New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 9

A Paralytic Healed

1GettingἐμβὰςembasG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143,Jesus crossedG1276overG1276the seaand cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toHis ownἰδίανidianG2398cityπόλιν.polinG4172.

2And they broughtπροσέφερονprosepheronG4374to Him aparalyticπαραλυτικὸνparalutikonG3885lyingβεβλημένον.beblēmenonG906on a bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825.SeeingG3708their faithπίστινpistinG4102,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to the paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, “TakeθάρσειtharseiG2293courageG2293,sonτέκνον,teknonG5043;your sinsἁμαρτίαι.hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863.”

3And someτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122saidG3004to themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778fellowblasphemesβλασφημεῖ.blasphēmeiG987.”

4And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knowingG3609their thoughtsἐνθυμήσειςenthumēseisG1761saidG3004,“WhyG2444are you thinkingἐνθυμεῖσθεenthumeistheG1760evilπονηρὰponēraG4190in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

5WhichτίtiG5101is easierεὐκοπώτερον·eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004, ‘Your sinsἁμαρτίαι,hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863,’orἢēG2228to sayG3004, ‘GetἔγειρεegeireG1453up, and walkπεριπάτει;peripateiG4043’?

6But soἵναinaG2443that you may knowG3609thatthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on earthγῆςgēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266”--thenτότεtoteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to theparalyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885,“GetἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up, pickἆρόνaronG142up your bedκλίνηνklinēnG2825and goὕπαγεhupageG5217homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

7And he gotἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up andwentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565homeοἶκονoikonG3624.

8But when the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793sawG3708this, they wereawestruckἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399, andglorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,who had givenδόνταdontaG1325suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

Matthew Called

9As JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentπαράγωνparagōnG3855on from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,He sawG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444calledλεγόμενον,legomenonG3004MatthewG3102,sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521in the taxτελώνιον,telōnionG5058collector’sG5058boothG5058;and He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me!”And he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190Him.

10ThenG2532it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that asJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424was recliningἀνακειμένουanakeimenouG345at the tablein the houseοἰκίᾳ,oikiaG3614,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and were diningσυνανέκειντοsunanekeintoG4873with JesusG2424and His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101.

11When the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330sawG3708this,they saidἔλεγονelegonG3004to His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101is your TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320eatingἐσθίειesthieiG2068with the taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057and sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268?”

12But when Jesus heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,He saidG3004, “It is notthoseG3588who are healthyἰσχύοντεςischuontesG2480who needχρείανchreianG5532a physicianἰατροῦiatrouG2395,but thoseG3588who are sickκακῶςkakōsG2560.

13But goπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and learnμάθετεmatheteG3129whatτίtiG5101this meansἐστιν·estinG1510: ‘I desireθέλωthelōG2309compassionἔλεοςeleosG1656,and not sacrificeθυσίαν·thusianG2378,’ forI did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564the righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,but sinnersἁμαρτωλούςhamartōlousG268.”

The Question about Fasting

14ThenΤότεToteG5119the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491cameπροσέρχονταιproserchontaiG4334to Him, askingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do we andthe PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330fastνηστεύομενnēsteuomenG3522,but Your disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101do not fastνηστεύουσιν;¶nēsteuousinG3522?”

15And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “TheattendantsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the bridegroomνυμφῶνοςnumphōnosG3567cannotμὴ δύνανταιmē dunantaiG1410 G3361mournπενθεῖνpentheinG3996as longὅσονhosonG3745as the bridegroomνυμφίος;numphiosG3566is with them, can they? But the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenὅτανhotanG3752the bridegroomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566is takenG522awayἀπαρθῇaparthēaG522from them, and thenτότεtoteG5119they will fastνηστεύσουσιν.nēsteusousinG3522.

16But noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762putsἐπιβάλλειepiballeiG1911a patchἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915of unshrunkἀγνάφουagnaphouG46clothῥάκουςrhakousG4470on an oldπαλαιῷ·palaiōG3820garmentἱματίῳhimatiōG2440; forthe patchπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138pullsG142awayαἴρειaireiG142from the garmentἱματίου,himatiouG2440,and a worseχεῖρονcheironG5501tearσχίσμαschismaG4978resultsγίνεται.ginetaiG1096.

17NorοὐδὲoudeG3761do peopleputβάλλουσινballousinG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631into oldπαλαιούς·palaiousG3820wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779;otherwiseG1490the wineskinsἀσκοί,askoiG779burstῥήγνυνταιrhēgnuntaiG4486,and the wineοἶνοςoinosG3631poursἐκχεῖταιekcheitaiG1632out and the wineskinsἀσκοὶaskoiG779are ruinedἀπόλλυνται.apolluntaiG622;but they putβάλλουσινballousinG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631into freshκαινούς,kainousG2537wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779,and bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297are preservedσυντηροῦνται.¶suntērountaiG4933.”

