Matthew Chapter 9
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And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
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and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
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And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:
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for he taught them as
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one having authority, and not as their scribes.
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And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
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And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.
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And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
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And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
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and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
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And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
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And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
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For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
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And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
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And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
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but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed,
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so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.
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And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick of a fever.
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And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.
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And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick:
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that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.
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Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
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And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
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And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven
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have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
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And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
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But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
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And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.
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And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
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And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish.
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And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
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And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
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And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
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And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
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Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
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And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And going on board the ship, he passed over and came to his own city.
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And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.
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And behold, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This [man] blasphemes.
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And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do ye think evil things in your hearts?
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For which is easier: to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise up and walk?
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But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he says to the paralytic,) Rise up, take up thy bed and go to thy house.
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And he rose up and went to his house.
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But the crowds seeing [it], were in fear, and glorifiedGod who gave such power to men.
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And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, called Matthew, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.
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And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples.
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And the Pharisees seeing [it], said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?
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But [Jesus] hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.
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But go and learn what [that] is — I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous [men] but sinners.
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Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not?
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And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast.
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But no one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment and a worse rent takes place.
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Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.
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As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live.
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And Jesus rose up and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.
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And behold, a woman, who had had a bloody flux [for] twelve years, came behind and touched the hem of his garment;
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for she said within herself, If I should only touch his garment I shall be healed.
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But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.
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And when Jesus was come to the house of the ruler, and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a tumult,
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he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.
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But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand; and the damsel rose up.
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And the fame of it went out into all that land.
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And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind [men] followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.
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And when he was come to the house, the blind [men] came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.
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Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you.
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And their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them sharply, saying, See, let no man know it.
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But they, when they were gone out, spread his name abroad in all that land.
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But as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon.
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And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel.
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But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.
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And Jesus went round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness.
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But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.
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Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest [is] great and the workmen [are] few;
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supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workmen unto his harvest.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Et ascendens in naviculam, transfretavit, et venit in civitatem suam.
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Et ecce offerebant ei paralyticum iacentem in lecto. Et videns Iesus fidem illorum, dixit paralytico: Confide fili, remittuntur tibi peccata tua.
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Et ecce quidam de Scribis dixerunt intra se: Hic blasphemat.
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Et cum vidisset Iesus cogitationes eorum, dixit: Ut quid cogitatis mala in cordibus vestris?
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Quid est facilius dicere: Dimittuntur tibi peccata tua: an dicere: Surge, et ambula?
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Ut autem sciatis, quia filius hominis habet potestatem in terra dimittendi peccata, tunc ait paralytico: Surge, tolle lectum tuum, et vade in domum tuam.
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Et surrexit, et abiit in domum suam.
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Videntes autem turbæ timuerunt, et glorificaverunt Deum, qui dedit potestatem talem hominibus.
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Et, cum transiret inde Iesus, vidit hominem sedentem in telonio, Matthæum nomine. Et ait illi: Sequere me. Et surgens, secutus est eum.
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Et factum est discumbente eo in domo, ecce multi publicani, et peccatores venientes discumbebant cum Iesu, et discipulis eius.
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Et videntes Pharisæi, dicebant discipulis eius: Quare cum publicanis, et peccatoribus manducat Magister vester?
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At Iesus audiens, ait: Non est opus valentibus medicus, sed male habentibus.
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Euntes autem discite quid est: Misericordiam volo, et non sacrificium. Non enim veni vocare iustos, sed peccatores.
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Tunc accesserunt ad eum discipuli Ioannis, dicentes: Quare nos, et Pharisæi ieiunamus frequenter: discipuli autem tui non ieiunant?
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Et ait illis Iesus: Numquid possunt filii sponsi lugere, quamdiu cum illis est sponsus? Venient autem dies cum auferetur ab eis sponsus: et tunc ieiunabunt.
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Nemo autem immittit commissuram panni rudis in vestimentum vetus: tollit enim plenitudinem eius a vestimento: et peior scissura fit.
