King James Version

1 And having entered a boat, he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, they were bringing to him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, "Take courage, child; your sins are forgiven." 3 And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves: This man blasphemes. 4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?" 5 For what is easier to say: "Your sins are forgiven," or to say: "Rise and walk"? 6 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins—then he says to the paralytic, "Rise, take up your bed, and go to your house." 7 And having risen, he went to his house. 8 And when the crowds saw it, they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men. 9 And passing by, Jesus saw a man sitting at the tax booth, named Matthew, and said to him, "Follow me." And rising up, he followed him. 10 And it happened while he was reclining at the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And the Pharisees, seeing this, said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 12 But he, having heard, said: Those who are strong do not need a physician, but those who are badly off. 13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. 14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?" 15 And Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast." 16 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. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wineskins burst and the wine spills out and the wineskins are destroyed; but they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. 18 While he was speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live." 19 And Jesus, having risen, followed him, and his disciples. 20 And behold, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, approaching from behind, touched the fringe of his garment. 21 For she said within herself, "If only I touch his garment, I will be saved." 22 But Jesus turned and, seeing her, said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has saved you." And the woman was healed from that hour. 23 And Jesus came into the house of the ruler and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion. 24 He said: "Depart, for the girl has not died but is sleeping." And they laughed at him. 25 But when the crowd was driven out, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And this report went out into all that land. 27 And as he was passing by there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of David." 28 When he entered the house, the blind came to him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord." 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you." 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying: Let no one know. 31 But those who went out proclaimed him throughout all that land. 32 And as they were leaving, behold, they brought to him a man who was deaf and demon-possessed. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the deaf man spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, "Never has anything like this appeared in Israel." 34 But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons." 35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness. 36 And seeing the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were distressed and dejected like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he says to his disciples: "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the workers are few." 38 Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.