Miracles of Healing

18While He was sayingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778to them, a synagogueofficialἄρχωνarchōnG758cameG4334andbowedG4352downπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352beforeG4352Him, and saidλέγωνlegōnG3004, “My daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364has justἄρτιartiG737diedἐτελεύτησεν·eteleutēsenG5053;but comeG2064and layἐπίθεςepithesG2007Your handχεῖράcheiraG5495on her, and she will liveζήσεται.zēsetaiG2198.”

19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424gotἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453up and beganto followἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190him, and so didHis disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101.

20And a womanγυνὴgunēG1135who had been sufferingG131from a hemorrhageG131for twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἔτηetēG2094,cameπροσελθοῦσαproselthousaG4334up behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693Him and touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681thefringeκρασπέδουkraspedouG2899of HiscloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440;

21for she was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to herselfἑαυτῇ·he'autēaG1438, “IfἐὰνeanG1437I onlyG3440touchἅψωμαιhapsōmaiG681His garmentἱματίουhimatiouG2440, I willgetG4982wellG4982.”

22But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762and seeingG3708her saidG3004,“Daughterθύγατερ,thugaterG2364,takeθάρσειtharseiG2293courageG2293;your faithπίστιςpistisG4102hasmadeG4982you wellG4982.”At onceὥρας ἐκείνης.hōras ekeinēsG1565 G5610the womanγυνὴgunēG1135wasmadeG4982wellG4982.

23When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064into theofficial’sἄρχοντοςarchontosG758houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,and sawG3708the flute-playersαὐλητὰςaulētasG834and the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793in noisyG2350disorderG2350,

24He saidἔλεγενelegenG3004,“Leaveἀναχωρεῖτε,anachōreiteG402;for the girlκοράσιονkorasionG2877has not diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599,but is asleepκαθεύδει.katheudeiG2518.” And they beganlaughingκατεγέλωνkategelōnG2606at Him.

25ButwhenὅτεhoteG3753the crowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793had been sentἐξεβλήθηexeblēthēG1544out, He enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525andtookἐκράτησενekratēsenG2902her by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,and the girlκοράσιον.korasionG2877gotἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453up.

26ThisαὕτηhautēG3778newsφήμηphēmēG5345spreadἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831throughoutεἰςeisG1519allὅληνholēnG3650that landγῆνgēnG1093.

27As JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wentπαράγοντιparagontiG3855on from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,twoδύοduoG1417blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185menG5185followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him, cryingκράζοντεςkrazontesG2896out, “HaveG1653mercyἐλέησονeleēsonG1653on us,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidG1160!”

28WhenδὲdeG1161He enteredἐλθόντιelthontiG2064the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,the blindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185menG5185cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334up to Him, and JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“Do you believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100that I amG1410ableδύναμαιdunamaiG1410to doποιῆσαι;poiēsaiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778?”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε.kurieG2962.”

29ThenτότεtoteG5119He touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681their eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “It shall be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096to youaccordingκατὰkataG2596to your faithπίστινpistinG4102.”

30And their eyesὀφθαλμοί.ophthalmoiG3788were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455.And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sternlyG1690warnedG1690them:“SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708that noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367knowsγινωσκέτω.ginōsketōG1097about this!”

31But they wentἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out andspreadG1310the newsG1310about Him throughoutἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650that landγῇgēaG1093.

32As they were goingἐξερχομένωνexerchomenōnG1831out,a muteκωφὸνkōphonG2974,demon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενον.daimonizomenonG1139manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444was broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374to Him.

33After the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniouG1140was castἐκβληθέντοςekblēthentosG1544out, the muteκωφός.kōphosG2974manG2974spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980;and the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296, and weresayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “NothingG3763likeG3779thisG3779haseverG3763been seenἐφάνηephanēG5316in IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.”

34But the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “HecastsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544out the demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140by the rulerἄρχοντιarchontiG758of the demonsδαιμόνια.¶daimoniaG1140.”

35JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was goingG4013throughG4013allG3956the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172and villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321in their synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and proclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932,and healingθεραπεύωνtherapeuōnG2323everyG3956kindG3956of diseaseνόσονnosonG3554and everyG3956kindG3956of sicknessμαλακίανmalakianG3119.

36SeeingG3708thepeopleὄχλουςochlousG3793,He feltG4697compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697for them,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they weredistressedἐσκυλμένοιeskulmenoiG4660anddispiritedἐρριμμένοιerrimmenoiG4496likeὡσεὶhōseiG5616sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263withoutμὴ ἔχονταmē echontaG3361 G2192a shepherdποιμένα.¶poimenaG4166.

37ThenΤότεToteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “The harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326is plentifulπολύς,polusG4183,but the workersἐργάταιergataiG2040are fewὀλίγοι·oligoiG3641.

38ThereforeοὖνounG3767beseechδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962of the harvestθερισμοῦtherismouG2326to sendἐκβάλῃekbalēG1544out workersἐργάταςergatasG2040into His harvestθερισμὸνtherismonG2326.”

A Paralytic Healed

Matthew Called

The Question about Fasting

Miracles of Healing

Commentaries on Matthew 9