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Neque mittunt vinum novum in utres veteres. alioquin rumpuntur utres, et vinum effunditur, et utres pereunt. Sed vinum novum in utres novos mittunt: et ambo conservantur.
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Hæc illo loquente ad eos, ecce princeps unus accessit, et adorabat eum, dicens: Domine, filia mea modo defuncta est: sed veni, impone manum tuam super eam, et vivet.
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Et surgens Iesus, sequebatur eum, et discipuli eius.
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Et ecce mulier, quæ sanguinis fluxum patiebatur duodecim annis, accessit retro, et tetigit fimbriam vestimenti eius.
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Dicebat enim intra se: Si tetigero tantum vestimentum eius: salva ero.
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At Iesus conversus, et videns eam, dixit: Confide filia, fides tua te salvam fecit. Et salva facta est mulier ex illa hora.
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Et cum venisset Iesus in domum principis, et vidisset tibicines et turbam tumultuantem, dicebat:
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Recedite: non est enim mortua puella, sed dormit. Et deridebant eum.
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Et cum eiecta esset turba, intravit: et tenuit manum eius. Et surrexit puella.
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Et exiit fama hæc in universam terram illam.
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Et transeunte inde Iesu, secuti sunt eum duo cæci, clamantes, et dicentes: Miserere nostri, fili David.
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Cum autem venisset domum, accesserunt ad eum cæci. Et dicit eis Iesus: Creditis quia hoc possum facere vobis? Dicunt ei: Utique, Domine.
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Tunc tetigit oculos eorum, dicens: Secundum fidem vestram fiat vobis.
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Et aperti sunt oculi eorum: et comminatus est illis Iesus, dicens: Videte ne quis sciat.
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Illi autem exeuntes, diffamaverunt eum in tota terra illa.
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Egressis autem illis, ecce obtulerunt ei hominem mutum, dæmonium habentem.
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Et eiecto dæmonio, locutus est mutus, et miratæ sunt turbæ, dicentes: Numquam apparuit sic in Israel.
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Pharisæi autem dicebant: In principe dæmoniorum eiicit dæmones.
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Et circuibat Iesus omnes civitates, et castella, docens in synagogis eorum, et prædicans evangelium regni, et curans omnem languorem, et omnem infirmitatem.
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Videns autem turbas, misertus est eis: quia erant vexati, et iacentes sicut oves non habentes pastorem.
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Tunc dicit discipulis suis: Messis quidem multa, operarii autem pauci.
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Rogate ergo Dominum messis, ut mittat operarios in messem suam.
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He entered into a boat and crossed over, and came into his own city.
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Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you.”
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Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”
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Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
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For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk’?
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But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins—” (then he said to the paralytic), “Get up, and take up your mat, and go to your house.”
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He arose and departed to his house.
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But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
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As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.
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As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
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When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
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But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
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Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”
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Jesus said to them, “Can the friends 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.
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No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.
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Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
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While he told 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.”
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Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples.
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Behold, a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;
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for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”
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But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
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When Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd in noisy disorder,
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he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.
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But when the crowd was sent out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
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The report of this went out into all that land.
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As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!”
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When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.”
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Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
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Then their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”
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But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
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As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.
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When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
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But the Pharisees said, “By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons.”
