Matthew

9 And entering into a boat he crossed over, and came into his own city.

2 And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic on a couch laid prostrate; and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic,—Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins.

3 And lo! certain of the scribes said within themselves,—This man speaketh profanely!

4 And Jesus knowing their inward thoughts, said,—To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts?

5 For which is easier—To say, Forgiven are thy sins,—Or to say, Rise and be walking!

6 But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority upon the earth to be forgiving sins Then saith he to the paralytic,—Rise! take up thy couch, And withdraw unto thy house.

7 And rising he departed unto his house.

8 Now the multitudes seeing were struck with fear, and glorified the God who had given authority such as this unto men.

9 And Jesus passing aside from thence saw a man presiding over the tax-office called Matthew and saith unto him,—Be following me. And arising he followed him.

10 And it came to pass as he was reclining in the house that lo! many tax-collectors and sinners came, and were reclining together with Jesus and his disciples.

11 And the Pharisees observing it began to say unto his disciples,—Wherefore with tax-collectors and sinners doth your Teacher eat?

12 And he hearing it said,—No need have the strong of a physician, but they who are sick.

13 But go ye and learn what this meaneth,—Mercy I desire, and not sacrifice; For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

14 Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying,—Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast, whereas thy disciples fast not?

15 And Jesus said unto them,—Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then will they fast.

16 Howbeit no one layeth on a patch of unshrunk cloth upon an old garment,—for the shrinking of it teareth away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

17 Neither pour they new wine into old skins: otherwise at least, the skins are burst and the wine runneth out, and the skins are spoiled,—but they pour new wine into unused skins, and both are together preserved.

18 While these things he was speaking unto them lo! a [certain] ruler came and began bowing down to him, saying,—My daughter just now died! But come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

19 And Jesus arising was following him, also his disciples.

20 And lo! a woman having a flow of blood twelve years coming near behind touched the fringe of his mantle.

21 For she kept saying within herself,—If only I touch his mantle I shall be made well!

22 And Jesus turning and seeing her said,—Take courage! daughter, Thy faith hath made thee well. And the woman was made well from that hour.

23 And Jesus coming into the house of the ruler and seeing the flute-players and the multitude in confusion was saying:

24 Give place! for the maiden died not but is sleeping. And they began to deride him.

25 But when the multitude had been put forth he went in and grasped her hand,—and the maiden arose.

26 And forth went this report into the whole of that land.

27 And as Jesus was passing aside from thence there followed him two blind men, crying aloud and saying,—Have mercy on us, O Son of David!

28 And when he entered the house the blind men came unto him,—and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I can do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord!

29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you.

30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them saying, Mind! let no one know!

31 They however going forth made him known throughout the whole of that land.

32 And as they were going forth lo! there was brought to him a dumb man, demonized.

33 And the demon being cast out the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled, saying,—Never was it seen thus in Israel.

34 [But the Pharisees began to say, In the ruler of the demons is he casting out the demons.]

35 And Jesus was going round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the glad-message of the kingdom,—and curing every disease and every infirmity.

36 But seeing the multitudes he was moved with compassion concerning them, because they were torn and thrown down like sheep having no shepherd.

37 Then saith he unto his disciples,—The harvest indeed is great, But the labourers few;

38 Beg ye therefore of the Lord of the harvest,—That he would thrust forth labourers into his harvest.