Matthew 9

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Jesus Heals a Paralytic

(Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26)

Jesus got intoG1684G1519 a boatG4143, crossed overG1276, andG2532 cameG2064 toG1519 His ownG2398 townG4172. 2Just thenG2532G2400 some men broughtG43741 to HimG846 a paralyticG3885 lyingG906 onG1909 a matG2825. WhenG2532 JesusG2424 sawG3708 theirG846 faithG4102, He saidG2036 to theG3588 paralyticG3885, “Take courageG2293, sonG5043; yourG4771 sinsG266 are forgivenG863.”

3On seeing thisG2532G2400, someG5100 of theG3588 scribesG1122 saidG2036 toG1722 themselvesG1438, “ThisG3778 man is blasphemingG987!”

4ButG2532 JesusG2424 knewG14922 whatG3588 theyG846 were thinkingG1761 and saidG2036, “WhyG2443G5101 do you harborG1760 evilG4190 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG2588? 5WhichG5101 isG1510 easierG2123: to sayG2036, ‘YourG4771 sinsG266 are forgivenG863,’ orG2228 to sayG2036, ‘Get upG1453 andG2532 walkG4043’? 6ButG1161 so thatG2443 you may knowG1492 thatG3754 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 hasG2192 authorityG1849 onG1909 earthG1093 to forgiveG863 sinsG266...” ThenG5119 He saidG3004 to theG3588 paralyticG3885, “Get upG1453, pick upG142 yourG4771 matG2825, andG2532 goG5217 homeG1519G3588G4771G3624.” 7AndG2532 the man got upG1453 and wentG565 homeG1519G3588G846G3624.

8WhenG1161 theG3588 crowdsG3793 saw thisG3708, they were filled with aweG5399 andG2532 glorifiedG1392 GodG2316, who had givenG1325 suchG5108 authorityG1849 to menG444.

Jesus Calls Matthew

(Mark 2:13–17; Luke 5:27–32)

9AsG2532 JesusG2424 went onG3855 from thereG1564, He sawG3708 a manG444 namedG3004 MatthewG3156 sittingG2521 atG1909 theG3588 tax boothG5058. “FollowG190 MeG1473,” He toldG3004 himG846, andG2532 Matthew got upG450 and followedG190 HimG846.

10LaterG2532, asG1096 Jesus was diningG345 atG1722 Matthew’s houseG3614, manyG4183 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 sinnersG268 cameG2064 and ate withG4873 Him andG2532 HisG846 disciplesG3101. 11WhenG2532 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 saw thisG3708, they askedG2036 HisG846 disciplesG3101, “WhyG1223G5101 does yourG4771 TeacherG1320 eatG2068 withG3326 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 sinnersG268?”

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On hearing thisG191, Jesus saidG2036, “It is notG3756 theG3588 healthyG2480 who needG5532 a doctorG2395, butG235 theG3588 sickG2192G2560. 13ButG1161 goG4198 and learnG3129 whatG5101 this meansG1510: ‘I desireG2309 mercyG1656, notG3756 sacrificeG2378.’3 ForG1063 I have not comeG2064G3756 to callG2564 the righteousG1342, butG235 sinnersG268.4”

Questions about Fasting

(Mark 2:18–20; Luke 5:33–35)

14ThenG5119 John’sG2491 disciplesG3101 cameG4334 toG846 Jesus and askedG3004, “Why is it thatG1223G5101 weG1473 andG2532 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 fastG3522 so oftenG4183,5 butG1161 YourG4771 disciplesG3101 do notG3756 fastG3522?”

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JesusG2424 repliedG2036, “How canG1410 theG3588 guestsG5207 of theG3588 bridegroomG3567 mournG3996 whileG1909G3745 He isG1510 withG3326 themG846? ButG1161 the timeG2250 will comeG2064 whenG3752 theG3588 bridegroomG3566 will be takenG522 fromG575 themG846; thenG5119 they will fastG3522.

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The Patches and the Wineskins

(Mark 2:21–22; Luke 5:36–39)

No oneG3762 sewsG1911 a patchG1915 of unshrunkG46 clothG4470 onG1909 an oldG3820 garmentG2440. ForG1063 theG3588 patchG4138 will pull awayG142 fromG575 theG3588 garmentG2440, andG2532 a worseG5501 tearG4978 will resultG1096.

17NeitherG3761 do men pourG906 newG3501 wineG3631 intoG1519 oldG3820 wineskinsG779. If they doG1487G1161G1490, theG3588 skinsG779 will burstG4486, theG3588 wineG3631 will spillG1632, andG2532 theG3588 wineskinsG779 will be ruinedG622. InsteadG235, they pourG906 newG3501 wineG3631 intoG1519 newG2537 wineskinsG779, andG2532 bothG297 are preservedG4933.”

