The Gospel According to St. Matthew

⭑ Literal Standard Version :: World English Bible Catholic ⭑

- Chapter 9 -

(Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26)

And having gone into the boat, He passed over, and came to His own city,

and behold, they were bringing to Him a paralytic, laid on a bed, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, “Take courage, child, your sins have been forgiven.”

And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, “This One speaks evil.”

And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, “Why think evil in your hearts?

For which is easier? To say, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise and walk?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on the earth to forgive sins—(then He says to the paralytic)—Having risen, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

And he, having risen, went to his house,

and the multitudes having seen, wondered, and glorified God, who gave such power to men.

Jesus Calls Matthew

(Mark 2:13–17; Luke 5:27–32)

And Jesus passing on from there saw a man sitting at the tax office named Matthew, and says to him, “Follow Me,” and he, having risen, followed Him.

And it came to pass, He reclining in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, were dining with Jesus and His disciples,

and the Pharisees having seen, said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?”

And Jesus having heard, said to them, “They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

but having gone, learn what [this] is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice; for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners.”

Questions about Fasting

(Mark 2:18–20; Luke 5:33–35)

Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, and Your disciples do not fast?”

And Jesus said to them, “Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they will fast.

The Patches and the Wineskins

(Mark 2:21–22; Luke 5:36–39)

And no one puts a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment, and a worse split is made.

Nor do they put new wine into old skins, and if not—the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed, but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.”

The Healing Touch of Jesus

(Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56)

While He is speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler having come, was prostrating to Him, saying that “My daughter just now died, but having come, lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

And Jesus having risen, followed him, also His disciples,

and behold, a woman having a flow of blood [for] twelve years, having come to Him behind, touched the fringe of His garments,

for she said within herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I will be saved.”

And Jesus having turned, and having seen her, said, “Take courage, daughter, your faith has saved you,” and the woman was saved from that hour.

And Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and having seen the pipers and the multitude making tumult,

He says to them, “Withdraw, for the girl did not die, but sleeps,” and they were deriding Him;

but when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, He took hold of her hand, and the girl arose,

and the fame of this went forth to all the land.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute

(Mark 7:31–37)

And Jesus passing on from there, two blind men followed Him, calling and saying, “Deal kindly with us, Son of David!”

And He having come into the house, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you,”

and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See, let no one know”;

but they, having gone forth, spread His fame in all that land.

And as they are coming forth, behold, they brought to Him a man mute, a demoniac,

and the demon having been cast out, the mute spoke, and the multitude wondered, saying that “It was never so seen in Israel,”

but the Pharisees said, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out the demons.”

The Lord of the Harvest

(Luke 10:1–12)

And Jesus was going up and down all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

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;

then He says to His disciples, “The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few;

therefore implore the Lord of the harvest that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.”

(Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26)

He entered into a boat and crossed over, and came into his own city.

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.”

Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”

Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?

For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk’?

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.”

He arose and departed to his house.

But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Jesus Calls Matthew

(Mark 2:13–17; Luke 5:27–32)

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.

As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ (a) for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (b)

Questions about Fasting

(Mark 2:18–20; Luke 5:33–35)

Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”

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.

The Patches and the Wineskins

(Mark 2:21–22; Luke 5:36–39)

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.

Neither do people put new wine into old wine skins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wine skins, and both are preserved.”

The Healing Touch of Jesus

(Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56)

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.”

Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples.

Behold, a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe

(c)

of his garment;

for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”

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.

When Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd in noisy disorder,

he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.

But when the crowd was sent out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

The report of this went out into all that land.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute

(Mark 7:31–37)

As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!”

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.”

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

Then their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”

But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.

When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

But the Pharisees said, “By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons.”

The Lord of the Harvest

(Luke 10:1–12)

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.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed(d) and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”

Footnotes

(a)9:13 ℘ Hosea 6:6

(b)9:13 NU omits “to repentance”.

(d)9:36 TR reads “weary” instead of “harassed”