Matthew 9 - New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers

A Paralytic Healed

¹ Gettinginto a boat,Jesus crossed over[the sea] and cameto His owncity.

² And they broughtto Him a paralyticlyingon a bed.Seeingtheir faith,Jesussaidto the paralytic,"Take courage,son;your sinsare forgiven."

³ And someof the scribessaidto themselves,"This[fellow] blasphemes."

⁴ And Jesusknowingtheir thoughtssaid,"Whyare you thinkingevilin your hearts?

⁵ "Whichis easier,to say,Your sinsare forgiven,'orto say,'Getup, and walk'?

⁶ "But sothat you may knowthat the Sonof Manhasauthorityon earthto forgivesins"--thenHe saidto the paralytic,"Getup, pickup your bedand gohome."

⁷ And he gotup and wenthome.

⁸ But when the crowdssaw[this], they were awestruck,and glorifiedGod,who had givensuchauthorityto men.

Matthew Called

⁹ As Jesuswenton from there,He sawa mancalledMatthew,sittingin the tax collector's booth;and He saidto him, "FollowMe!" And he gotup and followedHim.

¹⁰ Thenit happenedthat as Jesuswas reclining[at the table] in the house,behold,manytax collectorsand sinnerscameand were diningwith Jesusand His disciples.

¹¹ When the Phariseessaw[this], they saidto His disciples,"Whyis your Teachereatingwith the tax collectorsand sinners?"

¹² But when Jesus heard[this], He said,"[It is] not thosewho are healthywho needa physician,but thosewho are sick.

¹³ "But goand learnwhatthis means:I DESIRECOMPASSION,AND NOT SACRIFICE,'for I did not cometo callthe righteous,but sinners."

The Question about Fasting

¹⁴ Thenthe disciplesof Johncameto Him, asking,"Whydo we and the Phariseesfast,but Your disciplesdo not fast?"

¹⁵ And Jesussaidto them, "The attendantsof the bridegroomcannotmournas longas the bridegroomis with them, can they? But the dayswill comewhenthe bridegroomis taken awayfrom them, and thenthey will fast.

¹⁶ "But no oneputsa patchof unshrunkclothon an oldgarment;for the patchpulls awayfrom the garment,and a worsetearresults.

¹⁷ "Nordo [people] putnewwineinto oldwineskins;otherwisethe wineskinsburst,and the winepoursout and the wineskinsare ruined;but they putnewwineinto freshwineskins,and bothare preserved."

Miracles of Healing

¹⁸ While He was sayingthese thingsto them, a [synagogue] officialcameand bowed down beforeHim, and said,"My daughterhas justdied;but comeand layYour handon her, and she will live."

¹⁹ Jesusgotup and [began] to followhim, and [so did] His disciples.

²⁰ And a womanwho had been suffering from a hemorrhagefor twelveyears,cameup behindHim and touchedthe fringeof His cloak;

²¹ for she was sayingto herself,"IfI onlytouchHis garment,I will get well."

²² But Jesusturningand seeingher said,"Daughter,take courage;your faithhas madeyou well."At oncethe womanwas made well.

²³ When Jesuscameinto the official'shouse,and sawthe flute-playersand the crowdin noisy disorder,

²⁴ He said,"Leave;for the girlhas not died,but is asleep."And they [began] laughingat Him.

²⁵ But whenthe crowdhad been sentout, He enteredand tookher by the hand,and the girlgotup.

²⁶ Thisnewsspreadthroughoutallthat land.

²⁷ As Jesuswenton from there,twoblind menfollowedHim, cryingout, "Have mercyon us, Sonof David!"

²⁸ WhenHe enteredthe house,the blind mencameup to Him, and Jesussaidto them, "Do you believethat I am ableto dothis?"They saidto Him, "Yes,Lord."

²⁹ ThenHe touchedtheir eyes,saying,"It shall be doneto you accordingto your faith."

³⁰ And their eyeswere opened.And Jesussternly warnedthem: "Seethat no oneknows[about this]!"

³¹ But they wentout and spread the newsabout Him throughoutallthat land.

³² As they were goingout, a mute,demon-possessedmanwas broughtto Him.

³³ After the demonwas castout, the mute manspoke;and the crowdswere amazed,[and were] saying,"Nothinglike thishas everbeen seenin Israel."

³⁴ But the Phariseeswere saying,"He castsout the demonsby the rulerof the demons."

³⁵ Jesuswas going throughallthe citiesand villages,teachingin their synagoguesand proclaimingthe gospelof the kingdom,and healingeverykindof diseaseand every kindof sickness.

³⁶ Seeingthe people,He felt compassionfor them, becausethey were distressedand dispiritedlikesheepwithouta shepherd.

³⁷ ThenHe saidto His disciples,"The harvestis plentiful,but the workersare few.

³⁸ "Thereforebeseechthe Lordof the harvestto sendout workersinto His harvest."