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Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
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But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
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Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
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Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”
wh1881 (wh1881) - Westcott-Hort Greek NT 1881 eBible USFM
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και εμβας εις πλοιον διεπερασεν και ηλθεν εις την ιδιαν πολιν
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και ιδου προσεφερον αυτω παραλυτικον επι κλινης βεβλημενον και ιδων ο ιησους την πιστιν αυτων ειπεν τω παραλυτικω θαρσει τεκνον αφιενται σου αι αμαρτιαι
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και ιδου τινες των γραμματεων ειπαν εν εαυτοις ουτος βλασφημει
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και ειδως ο ιησους τας ενθυμησεις αυτων ειπεν ινα τι ενθυμεισθε πονηρα εν ταις καρδιαις υμων
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τι γαρ εστιν ευκοπωτερον ειπειν αφιενται σου αι αμαρτιαι η ειπειν εγειρε και περιπατει
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ινα δε ειδητε οτι εξουσιαν εχει ο υιος του ανθρωπου επι της γης αφιεναι αμαρτιας τοτε λεγει τω παραλυτικω εγειρε αρον σου την κλινην και υπαγε εις τον οικον σου
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και εγερθεις απηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου
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ιδοντες δε οι οχλοι εφοβηθησαν και εδοξασαν τον θεον τον δοντα εξουσιαν τοιαυτην τοις ανθρωποις
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και παραγων ο ιησους εκειθεν ειδεν ανθρωπον καθημενον επι το τελωνιον μαθθαιον λεγομενον και λεγει αυτω ακολουθει μοι και αναστας ηκολουθησεν αυτω
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και εγενετο αυτου ανακειμενου εν τη οικια και ιδου πολλοι τελωναι και αμαρτωλοι ελθοντες συνανεκειντο τω ιησου και τοις μαθηταις αυτου
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και ιδοντες οι φαρισαιοι ελεγον τοις μαθηταις αυτου δια τι μετα των τελωνων και αμαρτωλων εσθιει ο διδασκαλος υμων
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ο δε ακουσας ειπεν ου χρειαν εχουσιν οι ισχυοντες ιατρου αλλα οι κακως εχοντες
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πορευθεντες δε μαθετε τι εστιν ελεος θελω και ου θυσιαν ου γαρ ηλθον καλεσαι δικαιους αλλα αμαρτωλους
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τοτε προσερχονται αυτω οι μαθηται ιωαννου λεγοντες δια τι ημεις και οι φαρισαιοι νηστευομεν οι δε μαθηται σου ου νηστευουσιν
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και ειπεν αυτοις ο ιησους μη δυνανται οι υιοι του νυμφωνος πενθειν εφ οσον μετ αυτων εστιν ο νυμφιος ελευσονται δε ημεραι οταν απαρθη απ αυτων ο νυμφιος και τοτε νηστευσουσιν
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ουδεις δε επιβαλλει επιβλημα ρακους αγναφου επι ιματιω παλαιω αιρει γαρ το πληρωμα αυτου απο του ιματιου και χειρον σχισμα γινεται
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ουδε βαλλουσιν οινον νεον εις ασκους παλαιους ει δε μηγε ρηγνυνται οι ασκοι και ο οινος εκχειται και οι ασκοι απολλυνται αλλα βαλλουσιν οινον νεον εις ασκους καινους και αμφοτεροι συντηρουνται
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ταυτα αυτου λαλουντος αυτοις ιδου αρχων [εις] προσελθων προσεκυνει αυτω λεγων οτι η θυγατηρ μου αρτι ετελευτησεν αλλα ελθων επιθες την χειρα σου επ αυτην και ζησεται
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και εγερθεις ο ιησους ηκολουθει αυτω και οι μαθηται αυτου
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και ιδου γυνη αιμορροουσα δωδεκα ετη προσελθουσα οπισθεν ηψατο του κρασπεδου του ιματιου αυτου
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ελεγεν γαρ εν εαυτη εαν μονον αψωμαι του ιματιου αυτου σωθησομαι
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ο δε ιησους στραφεις και ιδων αυτην ειπεν θαρσει θυγατερ η πιστις σου σεσωκεν σε και εσωθη η γυνη απο της ωρας εκεινης
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και ελθων ο ιησους εις την οικιαν του αρχοντος και ιδων τους αυλητας και τον οχλον θορυβουμενον
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ελεγεν αναχωρειτε ου γαρ απεθανεν το κορασιον αλλα καθευδει και κατεγελων αυτου
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οτε δε εξεβληθη ο οχλος εισελθων εκρατησεν της χειρος αυτης και ηγερθη το κορασιον
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και εξηλθεν η φημη αυτη εις ολην την γην εκεινην
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και παραγοντι εκειθεν τω ιησου ηκολουθησαν δυο τυφλοι κραζοντες και λεγοντες ελεησον ημας υιε δαυιδ
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ελθοντι δε εις την οικιαν προσηλθαν αυτω οι τυφλοι και λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους πιστευετε οτι δυναμαι τουτο ποιησαι λεγουσιν αυτω ναι κυριε
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τοτε ηψατο των οφθαλμων αυτων λεγων κατα την πιστιν υμων γενηθητω υμιν
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και ηνεωχθησαν αυτων οι οφθαλμοι και ενεβριμηθη αυτοις ο ιησους λεγων ορατε μηδεις γινωσκετω
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οι δε εξελθοντες διεφημισαν αυτον εν ολη τη γη εκεινη
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αυτων δε εξερχομενων ιδου προσηνεγκαν αυτω κωφον δαιμονιζομενον
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και εκβληθεντος του δαιμονιου ελαλησεν ο κωφος και εθαυμασαν οι οχλοι λεγοντες ουδεποτε εφανη ουτως εν τω ισραηλ
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[οι δε φαρισαιοι ελεγον εν τω αρχοντι των δαιμονιων εκβαλλει τα δαιμονια]
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και περιηγεν ο ιησους τας πολεις πασας και τας κωμας διδασκων εν ταις συναγωγαις αυτων και κηρυσσων το ευαγγελιον της βασιλειας και θεραπευων πασαν νοσον και πασαν μαλακιαν
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ιδων δε τους οχλους εσπλαγχνισθη περι αυτων οτι ησαν εσκυλμενοι και ερριμμενοι ωσει προβατα μη εχοντα ποιμενα
