Luke 5
1 Now it happened, while the crowd pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
Once, when the people were pressing around Jesus as they listened to God’s message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore.
2 He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.
3 He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
So, getting into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, Jesus asked him to push off a little way from the shore, and then sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Push off into deep water, and throw out your nets for a haul.”
5 Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the nets."
“We have been hard at work all night, Sir,” answered Simon, “and have not caught anything, but, at your bidding, I will throw out the nets.”
6 When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.
They did so, and enclosed such a great shoal of fish that their nets began to break.
7 They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.
So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats so full of fish that they were almost sinking.
8 But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord."
When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus’ knees, exclaiming, “Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!”
9 For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;
For he and all who were with him were lost in amazement at the haul of fish which they had made;
10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will be catching people."
and so, too, were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon, “from today you will catch people.”
11 When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.
And, when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything, and followed him.
12 It happened, while he was in one of the cities, look, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."
On one occasion Jesus was staying in a town, when he saw a man who was covered with leprosy. When the leper saw Jesus, he threw himself on his face and implored his help, “Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
13 And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be cleansed." Immediately the leprosy left him.
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, “I am willing; become clean.” Instantly the leprosy left the man;
14 And he commanded him, "Do not tell anyone, but go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
and then Jesus impressed on him that he was not to say a word to anyone, “but,” he added, “set out and show yourself to the priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing, in the manner directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.”
15 But the report concerning him spread much more, and large crowds came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.
However, the story about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came together to listen to him, and to be cured of their illnesses;
16 But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.
but Jesus used to withdraw to lonely places and pray.
17 It happened on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal.
On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was on Jesus, so that he could work cures.)
18 And look, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before him.
And there some men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. They tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus;
19 Not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus.
but, finding no way of getting him in owing to the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him through the tiles, with his pallet, into the middle of the people and in front of Jesus.
20 Seeing their faith, he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."
When he saw their faith, Jesus said, “Friend, your sins have been forgiven you.”
21 The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began debating about this. “Who is this man who speaks so blasphemously?” they asked. “Who can forgive sins except God?”
22 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?
When Jesus became aware of the way in which they were debating, he turned to them and exclaimed, “What are you debating with yourselves?
23 Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you;' or to say, 'Arise and walk?'
Which is the easier? – to say ‘Your sins have been forgiven you’? Or to say ‘Get up, and walk’?
24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" (he said to the paralyzed man), "I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house."
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” – he spoke to the paralyzed man – “To you I say, Get up, and take up your pallet, and go to your home.”
25 Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.
Instantly the man stood up before their eyes, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his home, praising God.
26 Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen remarkable things today."
The people, one and all, were lost in amazement, and praised God; and in great awe they said, “We have seen marvelous things today!”
27 After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me."
After this, Jesus went out; and he noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting in the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me.”
28 He left everything, and rose up and followed him.
Levi left everything and got up and followed him.
29 Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
And Levi gave a great banquet at his house, in honor of Jesus; and a large number of tax collectors and others were having dinner with them.
30 The Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"
The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law belonging to their party complained of this to the disciples of Jesus.
31 Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
In answer Jesus said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are ill.
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
I have not come to call the religious, but the outcast, to repent.”
33 They said to him, "The disciples of John often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."
“John’s disciples,” they said to Jesus, “Often fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, while yours are eating and drinking!”
34 He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
But Jesus answered them, “Can you make the groom’s friends fast while the groom is with them?
35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days."
But the days will come – a time when the groom will be taken away from them; and they will fast then, when those days come.”
36 He also told a parable to them. "No one having torn a piece from a new garment puts it on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the piece from the new will not match the old.
Then, as an illustration, Jesus said to them, “No one ever tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old one; for, if they do, they will not only tear the new garment, but the piece from the new one will not match the old.
37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.
And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; for, if they do, the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine itself will run out, and the skins be lost.
38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
But new wine must be put into fresh skins.
39 No one having drunk old wine desires new, for he says, 'The old is good.'"
No one after drinking old wine wishes for new. ‘No,’ they say, ‘the old is excellent.’”
