MT-9:1  And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came

into his own

city.

MT-9:2  And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy,

 lying on a

bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the

palsy; Son, be of

good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

MT-9:3  And, behold, certain of the scribes said within

themselves, This [man]

blasphemeth.

MT-9:4  And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think

ye evil in your

hearts?

MT-9:5  For whether is easier, to say, [Thy] sins be forgiven

thee; or to say,

Arise, and walk?

MT-9:6  But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on

earth to forgive

sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up

thy bed, and go

unto thine house.

MT-9:7  And he arose, and departed to his house.

MT-9:8  But when the multitude saw [it], they marvelled, and

glorified God,

which had given such power unto men.

MT-9:9  And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man,

named Matthew,

sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow

me. And he

arose, and followed him.

MT-9:10  And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house,

behold, many

publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his

disciples.

MT-9:11  And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto his

disciples, Why

eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

MT-9:12  But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They

that be whole

need not a physician, but they that are sick.

MT-9:13  But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have

mercy, and not

sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners

to repentance.

MT-9:14  Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do

we and the

Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

MT-9:15  And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the

bridechamber mourn,

as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come,

when the

bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

MT-9:16  No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment,

 for that

which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the

rent is made

worse.

MT-9:17  Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the

bottles break,

and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put

new wine into

new bottles, and both are preserved.

MT-9:18  While he spake these things unto them, behold, there

came a certain

ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead:

but come and

lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

MT-9:19  And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his

disciples.

MT-9:20  And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue

of blood twelve

years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:

MT-9:21  For she said within herself, If I may but touch his

garment, I shall

be whole.

MT-9:22  But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he

said, Daughter, be

of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman

was made whole

from that hour.

MT-9:23  And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the

minstrels and

the people making a noise,

MT-9:24  He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead,

 but sleepeth.

And they laughed him to scorn.

MT-9:25  But when the people were put forth, he went in, and

took her by the

hand, and the maid arose.

MT-9:26  And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

MT-9:27  And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed

him, crying,

and saying, [Thou] son of David, have mercy on us.

MT-9:28  And when he was come into the house, the blind men came

to him: and

Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this?

They said unto

him, Yea, Lord.

MT-9:29  Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your

faith be it unto

you.

MT-9:30  And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged

them, saying,

See [that] no man know [it].

MT-9:31  But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his

fame in all that

country.

MT-9:32  As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb

man possessed

with a devil.

MT-9:33  And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and

the multitudes

marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

MT-9:34  But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through

the prince of

the devils.

MT-9:35  And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,

teaching in their

synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing

every sickness

and every disease among the people.

MT-9:36  But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with

compassion on them,

because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having

no shepherd.

MT-9:37  Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly

[is] plenteous,

but the labourers [are] few;

MT-9:38  Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will

send forth

labourers into his harvest.

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