Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 9

(Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26)

1ΚαὶKaiG2532Jesusgot intoἐμβὰς εἰςembas eisG1684 G1519a boatπλοῖονploionG4143,crossed overδιεπέρασενdieperasenG1276,andκαὶkaiG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519HisτὴνtēnG3588ownἰδίανidianG2398townπόλιν.polinG4172.

2Just thenκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400some menbroughtπροσέφερονprosepheronG4374to HimαὐτῷautōG846a paralyticπαραλυτικὸνparalutikonG3885lyingβεβλημένον.beblēmenonG906onἐπὶepiG1909a matκλίνηςklinēsG2825.WhenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708τὴνtēnG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846faithπίστινpistinG4102,He saidεἶπενeipenG2036to theτῷtōG3588paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, “Take courageθάρσειtharseiG2293,sonτέκνον,teknonG5043;yourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαι.hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863.”

3On seeing thisκαὶ ἰδούkai idouG2532 G2400,someτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122saidεἶπανeipanG2036toἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manis blasphemingβλασφημεῖ.blasphēmeiG987!”

4ButκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewἰδὼνidōnG1492whatτὰςtasG3588theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were thinkingἐνθυμήσειςenthumēseisG1761andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “WhyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101do you harborἐνθυμεῖσθεenthumeistheG1760evilπονηρὰponēraG4190inἐνenG1722ταῖςtaisG3588yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

5γάρgarG1063WhichτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510easierεὐκοπώτερον·eukopōteronG2123:to sayεἰπεῖν·eipeinG2036, ‘YourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαι,hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863,’orἢēG2228to sayεἰπεῖν·eipeinG2036, ‘Get upἔγειρεegeireG1453andκαὶkaiG2532walkπεριπάτει;peripateiG4043’?

6ButδὲdeG1161so thatἵναinaG2443you may knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266...”ThenτότεtoteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to theτῷtōG3588paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, “Get upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453,pick upἆρόνaronG142yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588matκλίνηνklinēnG2825,andκαὶkaiG2532goὕπαγεhupageG5217homeεἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου.eis ton oikon souG1519 G3588 G4771 G3624.”

7AndκαὶkaiG2532the mangot upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453and wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565homeεἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.eis ton oikon autouG1519 G3588 G846 G3624.

8WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793saw thisG3708,they were filled with aweἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399andκαὶkaiG2532glorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316τὸνtonG3588,who had givenδόνταdontaG1325suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849τοῖςtoisG3588to menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

Jesus Calls Matthew

(Mark 2:13–17; Luke 5:27–32)

9AsΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424went onπαράγωνparagōnG3855from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,He sawG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444namedλεγόμενον,legomenonG3004MatthewΜαθθαῖονMaththaionG3156sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521atἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588tax boothτελώνιον,telōnionG5058. “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473καὶkaiG2532,”He toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532Matthewgot upἀναστὰςanastasG450andfollowedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190Himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

10LaterκαὶkaiG2532,asἐγένετοegenetoG1096JesusαὐτοῦautouG846was diningἀνακειμένουanakeimenouG345atἐνenG1722Matthew’sτῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614καὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andate withσυνανέκειντοsunanekeintoG4873τῷtōG3588HimἸησοῦIēsouG2424andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101.

11WhenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330saw thisG3708,they askedG2036τοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101τῶνtōnG3588does yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320eatἐσθίειesthieiG2068withμετὰmetaG3326ὁhoG3588tax collectorsτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268?”

12ὁhoG3588OnδὲdeG1161hearing thisἀκούσαςakousasG191, JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036, “It isnotοὐouG3756theοἱhoiG3588healthyἰσχύοντεςischuontesG2480whoἔχουσινechousinG2192needχρείανchreianG5532a doctorἰατροῦiatrouG2395,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theοἱhoiG3588sickκακῶς ἔχοντες.kakōs echontesG2192 G2560.

13ButδὲdeG1161goπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andlearnμάθετεmatheteG3129whatτίtiG5101this meansἐστιν·estinG1510: ‘I desireθέλωthelōG2309mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656καὶkaiG2532,notοὐouG3756sacrificeθυσίαν·thusianG2378.’ForγὰρgarG1063I have not comeοὐ ἦλθονou ēlthonG2064 G3756to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564therighteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235sinnersἁμαρτωλούςhamartōlousG268.”

Questions about Fasting

(Mark 2:18–20; Luke 5:33–35)

14ThenΤότεToteG5119John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσέρχονταιproserchontaiG4334toαὐτῷautōG846Jesus andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Why is it thatδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101weG1473andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330fastνηστεύομενnēsteuomenG3522so oftenπολλά,pollaG4183,οἱhoiG3588butδὲdeG1161YourσουsouG4771disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101do notοὐouG3756fastνηστεύουσιν;¶nēsteuousinG3522?”

15ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “How canδύνανταιdunantaiG1410μὴmēG3361theοἱhoiG3588guestsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of theτοῦtouG3588bridegroomνυμφῶνοςnumphōnosG3567mournπενθεῖνpentheinG3996whileἐφ᾽ ὅσονeph᾽ hosonG1909 G3745ὁhoG3588Heνυμφίος;numphiosG3566isἐστινestinG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846?ButδὲdeG1161thetimeἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenὅτανhotanG3752theὁhoG3588bridegroomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566will be takenἀπαρθῇaparthēaG522fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846καὶkaiG2532;thenτότεtoteG5119they will fastνηστεύσουσιν.nēsteusousinG3522.

The Patches and the Wineskins

(Mark 2:21–22; Luke 5:36–39)

16δὲdeG1161No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762sewsἐπιβάλλειepiballeiG1911a patchἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915of unshrunkἀγνάφουagnaphouG46clothῥάκουςrhakousG4470onἐπὶepiG1909an oldπαλαιῷ·palaiōG3820garmentἱματίῳhimatiōG2440.ForγὰρgarG1063theτὸtoG3588patchπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138αὐτοῦautouG846will pull awayαἴρειaireiG142fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588garmentἱματίου,himatiouG2440,andκαὶkaiG2532a worseχεῖρονcheironG5501tearσχίσμαschismaG4978will resultγίνεται.ginetaiG1096.

17NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761do men pourβάλλουσινballousinG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631intoεἰςeisG1519oldπαλαιούς·palaiousG3820wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779.If they doεἰ δὲei deG1487 G1161 G1490,theοἱhoiG3588skinsἀσκοί,askoiG779will burstῥήγνυνταιrhēgnuntaiG4486καὶkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588wineοἶνοςoinosG3631will spillἐκχεῖταιekcheitaiG1632,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588wineskinsἀσκοὶaskoiG779will be ruinedἀπόλλυνται.apolluntaiG622.InsteadἀλλὰallaG235,they pourβάλλουσινballousinG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631intoεἰςeisG1519newκαινούς,kainousG2537wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779,andκαὶkaiG2532bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297are preservedσυντηροῦνται.¶suntērountaiG4933.”

The Healing Touch of Jesus

(Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56)

18WhileαὐτοῦautouG846Jesuswas sayingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980αὐτοῖςautoisG846these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778ἰδοὺidouG2400,aεἷςheisG1520synagogue leaderἄρχωνarchōnG758cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andkneltπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352before HimαὐτῷautōG846. “MyG1473ἡhēG3588daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364has just diedἄρτι ἐτελεύτησεν·arti eteleutēsenG737 G5053,”he saidλέγωνlegōnG3004ὅτιhotiG3754. “Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andplaceἐπίθεςepithesG2007YourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588handχεῖράcheiraG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909herαὐτήν,autēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532she will liveζήσεται.zēsetaiG2198.”

19SoκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424got upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453andwent withἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190himαὐτῷautōG846,along withκαὶkaiG2532Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101.

20SuddenlyκαὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400a womanγυνὴgunēG1135who had suffered from bleedingαἱμορροοῦσαhaimorroousaG131fortwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἔτηetēG2094came upπροσελθοῦσαproselthousaG4334behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693Him andtouchedG680theτοῦtouG3588fringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899ofτοῦtouG3588Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846cloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440.

21γὰρgarG1063She saidG2036toἐνenG1722herselfἑαυτῇ·he'autēaG1438, “IfἐὰνeanG1437onlyG3440I touchG680Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῦtouG3588cloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440,I will be healedσωθήσομαι.¶sōthēsomaiG4982.”

22δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708herαὐτὴνautēnG846. “Take courageθάρσειtharseiG2293,daughterθύγατερ,thugaterG2364,”He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102has healedσέσωκένsesōkenG4982youσε.seG4771.”AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135was healedἐσώθηesōthēG4982fromἀπὸapoG575thatτῆςtēsG3588veryἐκείνης.ekeinēsG1565hourὥραςhōrasG5610.

23WhenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424enteredἐλθὼν εἰςelthōn eisG2064 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614of theτοῦtouG3588synagogue leaderἄρχοντοςarchontosG758καὶkaiG2532,He sawG3708theτοὺςtousG3588flute playersαὐλητὰςaulētasG834andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588noisyθορυβούμενονthoruboumenonG2350crowdὄχλονochlonG3793.

