, and having seen her, said, “Take courage, daughter, your faith has saved you,” and the woman was saved from that 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 And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and having seen the pipers and the multitude making tumult,
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, “Withdraw, for the girl did not die, but sleeps,” and they were deriding Him;
He said, Make room; for the girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they were laughing at him.
25 but when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, He took hold of her hand, and the girl arose,
But when the people were sent out, he went in and took her by the hand; and the girl got up.
26 and the fame of this went forth to all the land.
And the news of it went out into all that land.
27 And Jesus passing on from there, two blind men followed Him, calling and saying, “Deal kindly with 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 He having come into the house, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus 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 strictly charged them, saying, “See, let no one know”;
And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.
31 but they, having gone forth, spread His fame in all that land.
But they went out and gave news of him in all that land.
32 And as they are coming forth, behold, they brought to Him a man mute, a demoniac,
And while they were going away, there came to him a man without the power of talking, and with an evil spirit.
33 and the demon having been cast out, the mute spoke, and the multitude wondered, saying that “It was never so seen 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, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out the demons.”
But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.
35 And Jesus was going up and down all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness 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 And having seen the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having 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 indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few;
Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.
38 therefore implore the Lord of the harvest that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.”
Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.
