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A Paralytic Healed |
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Matthew 9:1
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Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the
sea and came to His own city. |
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Matthew 9:2
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And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on
a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take
courage, son; your sins are forgiven." |
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Matthew 9:3
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And some of the scribes said to themselves,
"This fellow blasphemes." |
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Matthew 9:4
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And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, "Why
are you thinking evil in your hearts?" |
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Matthew 9:5
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"Which is easier,
to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, and walk'?" |
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Matthew 9:6
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"But so that you
may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--then
He *said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed
and go home." |
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Matthew 9:7
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And he got up and went home. |
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Matthew 9:8
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But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck,
and glorified God, who had given such authority to men. |
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Matthew Called |
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Matthew 9:9
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As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called
Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He *said to him, "Follow
Me!" And he got up and followed Him. |
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Matthew 9:10
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Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining
at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were
dining with Jesus and His disciples. |
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Matthew 9:11
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When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His
disciples, "Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?" |
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Matthew 9:12
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But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It
is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. |
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Matthew 9:13
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"But go and learn
what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come
to call the righteous, but sinners." |
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The Question about Fasting |
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Matthew 9:14
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Then the disciples of John *came
to Him, asking, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?" |
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Matthew 9:15
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And Jesus said to them, "The
attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them,
can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,
and then they will fast. |
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Matthew 9:16
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"But no one puts
a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the
garment, and a worse tear results. |
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Matthew 9:17
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"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." |
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Miracles of Healing |
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Matthew 9:18
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While He was saying these things to them, a
synagogue official came and bowed down before Him, and said, "My daughter has
just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live." |
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Matthew 9:19
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Jesus got up and began to follow him, and so
did His disciples. |
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Matthew 9:20
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And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage
for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak; |
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Matthew 9:21
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for she was saying to herself, "If I only touch
His garment, I will get well." |
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Matthew 9:22
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But Jesus turning and seeing her said, "Daughter,
take courage; your faith has made you well." At once the woman was made
well. |
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Matthew 9:23
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When Jesus came into the official's house, and
saw the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder, |
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Matthew 9:24
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He said, "Leave;
for the girl has not died, but is asleep." And they began laughing
at Him. |
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Matthew 9:25
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But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered
and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. |
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Matthew 9:26
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This news spread throughout all that land. |
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Matthew 9:27
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As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed
Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" |
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Matthew 9:28
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When He entered the house, the blind men 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." |
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Matthew 9:29
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Then He touched their eyes, saying, "It
shall be done to you according to your faith." |
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Matthew 9:30
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And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly
warned them: "See that no one knows about this!"
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Matthew 9:31
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But they went out and spread the news about
Him throughout all that land. |
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Matthew 9:32
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As they were going out, a mute, demon-possessed
man was brought to Him. |
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Matthew 9:33
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After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke;
and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "Nothing like this has ever been
seen in Israel." |
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Matthew 9:34
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But the Pharisees were saying, "He casts out
the demons by the ruler of the demons." |
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Matthew 9:35
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Jesus was going through all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. |
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Matthew 9:36
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Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them,
because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. |
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Matthew 9:37
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Then He *said
to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers
are few. |
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Matthew 9:38
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"Therefore beseech
the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest." |
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