LU-5:1  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon

him to hear the

word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

LU-5:2  And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the

fishermen were gone out

of them, and were washing [their] nets.

LU-5:3  And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's,

and prayed him

that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down,

 and taught

the people out of the ship.

LU-5:4  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon,

Launch out into the

deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

LU-5:5  And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have

toiled all the

night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will

let down the

net.

LU-5:6  And when they had this done, they enclosed a great

multitude of fishes:

and their net brake.

LU-5:7  And they beckoned unto [their] partners, which were in

the other ship,

that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled

both the ships,

so that they began to sink.

LU-5:8  When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees,

saying, Depart

from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

LU-5:9  For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at

the draught of

the fishes which they had taken:

LU-5:10  And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee,

which were

partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from

henceforth thou

shalt catch men.

LU-5:11  And when they had brought their ships to land, they

forsook all, and

followed him.

LU-5:12  And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city,

behold a man full

of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his] face, and besought

him, saying,

Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

LU-5:13  And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I

will: be thou

clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

LU-5:14  And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show

thyself to the

priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses

commanded, for a

testimony unto them.

LU-5:15  But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him:

and great

multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of

their infirmities.

LU-5:16  And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

LU-5:17  And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was

teaching, that there

were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were

come out of every

town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the

Lord was

[present] to heal them.

LU-5:18  And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken

with a palsy:

and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before

him.

LU-5:19  And when they could not find by what [way] they might

bring him in

because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let

him down through

the tiling with [his] couch into the midst before Jesus.

LU-5:20  And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy

sins are

forgiven thee.

LU-5:21  And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,

saying, Who is this

which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

LU-5:22  But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering

said unto them,

What reason ye in your hearts?

LU-5:23  Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee;

or to say, Rise

up and walk?

LU-5:24  But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power

upon earth to

forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto

thee, Arise, and

take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

LU-5:25  And immediately he rose up before them, and took up

that whereon he

lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

LU-5:26  And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and

were filled with

fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

LU-5:27  And after these things he went forth, and saw a

publican, named Levi,

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

me.

LU-5:28  And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

LU-5:29  And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and

there was a

great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

LU-5:30  But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his

disciples,

saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

LU-5:31  And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole

need not a

physician; but they that are sick.

LU-5:32  I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to

repentance.

LU-5:33  And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John

fast often, and

make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but

thine eat and

drink?

LU-5:34  And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the

bridechamber

fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

LU-5:35  But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be

taken away from

them, and then shall they fast in those days.

LU-5:36  And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a

piece of a new

garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a

rent, and the

piece that was [taken] out of the new agreeth not with the old.

LU-5:37  And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the

new wine will

burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

LU-5:38  But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are

preserved.

LU-5:39  No man also having drunk old [wine] straightway

desireth new: for he

saith, The old is better.

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