New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 5

The First Disciples

1NowδὲdeG1161it happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096that whileἐνenG1722the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793was pressingG1945aroundG1945Him and listeningἀκούεινakoueinG191to the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,He was standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476bythe lakeλίμνηνlimnēnG3041of GennesaretΓεννησαρὲτGennēsaretG1082;

2and He sawG3708twoδύοduoG1417boatsG4142lyingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476at the edge of the lakeλίμνην.limnēnG3041;but the fishermenἁλιεῖςhalieisG231had gottenἀποβάντεςapobantesG576out of them and were washingἔπλυνονeplunonG4150their netsδίκτυα.diktuaG1350.

3AndHe gotἐμβὰςembasG1684into oneἓνhenG1520of the boatsπλοίωνploiōnG4143,whichὃhoG3739was Simon’sΣίμωνος,SimōnosG4613,and askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065him to putἐπαναγαγεῖνepanagageinG1877out a littleὀλίγον.oligonG3641wayG3641from the landγῆςgēsG1093.And He satG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523and beganteachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321thepeopleὄχλους.¶ochlousG3793from the boatπλοίουploiouG4143.

4WhenὩςHōsG5613He had finishedἐπαύσατοepausatoG3973speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980,He saidG3004to SimonΣίμωνα·SimōnaG4613,“PutἐπανάγαγεepanagageG1877out into the deepβάθος,bathosG899waterG899andletG5465downG5465your netsδίκτυαdiktuaG1350for a catchἄγραν.agranG61.”

5SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,we workedG2872hardG2872allὅληςholēsG3650nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and caughtἐλάβομεν,elabomenG2983nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762, butI will do as You sayῥήματίrhēmatiG4487andletG5465downG5465the netsδίκτυα.diktuaG1350.”

6When they had doneποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,they enclosedσυνέκλεισανsunekleisanG4788a greatπολύ·poluG4183quantityπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of fishἰχθύωνichthuōnG2486,and their netsδίκτυαdiktuaG1350beganto breakδιερρήσσετοdierrēssetoG1284;

7soG5620they signaledκατένευσανkateneusanG2656to their partnersμετόχοιςmetochoisG3353in the otherἑτέρῳheterōG2087boatπλοίῳploiōG4143for them to comeἐλθόνταςelthontasG2064and helpσυλλαβέσθαιsullabesthaiG4815them. And they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064and filledG4092bothἀμφότεραamphoteraG297of the boatsπλοῖαploiaG4143,soὥστεhōsteG5620that they began to sinkβυθίζεσθαιbuthizesthaiG1036.

8But when SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074sawG3708that,he fellG4363downG4363at Jesus’ἸησοῦIēsouG2424feetγόνασινgonasinG1119,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “GoG1831awayG1831from me Lordκύριε.kurieG2962,for I amεἰμι,eimiG1510a sinfulἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268manἀνὴρanērG435!”

9For amazementθάμβοςthambosG2285had seizedπεριέσχενperieschenG4023him and allπάνταςpantasG3956his companionsσὺνsunG3588 G4862becauseἐπὶepiG1909of the catchἄγρᾳagraG61of fishἰχθύωνichthuōnG2486whichὧνhōnG3739they had takenσυνέλαβον,sunelabonG4815;

10and soὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532wereJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίου,ZebedaiouG2199,whoοἳhoiG3739were partnersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844with SimonΣίμωνι.SimōniG4613.And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613, “Do not fearφοβοῦ·phobouG5399,from nowνῦνnunG3568on you will becatchingζωγρῶν.zōgrōnG2221menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.”

11When they had broughtκαταγαγόντεςkatagagontesG2609their boatsπλοῖαploiaG4143to landγῆν,gēnG1093,they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863everythingπάνταpantaG3956and followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him.

The Leper and the Paralytic

12WhileG1722He was in oneμιᾷmiaG1520of the citiesπόλεωνpoleōnG4172,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, there wasa manἀνὴρanērG435coveredπλήρηςplērēsG4134with leprosyλέπρας·leprasG3014;and when he sawG3708JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,he fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098on his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383and imploredἐδεήθηedeēthēG1189Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifἐὰνeanG1437You are willingθέλῃς,thelēsG2309,You canδύνασαίdunasaiG1410makeG2511me cleanG2511.”