24“Go awayἀναχωρεῖτε,anachōreiteG402,”He told themG2036γὰρgarG1063. “TheτὸtoG3588girlκοράσιονkorasionG2877is not deadοὐ ἀπέθανενou apethanenG3756 G599,butἀλλὰallaG235asleepκαθεύδει.katheudeiG2518.”AndκαὶkaiG2532they laughed atκατεγέλωνkategelōnG2606Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

25Afterὅτε δὲhote deG1161 G3753theὁhoG3588crowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793had been put outsideἐξεβλήθηexeblēthēG1544, Jesuswent inεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525andtookἐκράτησενekratēsenG2902the girlαὐτῆς,autēsG846by theτῆςtēsG3588handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588sheκοράσιον.korasionG2877got upἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588newsφήμηphēmēG5345about thisαὕτηhautēG3778spreadἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831throughoutεἰς ὅληνeis holēnG1519 G3650thatἐκείνην.¶ekeinēnG1565τὴνtēnG3588regionγῆνgēnG1093.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute

(Mark 7:31–37)

27AsΚαὶKaiG2532τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424went onπαράγοντιparagontiG3855from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,twoδύοduoG1417blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185menfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190HimαὐτῷautōG846,crying outκράζοντεςkrazontesG2896καὶkaiG2532λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Have mercy onἐλέησονeleēsonG1653usG1473,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδ.DauidG1138!”

28AfterδὲdeG1161Jesushad enteredἐλθόντιelthontiG2064εἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,theοἱhoiG3588blindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185mencameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to HimαὐτῷautōG846. “Do you believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754I am ableδύναμαιdunamaiG1410to doποιῆσαι;poiēsaiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588?” HeἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424askedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖςautoisG846. “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε.kurieG2962,”they answeredλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846.

29ThenτότεtoteG5119He touchedG680theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῶνtōnG3588eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, “According toκατὰkataG2596yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102will it be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096to youὑμῖν.huminG4771.”

30AndκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846οἱhoiG3588eyesὀφθαλμοί.ophthalmoiG3788were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424warned them sternlyἐνεβριμήθη αὐτοῖςenebrimēthē autoisG1690 G846λέγων·legōnG3004, “See thatὁρᾶτεhorateG3708no oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367finds out about thisγινωσκέτω.ginōsketōG1097!”

31ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831and spread the newsδιεφήμισανdiephēmisanG1310about HimαὐτὸνautonG846throughoutἐν ὅλῃ ἐκείνῃ.¶en holē ekeinēG1722 G3650 G1565theτῇtēaG3588landγῇgēaG1093.

32AsδὲdeG1161theyΑὐτῶνAutōnG846were leavingἐξερχομένωνexerchomenōnG1831ἰδοὺidouG2400,a demon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενον.daimonizomenonG1139manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444who was muteκωφὸνkōphonG2974was broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374toαὐτῷautōG846Jesus.

33And whenκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140had been driven outἐκβληθέντοςekblēthentosG1544,theὁhoG3588manκωφός.kōphosG2974began to speakἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980καὶkaiG2532.TheοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296andsaidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “NothingοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763like thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779has ever been seenἐφάνηephanēG5316inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474!”

34ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330saidG2036, “It isbyἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588princeἄρχοντιarchontiG758ofτῶνtōnG3588demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140thatHe drives outἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια.¶daimoniaG1140.”

The Lord of the Harvest

(Luke 10:1–12)

35ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424went throughπεριῆγενperiēgenG4013allπάσαςpasasG3956theτὰςtasG3588townsπόλειςpoleisG4172andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864καὶkaiG2532,preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932,andκαὶkaiG2532healingθεραπεύωνtherapeuōnG2323everyπᾶσανpasanG3956diseaseνόσονnosonG3554andκαὶkaiG2532πᾶσανpasanG3956sicknessμαλακίανmalakianG3119.

36WhenδὲdeG1161He sawG3708theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793,He was moved with compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697forπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they wereἦσανēsanG1510harassedἐσκυλμένοιeskulmenoiG4660andκαὶkaiG2532helplessἐρριμμένοιerrimmenoiG4496,likeὡσεὶhōseiG5616sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263withoutμὴ ἔχονταmē echontaG3361 G2192a shepherdποιμένα.¶poimenaG4166.

37ThenΤότεToteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004toτοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101μὲνmenG3303, “TheὁhoG3588harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326isplentifulπολύς,polusG4183,butδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588workersἐργάταιergataiG2040arefewὀλίγοι·oligoiG3641.

38AskδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962of theτοῦtouG3588harvestθερισμοῦtherismouG2326,thereforeοὖνounG3767ὅπωςhopōsG3704,to send outἐκβάλῃekbalēG1544workersἐργάταςergatasG2040intoεἰςeisG1519Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὸνtonG3588harvestθερισμὸνtherismonG2326.”