Matthew 9
1 And he entered into a boat, and passed over, and came into his own city.
So Jesus took a boat back across the lake to the town where he lived.
2 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 with the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven thee.
There they brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a mat. When Jesus saw how they trusted him, he told the paralyzed man, “My friend, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven.”
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
In response some of the religious teachers said to themselves, “He's speaking blasphemy!”
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Why think ye evil in your hearts?
But Jesus knew what they were thinking. He asked them, “Why are you thinking evil thoughts in your minds?
5 For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
What is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Get up and walk’?
6 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.
But to convince you that the Son of man does have the authority to forgive sins…” he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
The man got up and went home.
8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
When the crowds saw what had happened, they were scared. Then they praised God that he had given human beings such power.
9 And as Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the tax office: and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
As Jesus moved on from there he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth. Jesus called to him, “Follow me!” He got up, and followed Jesus.
10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat eating in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
While Jesus was eating at Matthew's home, many tax-collectors and sinners came and sat down at the table with Jesus and his disciples.
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why eateth your Master with tax collectors and sinners?
When the Pharisees saw this they asked Jesus' disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax-collectors and sinners?”
12 But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, They that are well need not a physician, but they that are sick.
When Jesus heard the question, he replied, “Those who are well don't need a doctor, but sick people do.
13 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.
Go and discover what this means: ‘I want mercy, not sacrifice. For I didn't come to call those who do what's right—I came to call sinners.’”
14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?
Then the disciples of John came and asked, “Why is that we and the Pharisees fast frequently, but your disciples don't?”
15 And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber 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 shall fast.
“Do wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is with them?” Jesus responded. “But the time is coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
16 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 tear is made worse.
No one puts a new patch on old clothes, otherwise it will shrink and make the tear worse.
17 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.
No one puts new wine in old wineskins either, otherwise the wineskins will burst, spilling the wine and ruining the wineskins. No, new wine is put into new wineskins, and both last.”
18 While he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
While he was telling them this, one of the leading officials came and bowed before him. “My daughter has just died,” the man told Jesus. “But if you come and place your hand on her, I know she will come back to life.”
19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
20 And, behold, a woman, who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
At that moment a woman who had been sick with bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the hem of his cloak.
21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be healed.
She had told herself, “If I can just touch his cloak, I'll be healed.”
22 But Jesus turned himself about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee well. And the woman was healed from that hour.
Jesus turned and saw her. “Be happy, for your trust in me has healed you,” he told her. The woman was immediately healed.
23 And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
Jesus arrived at the official's house. He saw the flute-players and the crowd that was weeping loudly.
24 He said to them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed at him.
“Please leave,” he told them, “For the girl isn't dead, she's just asleep.” But they laughed and made fun of him.
25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
But once the crowd had been sent out, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.
26 And the fame of this went abroad into all that land.
News of what happened spread throughout that region.
27 And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
As Jesus continued on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, “Son of David, please have mercy on us!”
28 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, Yea, Lord.
When Jesus arrived at the house where he was staying, the blind men came in too. “Are you convinced that I'm able to do this?” he asked them. “Yes, Lord,” they replied.
29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it to you.
Then Jesus touched their eyes, and said, “Because of your trust in me it will happen!”
30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus sternly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
And they could see. Then Jesus warned them, “Make sure nobody knows about this.”
31 But they, when they had departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
But they went and spread the word about Jesus everywhere.
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving, a man was brought to him who was dumb and demon-possessed.
33 And when the demon was cast out, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
Once the demon had been thrown out of him, the dumb man spoke, and the crowds were amazed. “Nothing ever happened like this before in Israel,” they said.
34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out demons through the prince of the demons.
But the Pharisees remarked, “He throws out demons using the power of the chief of demons.”
35 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.
Jesus went all over, visiting the towns and villages. He taught in their synagogues, telling them about the good news of the kingdom, and he healed all kinds of sicknesses and diseases.
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they were faint, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
When he saw the crowds, Jesus was deeply moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the labourers are few;
He told his disciples, “The harvest is large, but there are only a few workers.
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Pray to the Lord of the harvest, and ask him to send more workers for his harvest.”