13And He stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614out His handχεῖραcheiraG5495and touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“I amG2309willingθέλω,thelōG2309;be cleansedκαθαρίσθητι.katharisthētiG2511.”And immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the leprosyλέπραlepraG3014leftἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565him.

14And He orderedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853him to tellG3004noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367,“But goἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andshowδεῖξονdeixonG1166yourselfG4572to the priestἱερεῖhi'ereiG2409and makeG4374an offeringπροσένεγκεprosenegkeG4374for your cleansingκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475commandedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367,as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to them.”

15Butthe newsλόγοςlogosG3056aboutπερὶperiG4012Him was spreadingΔιήρχετοDiērchetoG1330evenG3123fartherG3123,and largeπολλοὶpolloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were gatheringσυνήρχοντοsunērchontoG4905to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191Himand to be healedθεραπεύεσθαιtherapeuesthaiG2323of their sicknessesἀσθενειῶνastheneiōnG769.

16But Jesus HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846would oftenslipG5298awayG5298to thewildernessἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048andprayπροσευχόμενος.¶proseuchomenosG4336.

17OneμιᾷmiaG1520dayἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250He was teachingδιδάσκων·didaskōnG1321; and there were somePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andteachersG3547of the lawνομοδιδάσκαλοιnomodidaskaloiG3547sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521there,whoοἳhoiG3739hadcomeἐληλυθότεςelēluthotesG2064from everyπάσηςpasēsG3956villageκώμηςkōmēsG2968of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and JudeaG2453and fromJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419; andthe powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was presentfor Him to performG2390healingἰᾶσθαιiasthaiG2390.

18And somemenἄνδρεςandresG435werecarryingφέροντεςpherontesG5342on abedκλίνηςklinēsG2825a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739was paralyzedπαραλελυμένος,paralelumenosG3886;and they were tryingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to bringεἰσενεγκεῖνeisenegkeinG1533him in and to setG5087him downG5087in frontἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of Him.

19But not findingεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147anyποίαςpoiasG4169wayto bringεἰσενέγκωσινeisenegkōsinG1533him in becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the crowdὄχλον,ochlonG3793,they wentἀναβάντεςanabantesG305up onthe roofδῶμαdōmaG1430and letG2524him downκαθῆκανkathēkanG2524throughδιὰdiaG1223the tilesκεράμωνkeramōnG2766with his stretcherκλινιδίῳklinidiōG2826,into the middleμέσονmesonG3319of the crowd,in frontἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

20SeeingG3708their faithπίστινpistinG4102,He saidG3004, “Friendἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφέωνταίapheōntaiG863you.”

21The scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to reasonδιαλογίζεσθαιdialogizesthaiG1260,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwhoὃςhosG3739speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980blasphemiesβλασφημίας;blasphēmiasG988?WhoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410forgiveἀφεῖναιapheinaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,but Godθεός;¶theosG2316aloneμόνοςmonosG3441?”

22But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareἘπιγνοὺςEpignousG1921of their reasoningsδιαλογισμοὺςdialogismousG1261,answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you reasoningδιαλογίζεσθεdialogizestheG1260in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

23WhichτίtiG5101is easierεὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004, ‘Your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266have been forgivenἀφέωνταίapheōntaiG863you,’ orἢēG2228to sayG3004, ‘GetἔγειρεegeireG1453up and walkπεριπάτει;peripateiG4043’?

24But, soἵναinaG2443that you may knowG3609that the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on earthγῆςgēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266,”--He saidλέγω,legōG3004to theparalyticπαραλελυμένῳ·paralelumenōG3886--“I sayG3004to you, getἔγειρεegeireG1453up, and pickἄραςarasG142up your stretcherκλινίδιόνklinidionG2826and goπορεύουporeuouG4198homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

25Immediately he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799them, and pickedἄραςarasG142up whatὃhoG3739he had been lyingκατέκειτο,katekeitoG2621on, and wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565homeοἶκονoikonG3624glorifyingδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392Godθεόν.theonG2316.

