Matthew 9
A Paralyzed Man Healed
1 Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the Sea of Galilee and came to aHis own city. 2 bAnd they brought to Him a cparalyzed man lying on a stretcher. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man who was paralyzed, “ dTake courage, ▼▼Lit child
son; fyour sins are forgiven.” 3And some of the scribes said ▼▼Lit among
to themselves, “This man is hblaspheming!” 4And Jesus, iperceiving their thoughts, said, “Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘ jYour sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 6 But so that you may know that kthe Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” --then He *said to the lparalyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.” 7And he got up and ▼▼Lit departed to his home
went home. 8But when the crowds saw this, they were ▼▼Lit afraid
awestruck, and they oglorified God, who had given such authority to men. Matthew Called
9 pAs Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called qMatthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He *said to him, “ rFollow Me!” And he got up and followed Him. 10 Then it happened that as ▼▼Lit He
Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and ▼▼I.e., irreligious Jews
sinners came and began dining with Jesus and His disciples. 11And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “ uWhy is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” 12But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not vthose who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Now go and learn ▼▼Lit what is
xwhat this means: ‘ yI desire ▼▼Or mercy
compassion, ▼▼Lit and not
rather than sacrifice,’ for abI did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” The Question about Fasting
14 Then the disciples of John *came to Him, asking, “Why do we and acthe Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15And Jesus said to them, “The ▼▼Lit sons of the wedding place
attendants of the groom cannot mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for ▼▼Lit that which fills up
the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results. 17 Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out and the wineskins are ruined; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.” Miracles of Healing
18 afWhile He was saying these things to them, behold, ▼▼Or one
a synagogue ▼▼Lit ruler
official came and ▼▼Or worshiped
ajbowed down before Him, and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will become alive again.” 19Jesus got up from the table and began to accompany him, along with His disciples. 20 And behold, a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind Him, and touched akthe ▼▼Or tassel; i.e., a ritual tassel sewn to corners of garments for Jewish men
border of His ▼▼Or outer garment
cloak; 21for she was ▼▼Or thinking
saying ▼▼Lit in herself
to herself, “If I only aptouch His cloak, I will ▼▼Lit be saved
get well.” 22But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, “Daughter, artake courage; asyour faith has ▼▼Lit saved you
made you well.” And ▼▼Lit from that hour
at once the woman was ▼▼Lit saved
made well. 23 When Jesus came into the ▼▼Lit ruler’s
official’s house and saw axthe flute players and the crowd in noisy disorder, 24He said, “Leave; for the girl ayhas not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him. 25But azwhen the crowd had been sent out, He entered and batook her by the hand, and the girl ▼▼Or was raised up
got up. 26And bcthis news spread throughout that land. 27 As Jesus went on from there, two men who were blind followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, bdSon of David!” 28And after He entered the house, the men who were blind came up to Him, and Jesus *said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They *said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” 29Then He touched their eyes, saying, “ ▼▼Or it is to be done; Gr imperative, i.e., a command
It shall be done for you bfaccording to your faith.” 30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus bgsternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about this!” 31But they went out and bhspread the news about Him throughout that land. 32 And as they were going out, behold, bia bjdemon-possessed man who was unable to speak ▼▼Lit they brought
was brought to Him. 33And after the demon was cast out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “ blNothing like this has ever ▼▼Lit appeared
been seen in Israel.” 34But the Pharisees were saying, “He bncasts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.” 35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, boteaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. 36 bpSeeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, bqbecause they were ▼▼Or weary
distressed and downcast, like sheep ▼▼Lit not having
without a shepherd. 37Then He *said to His disciples, “ btThe harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38 Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”
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