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1 He
entered into a
boat and crossed
over, and came
into his own
city.
2 Behold,
they brought to
him a man who
was paralyzed, lying
on a bed.
Jesus, seeing
their faith, said
to the paralytic,
“Son, cheer up!
Your sins are forgiven
you.”
3 Behold,
some of the
scribes said to
themselves, “This
man blasphemes.”
4 Jesus, knowing
their thoughts,
said,
“Why do you
think evil in
your hearts?
5 For which is
easier, to say,
‘Your sins are forgiven;’
or to say, ‘Get
up, and walk’?
6 But that you
may know that
the Son of
Man has
authority on
earth to forgive sins—”
(then he said
to the paralytic),
“Get up, and
take up your mat,
and go to
your house.”
7 He
arose and departed
to his house.
8 But
when the
multitudes saw it,
they marveled and
glorified God, who
had given such
authority to men.
9 As
Jesus passed by
from there, he
saw a man called
Matthew sitting at
the tax collection office.
He said to
him,
“Follow me.”
He got up
and followed him.
10 As
he sat in
the house, behold,
many tax
collectors and sinners
came and sat down
with Jesus and
his disciples.
11 When
the Pharisees saw
it, they said
to his disciples,
“Why does your
teacher eat with
tax collectors
and sinners?”
12 When
Jesus heard it, he
said to them,
“Those who are
healthy have no
need for a
physician, but
those who are
sick do.
13 But you go
and learn what
this means: ‘I
desire mercy,
and not
sacrifice,’
for I came
not to call
the righteous,
but sinners to repentance.”
14 Then
John’s disciples
came to him,
saying, “Why do
we and the
Pharisees fast
often, but your
disciples don’t
fast?”
15 Jesus
said to them,
“Can the friends
of the
bridegroom mourn
as long as
the bridegroom
is with them?
But the days
will come when
the bridegroom
will be taken
away from them,
and then they
will fast.
16 No one puts
a piece
of unshrunk cloth
on an old
garment; for the
patch would
tear away from
the garment, and
a worse hole is
made.
17 Neither do
people put new
wine into
old wineskins, or
else the skins
would burst, and
the wine be
spilled, and
the skins ruined. No,
they put new
wine into
fresh wineskins, and
both are
preserved.”
18 While
he told these
things to them,
behold, a ruler
came and worshiped
him, saying, “My
daughter has just
died, but come
and lay your
hand on her,
and she will
live.”
19 Jesus
got up and followed
him, as did
his disciples.
20 Behold,
a woman who
had a discharge
of blood for
twelve years came
behind him,
and touched the
fringe
of his garment;
21 for
she said within
herself, “If I
just touch his
garment, I will
be made well.”
22 But
Jesus, turning around
and seeing her,
said,
“Daughter, cheer up!
Your faith has
made you
well.”
And the woman
was made well
from that hour.
23 When
Jesus came into
the ruler’s house
and saw the flute
players and the
crowd in noisy
disorder,
24 he
said to them,
“Make room, because
the girl isn’t
dead, but sleeping.”
They were ridiculing
him.
25 But
when the crowd
was sent out,
he entered in,
took her by
the hand, and
the girl arose.
26 The report
of this went
out into all
that land.
27 As
Jesus passed by
from there, two
blind men followed
him, calling out
and saying, “Have
mercy on us,
son of David!”
28 When
he had come
into the house,
the blind men
came to him.
Jesus said to
them,
“Do you believe
that I am
able to do
this?”
They told him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then
he touched their
eyes, saying,
“According to
your faith be
it done to
you.”
30 Then
their eyes
were opened. Jesus strictly
commanded them, saying,
“See that no
one knows about
this.”
31 But
they went out
and spread abroad
his fame in
all that land.
32 As
they went out,
behold, a mute
man who was demon
possessed was brought
to him.
33 When
the demon was
cast out, the
mute man spoke.
The multitudes
marveled, saying, “Nothing
like this has
ever been seen
in Israel!”
34 But
the Pharisees said,
“By the prince of
the demons, he
casts out demons.”
35 Jesus
went about all
the cities and
the villages,
teaching in their
synagogues and
preaching the Good
News of
the Kingdom, and
healing every
disease and every
sickness among the
people.
36 But
when he saw
the multitudes, he
was moved with
compassion for
them because they
were harassed
and scattered,
like sheep without
a shepherd.
37 Then
he said to
his disciples,
“The harvest
indeed is
plentiful, but
the laborers are
few.
38 Pray therefore
that the Lord
of the harvest
will send out
laborers into
his harvest.”