26They were allἅπαντας,hapantasG537struckἔλαβενelabenG2983with astonishmentἔκστασιςekstasisG1611and beganglorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316;and they were filledG4092with fearφόβουphobouG5401,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “We have seenG3708remarkableG3861thingsG3861todayσήμερον.¶sēmeronG4594.”

Call of Levi (Matthew)

27AfterμετὰmetaG3326that He wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out and noticedἐθεάσατοetheasatoG2300a taxτελώνιονtelōnionG5058collectorτελώνηνtelōnēnG5057namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LeviΛευὶνLeuinG3017sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521in the taxG5058boothG5058,and He saidG3004to him,“FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me.”

28And heleftG2641everythingπάνταpantaG3956behindG2641,and gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and beganto followἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190Him.

29AndLeviΛευὶςLeuisG3017gaveἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a bigμεγάληνmegalēnG3173receptionδοχὴνdochēnG1403for Him in his houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614;and there was a greatπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793oftaxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057and otherἄλλωνallōnG243peoplewhoοἳhoiG3739were recliningκατακείμενοι.katakeimenoiG2621at the table with them.

30The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330and their scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122begangrumblingἐγόγγυζονegonguzonG1111at His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do you eatἐσθίετεesthieteG2068and drinkπίνετε;¶pineteG4095with the taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268?”

31And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them, “It isnot thoseG3588who are wellὑγιαίνοντεςhugiainontesG5198who needχρείανchreianG5532a physicianἰατροῦiatrouG2395,but thoseG3588who are sickκακῶςkakōsG2560.

32I have not comeἐλήλυθαelēluthaG2064to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564the righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342but sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousG268to repentanceμετάνοιαν.metanoianG3341.”

33And they saidG3004to Him, “The disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491oftenπυκνὰpuknaG4437fastνηστεύουσινnēsteuousinG3522and offerποιοῦνται,poiountaiG4160prayersδεήσειςdeēseisG1162, the disciplesof the PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330alsoG2532dothe sameὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668,but YoursG4674eatἐσθίουσινesthiousinG2068and drinkπίνουσιν.¶pinousinG4095.”

34And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“You cannotμὴ δύνασθεmē dunastheG1410 G3361makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160theattendantsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of the bridegroomνυμφῶνοςnumphōnosG3567fastνηστεῦσαι;nēsteusaiG3522whileἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739the bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566is with them, can you?

35But thedaysἡμέραι,hēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064;and whenὅτανhotanG3752the bridegroomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566is takenG522awayἀπαρθῇaparthēaG522from them, thenτότεtoteG5119they will fastνηστεύσουσινnēsteusousinG3522in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250.”

36And He was alsoG2532tellingἔλεγενelegenG3004them a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:“NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762tearsσχίσαςschisasG4977a pieceἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915of clothG1915from a newκαινοῦkainouG2537garmentἱματίουhimatiouG2440and putsἐπιβάλλειepiballeiG1911it on an oldπαλαιόν·palaionG3820garmentἱμάτιονhimationG2440;otherwiseG1490he will bothG2532tearσχίσει,schiseiG4977the newκαινὸνkainonG2537,and the pieceἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915from the newκαινοῦ.kainouG2537will not matchσυμφωνήσειsumphōnēseiG4856the oldπαλαιῷpalaiōG3820.

37And noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762putsβάλλειballeiG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631into oldπαλαιούς·palaiousG3820wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779;otherwiseG1490the newνέοςneosG3501wineοἶνοςoinosG3631will burstῥήξειrhēxeiG4486the skinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779and it will be spilledἐκχυθήσεται,ekchuthēsetaiG1632out, and the skinsἀσκοὶaskoiG779will be ruinedἀπολοῦνται·apolountaiG622.

38But newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631mustG992be putG992into freshκαινοὺςkainousG2537wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779.

39And noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762,after drinkingπιὼνpiōnG4095oldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820winewishesθέλειtheleiG2309for newνέον,neonG3501;for he saysλέγειlegeiG3004, ‘The oldπαλαιὸςpalaiosG3820is goodχρηστόςchrēstosG5543enough.’”

The First Disciples

The Leper and the Paralytic

Call of Levi (Matthew)

Commentaries on Luke 5