1. AND it came to pass,
that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood
by the lake of Gennesaret,
2. And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone
out of them, and were washing their nets.
3. And 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.
4. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon,
Launch
out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5. And 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.
6. And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of
fishes: and their net brake.
7. And 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.
8. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying,
Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught
of the fishes which they had taken:
10. And 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.
11. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all,
and followed him.
12. And 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.
13. And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying,
I
will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed
from him.
14. And 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.
15. But 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.
16. And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17. And 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.
18. And, 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.
19. And 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.
20. And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are
forgiven thee.
21. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is
this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God
alone?
22. But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto
them, What reason ye
in your hearts?
23. Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
Rise up and walk?
24. But 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.
25. And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon
he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26. And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled
with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
27. And 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.
28. And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
29. And 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.
30. But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples,
saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31. And Jesus answering said unto them, They
that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33. And 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?
34. And he said unto them,
Can
ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is
with them?
35. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away
from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
36. And 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.
37. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine
will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
38. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
39. No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he
saith, The old is better.
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