Matthew 9
1 Afterwards Jesus got into a boat, and, crossing over, came to his own city.
And he entered into a boat, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2 There some people brought to him a paralysed man on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, ‘Courage, child! Your sins are forgiven.’
And behold, they brought to him a man sick with the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven thee.
3 Then some of the teachers of the Law said to themselves, ‘This man is blaspheming!’
And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.
4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus exclaimed, ‘Why do your cherish such wicked thoughts?
And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why think ye evil in your hearts?
5 Which, I ask, is the easier? – to say “Your sins are forgiven”? Or to say “Get up, and walk”?
For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But to show you that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins’ – then he said to the paralysed man – ‘Get up, take up your bed, and return to your home.’
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick with the palsy, ) Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house.
7 The man got up and went to his home.
And he arose, and departed to his house.
8 When the crowd saw this, they were awe-struck, and praised God for giving such power to human beings.
But when the multitude saw [it], they marveled, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
9 As Jesus went along, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting in the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Matthew got up and followed him.
And as Jesus was passing from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
10 And, later on, when he was having dinner in the house, a number of tax collectors and outcasts came in and took their places at the table with Jesus and his disciples.
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat in the company of tax collectors and outcasts?’
And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said to his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill.
But when Jesus heard [that], he said to them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13 Go and learn what this means – “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice”; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast.’
But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
14 Then John’s disciples came to Jesus, and asked, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast while your disciples do not?’
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?
15 Jesus answered, ‘Can the groom’s friends mourn as long as the groom is with them? But the days will come, when the groom will be taken away from them, and they will fast then.
And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast.
16 Nobody ever puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for such a patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.
No man putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
17 Nor do people put new wine into old wine-skins; for, if they do, the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are lost; but they put new wine into fresh skins, and so both are preserved.’
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 While Jesus was saying this, a synagogue leader came up and bowed to the ground before him. ‘My daughter,’ he said, ‘has just died; but come and place your hand on her, and she will be restored to life.’
While he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.
19 So Jesus rose and followed him, and his disciples went also.
And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.
20 But meanwhile a woman, who had been suffering from haemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak.
(And behold, a woman who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment.
21 ‘If I only touch his cloak,’ she said to herself, ‘I will get well.’
For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
22 Turning and seeing her, Jesus said, ‘Courage, daughter! Your faith has delivered you.’ And at that very moment she became well.
But Jesus turned himself about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.)
23 When Jesus reached the leader’s house, seeing the flute players, and a number of people all in confusion,
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
24 he said, ‘Go away, the little girl is not dead; she is asleep.’ They began to laugh at him;
He said to them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they derided him.
25 but, when the people had been sent out, Jesus went in, and took the little girl’s hand, and she rose.
But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
26 The report of this spread through all that part of the country.
And the fame of this went abroad into all that land.
27 As Jesus was passing on from there, he was followed by two blind men, who kept calling out, ‘Take pity on us, Son of David!’
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] son of David, have mercy on us.
28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him; and Jesus asked them, ‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ ‘Yes, Master!’ they answered.
And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.
29 Then he touched their eyes, and said, ‘It will be according to your faith.’
Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it to you.
30 Then their eyes were opened. Jesus sternly cautioned them. ‘See that no one knows of it,’ he said.
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See [that] no man know [it].
31 But the men went out, and spread the news about him through all that part of the country.
But they, when they had departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
32 Just as they were going out, some people brought up to Jesus a dumb man who was possessed by a demon;
As thy went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
33 and, as soon as the demon had been driven out, the dumb man spoke. The people were astonished at this, and exclaimed, ‘Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!’
And when the demon was cast out, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, ‘He drives out the demons by the help of the chief of the demons.’
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out demons, through the prince of the demons.
35 Jesus went round all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness, and every disease among the people.
36 But, when he saw the crowds, his heart was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and harassed, like sheep without a shepherd;
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 and he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is abundant, but the labourers are few.
Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly [is] plentiful, but the laborers [are] few.
38 Therefore pray to the owner of the harvest to send labourers to gather in his harvest.’
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.
