AND going on board the vessel, he passed over, and came to his own
city. (2)And lo! they brought him a paralytic stretched on a bed: and
Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Be of good cheer, son;
thy sins are forgiven thee. (3)And lo! some of the scribes said within
themselves, This man blasphemeth. (4)And Jesus, seeing their thoughts,
said, wherefore do ye imagine evil things in your hearts? (5)For which
is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise,
and walk? (6)But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority
upon earth to forgive sins, (then he saith to the paralytic,) Arise,
take up thy bed, and go into thy house. (7)And he arose, and went to
his house. (8)But when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and
glorified God, who had given such power unto men.
(9)And Jesus passing from thence, saw a man sitting at the custom
house, called Matthew: and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and
followed him. (10)And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many
tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and
his disciples. (11)And the Pharisees observing it, said to his
disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and
sinners? (12)But Jesus hearing it, said unto them, They who are in the
vigour of health have no need of the physician, but they who have
illness. (13)Go then, and learn what is said, "I require mercy and not
sacrifice:" for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
(14)Then came unto him disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the
Pharisees keep many fasts, but thy disciples fast not? (15)And Jesus
said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber weep, whilst the
bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom
shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast. (16)But no man
ingrafts a patch of undressed cloth into an old garment, for the piece
supplied taketh from the garment, and the rent becomes worse. (17)Nor
do they put new wine into old bottles: but if they do, the bottles
burst, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are destroyed: but they
put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
(18)As he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a
ruler, and prostrated himself before him, saying, My daughter hath just
now died: but come and lay thine hand upon her, and she shall live.
(19)And Jesus arose, and followed him, and his disciples also. (20)And,
behold, a woman, who had an haemorrage twelve years, came behind, and
touched the fringe of his garment: (21)for she said within herself, If
I only touch his garment, I shall be cured. (22)Then Jesus, turning
about and beholding her, said, Be encouraged, daughter; thy faith hath
saved thee. And the woman was cured from that hour. (23)And when Jesus
was come into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players, and a
multitude confusedly lamenting, (24)he saith to them, Retire; for the
little girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they derided him. (25)So
when the multitude was put out, he went in, and took her by the hand,
and the little girl arose. (26)And the fame of it went forth into all
that country.
(27)And as Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying
out, and saying, Have mercy on us, son of David! (28)So when he came
into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus said to them,
Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yes, Lord.
(29)Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it
unto you. (30)And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged
them, saying, Take care that no person know it. (31)But they going
forth, blazoned his fame through all that country.
(32)And when they were coming out, behold, they brought unto him a man,
dumb, a demoniac. (33)And when the devil was cast out, the dumb man
spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, Never at any time was the
like to this seen in Israel. (34)But the Pharisees said, By the prince
of the devils doth he cast the devils out.
(35)And Jesus took a circuit through all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing all manner of disease, and every malady among the people.
(36)And beholding the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for
them, because they were fainting, and lying here and there, as sheep
that had no shepherd. (37)Then said he to his disciples, The harvest
indeed is abundant, but the labourers are few; (38)entreat therefore
the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth workmen for his
harvest.