| 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 inclosed 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 . |
