1And it came to pass, that, as the people
pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood
by the lake of Gennesaret,
2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but
the fishermen were gone out of them, and were
washing their nets.
3And he entered into one of the ships, which
was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out
a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught
the people out of the ship.
4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto
Simon, Launch
out into the deep, and let down your nets for a
draught.
5And Simon answering said unto him, Master,
we have toiled all the night, and have taken
nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down
the net.
6And when they had this done, they inclosed a
great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7And they beckoned unto their partners,
which were in the other ship, that they should come
and help them. And they came, and filled both the
ships, so that they began to sink.
8When Simon Peter saw it,
he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from
me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9For he was astonished, and all that were
with him, at the draught of the fishes which they
had taken:
10And so was also
James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were
partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear
not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
11And when they had brought their ships to
land, they forsook all, and followed him.
12And it came to pass, when he was in a
certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who
seeing Jesus fell on his face,
and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou
canst make me clean.
13And he put forth his hand,
and touched him, saying, I
will: be thou clean. And immediately the
leprosy departed from him.
14And he charged him to tell no man: but
go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for
thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a
testimony unto them.
15But so much the more went there a fame
abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to
hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
16And he withdrew himself into the
wilderness, and prayed.
17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he
was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors
of the law sitting by, which were come out of every
town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the
power of the Lord was present to
heal them.
18And, behold, men brought in a bed a man
which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to
bring him in, and to lay him before
him.
19And when they could not find by what way they
might bring him in because of the multitude, they
went upon the housetop, and let him down through the
tiling with his couch
into the midst before Jesus.
20And when he saw their faith, he said unto
him, Man,
thy sins are forgiven thee.
21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to
reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh
blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he
answering said unto them, What
reason ye in your hearts?
23Whether
is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to
say, Rise up and walk?
24But
that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon
earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick
of the palsy,) I
say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go
into thine house.
25And immediately he rose up before them, and
took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own
house, glorifying God.
26And they were all amazed, and they
glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We
have seen strange things to day.
27And after these things he went forth, and
saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt
of custom: and he said unto him, Follow
me.
28And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
29And Levi made him a great feast in his own
house: and there was a great company of publicans
and of others that sat down with them.
30But their scribes and Pharisees murmured
against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and
drink with publicans and sinners?
31And Jesus answering said unto them, They
that are whole need not a physician; but they that
are sick.
32I
came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
33And they said unto him, Why do the
disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and
likewise the
disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and
drink?
34And he said unto them, Can
ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while
the bridegroom is with them?
35But
the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be
taken away from them, and then shall they fast in
those days.
36And he spake also a parable unto them; No
man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if
otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the
piece that was taken out
of the new agreeth not with the old.
37And
no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the
new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and
the bottles shall perish.
38But
new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are
preserved.
39No
man also having drunk old wine straightway
desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.