The Healing Touch of Jesus

(Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56)

18WhileG846 Jesus was sayingG2980 these thingsG3778, aG1520 synagogue leaderG758 cameG2064 and kneltG4352 before HimG846. “MyG1473 daughterG2364 has just diedG737G5053,” he saidG3004. “ButG235 comeG2064 and placeG2007 YourG4771 handG5495 onG1909 herG846, andG2532 she will liveG2198.”

19SoG2532 JesusG2424 got upG1453 and went withG190 himG846, along withG2532 HisG846 disciplesG3101. 20SuddenlyG2532 a womanG1135 who had suffered from bleedingG131 for twelveG1427 yearsG2094 came upG4334 behindG3693 Him and touchedG680 theG3588 fringeG2899 ofG3588 HisG846 cloakG2440. 21She saidG2036 toG1722 herselfG1438, “IfG1437 onlyG3440 I touchG680 HisG846 cloakG2440, I will be healedG4982.”

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JesusG2424 turnedG4762 andG2532 sawG3708 herG846. “Take courageG2293, daughterG2364,” He saidG2036, “yourG4771 faithG4102 has healedG4982 youG4771.” AndG2532 theG3588 womanG1135 was healedG4982 fromG575 thatG3588 veryG1565 hourG5610.

23WhenG2532 JesusG2424 enteredG2064G1519 theG3588 houseG3614 of theG3588 synagogue leaderG758, He sawG3708 theG3588 flute playersG834 andG2532 theG3588 noisyG2350 crowdG3793. 24“Go awayG402,” He told themG2036. “TheG3588 girlG2877 is not deadG3756G599, butG235 asleepG2518.” AndG2532 they laughed atG2606 HimG846.

25AfterG1161G3753 theG3588 crowdG3793 had been put outsideG1544, Jesus went inG1525 and tookG2902 the girl by theG3588 handG5495, andG2532 she got upG1453. 26AndG2532 theG3588 newsG5345 about thisG3778 spreadG1831 throughoutG1519G3650 thatG1565 regionG1093.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute

(Mark 7:31–37)

27AsG2532 JesusG2424 went onG3855 from thereG1564, twoG1417 blindG5185 men followedG190 HimG846, crying outG2896, “Have mercy onG1653 usG1473, SonG5207 of DavidG1138!”

28AfterG1161 Jesus had enteredG2064 theG3588 houseG3614, theG3588 blindG5185 men cameG4334 to HimG846. “Do you believeG4100 thatG3754 I am ableG1410 to doG4160 thisG3778?” He askedG3004.

“YesG3483, LordG2962,” they answeredG3004.

29ThenG5119 He touchedG680 theirG846 eyesG3788 and saidG3004, “According toG2596 yourG4771 faithG4102 will it be doneG1096 to youG4771.” 30AndG2532 theirG846 eyesG3788 were openedG455. JesusG2424 warned them sternlyG1690G846, “See thatG3708 no oneG3367 finds out about thisG1097!” 31ButG1161 they went outG1831 and spread the newsG1310 about HimG846 throughoutG1722G3650G1565 theG3588 landG1093.

32AsG1161 theyG846 were leavingG1831, a demon-possessedG1139 manG444 who was muteG2974 was broughtG4374 toG846 Jesus. 33And whenG2532 theG3588 demonG1140 had been driven outG1544, theG3588 man began to speakG2980. TheG3588 crowdsG3793 were amazedG2296 and saidG3004, “NothingG3763 like thisG3779 has ever been seenG5316 inG1722 IsraelG2474!”

34ButG1161 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 saidG2036, “It is byG1722 theG3588 princeG758 ofG3588 demonsG1140 that He drives outG1544 demonsG1140.”

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The Lord of the Harvest

(Luke 10:1–12)

JesusG2424 went throughG4013 allG3956 theG3588 townsG4172 andG2532 villagesG2968, teachingG1321 inG1722 theirG846 synagoguesG4864, preachingG2784 theG3588 gospelG2098 of theG3588 kingdomG932, andG2532 healingG2323 everyG3956 diseaseG3554 andG2532 sicknessG3119. 36WhenG1161 He sawG3708 theG3588 crowdsG3793, He was moved with compassionG4697 forG4012 themG846, becauseG3754 they wereG1510 harassedG4660 andG2532 helplessG4496, likeG5616 sheepG4263 withoutG3361G2192 a shepherdG4166.

37ThenG5119 He saidG3004 toG3588 HisG846 disciplesG3101, “TheG3588 harvestG2326 is plentifulG4183, butG1161 theG3588 workersG2040 are fewG3641. 38AskG1189 theG3588 LordG2962 of theG3588 harvestG2326, thereforeG3767, to send outG1544 workersG2040 intoG1519 HisG846 harvestG2326.”