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τοτε λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου ο μεν θερισμος πολυς οι δε εργαται ολιγοι
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δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπως εκβαλη εργατας εις τον θερισμον αυτου
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And having gone to the boat, he passed over, and came to his own city,
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and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, `Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'
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And lo, certain of the scribes said within themselves, `This one doth speak evil.'
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And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, `Why think ye evil in your hearts?
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for which is easier? to say, The sins have been forgiven to thee; or to say, Rise, and walk?
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`But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins--(then saith he to the paralytic) --having risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.'
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And he, having risen, went to his house,
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and the multitudes having seen, wondered, and glorified God, who did give such power to men.
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And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.
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And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,
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and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'
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And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;
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but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'
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Then come to him do the disciples of John, saying, `Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast not?'
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And Jesus said to them, `Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.
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`And no one doth put a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up doth take from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
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`Nor do they put new wine into old skins, and if not--the skins burst, and the wine doth run out, and the skins are destroyed, but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.'
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While he is speaking these things to them, lo, a ruler having come, was bowing to him, saying that `My daughter just now died, but, having come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.'
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And Jesus having risen, did follow him, also his disciples,
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and lo, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, having come to him behind, did touch the fringe of his garments,
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for she said within herself, `If only I may touch his garment, I shall be saved.'
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And Jesus having turned about, and having seen her, said, `Be of good courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee,' and the woman was saved from that hour.
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And Jesus having come to the house of the ruler, and having seen the minstrels and the multitude making tumult,
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he saith to them, `Withdraw, for the damsel did not die, but doth sleep,' and they were deriding him;
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but, when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, he took hold of her hand, and the damsel arose,
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and the fame of this went forth to all the land.
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And Jesus passing on thence, two blind men followed him, calling and saying, `Deal kindly with us, Son of David.'
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And he having come to the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus saith to them, `Believe ye that I am able to do this?' They say to him, `Yes, sir.'
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Then touched he their eyes, saying, `According to your faith let it be to you,'
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and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, `See, let no one know;'
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but they, having gone forth, did spread his fame in all that land.
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And as they are coming forth, lo, they brought to him a man dumb, a demoniac,
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and the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake, and the multitude did wonder, saying that `It was never so seen in Israel:'
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but the Pharisees said, `By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'
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And Jesus was going up and down all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every sickness and every malady among the people.
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And having seen the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, that they were faint and cast aside, as sheep not having a shepherd,
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then saith he to his disciples, `The harvest indeed <FI>is<Fi> abundant, but the workmen few;
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beseech ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he may put forth workmen to His harvest.'
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).