Matthew 9
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The Son of Man Forgives and Heals
1So he got into a boat, crossed over, and came to his own town.#Mt 4:13; Mk 5:21 2Just then#Mk 2:3–12; Lk 5:18–26 some men#9:2 Lit then they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.”#Mt 4:24; 8:10,13; 9:22; Lk 7:48; Jn 16:33
3At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “He’s blaspheming!” #Mt 26:65; Jn 10:36
4Perceiving their thoughts,#Mt 12:25; Lk 6:8; 9:47; 11:17 Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?#9:4 Or minds 5For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” — then he told the paralytic, “Get up, take your stretcher, and go home.” 7So he got up and went home. 8When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck#9:8 Other mss read amazed#9:8 Lit afraid and gave glory#Mt 5:16; 15:31; Lk 7:16; 13:13; Jn 15:8; Ac 4:21 to God, who had given such authority to men.
The Call of Matthew
9As Jesus went on from there,#Mk 2:14–22; Lk 5:27–38 he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me,” and he got up and followed him.#Mt 10:3; Mk 2:14; 3:18; Lk 6:15; Ac 1:13
10While he was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came to eat with Jesus and his disciples.#Mt 10:42; 28:19; Lk 14:26; Jn 8:31; 13:35; 15:8; Ac 6:1 11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” #Mt 11:19; Lk 5:30; 15:2; Gl 2:15
12Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.#Mk 2:17; Lk 5:31 13Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice.#9:13 Hs 6:6#Hs 6:6; Mc 6:6–8; Mt 12:7 For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”#9:13 Other mss add to repentance
A Question about Fasting
14Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” #Mt 11:2; 14:12; 15:2; Lk 11:1; 18:12
15Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests#9:15 Lit the sons of the bridal chamber be sad while the groom is with them? The time#9:15 Lit days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse. 17And no one puts#9:17 Lit And they do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed
18As he was telling them these things,#Mk 5:22–43; Lk 8:41–56 suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter just died,#9:18 Lit daughter has now come to the end but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”#Mt 8:2–3; Mk 5:23 19So Jesus and his disciples got up and followed#Lk 5:11; Jn 8:12 him.
20Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years approached from behind and touched the end of his robe,#Lv 15:25; Nm 15:38; Dt 22:12; Mt 14:36; 23:5 21for she said to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I’ll be made well.”#9:21 Or be saved#Mt 14:36; Mk 3:10; Lk 6:19
22Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” he said. “Your faith has saved you.”#9:22 Or has made you well#Mt 15:28; Mk 10:52; Lk 7:50; 17:19; 18:42 And the woman was made well from that moment.#9:22 Lit hour
23When Jesus came to the leader’s house, he saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.#2Ch 35:25; Jr 9:17; 16:6; Ezk 24:17; Rv 18:22 24“Leave,” he said, “because the girl is not dead but asleep.”#Jn 11:13; Ac 20:10 And they laughed at him. 25After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.#Mk 9:27; Ac 3:7; 9:40–41 26Then news of this spread throughout that whole area.#Mt 4:24; 9:31; 14:1; Mk 1:28; Lk 4:14
Healing the Blind
27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” #Mt 1:1; 12:23; 15:22; 20:30–31; Mk 10:47; Lk 18:38–39
28When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe#Mk 11:24; Jn 3:16; Ac 10:43; Rm 10:9; 1Pt 1:8–10 that I can do this?”
They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” 30And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.”#Mt 8:4,13; 9:22; Mk 8:25; Jn 9:26 31But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that whole area.
Driving Out a Demon
32Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to him.#Mt 12:22–24; Lk 11:14–15 33When the demon had been driven out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
34But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”#Mk 3:22; Jn 7:20
The Lord of the Harvest
35Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom,#Mt 4:23; Mk 1:15 and healing every#9:35 Or every kind of disease and every sickness.#9:35 Other mss add among the people#9:35 Or physical ailment 36When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected,#Mt 14:14; 15:32; Mk 6:34; 8:2 like sheep without a shepherd.#Nm 27:17; 1Kg 22:17; Ezk 34:5; Zch 10:2 37Then he said to his disciples,#Mt 10:1; 26:56; Mk 3:7; 16:20; Lk 6:13; Jn 12:16 “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. 38Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”
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Matthew 9
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1 And climbing into a boat, he crossed the sea, and he arrived at his own city.
2 And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Be strengthened in faith, son; your sins are forgiven you."
3 And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, "He is blaspheming."
4 And when Jesus had perceived their thoughts, he said: "Why do you think such evil in your hearts?
5 Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise up and walk?'
6 But, so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he then said to the paralytic, "Rise up, take up your bed, and go into your house."
7 And he arose and went into his house.
8 Then the crowd, seeing this, was frightened, and they glorified God, who gave such power to men.
9 And when Jesus passed on from there, he saw, sitting at the tax office, a man named Matthew. And he said to him, "Follow me." And rising up, he followed him.
10 And it happened that, as he was sitting down to eat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners arrived, and they sat down to eat with Jesus and his disciples.
11 And the Pharisees, seeing this, said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
12 But Jesus, hearing this, said: "It is not those who are healthy who are in need of a physician, but those who have maladies.
13 So then, go out and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the just, but sinners."
14 Then the disciples of John drew near to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast frequently, but your disciples do not fast?"
15 And Jesus said to them: "How can the sons of the groom mourn, while the groom is still with them? But the days will arrive when the groom will be taken away from them. And then they shall fast.
16 For no one would sew a patch of new cloth onto an old garment. For it pulls its fullness away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.
17 Neither do they pour new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wineskins rupture, and the wine pours out, and the wineskins are destroyed. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins. And so, both are preserved."
18 As he was speaking these things to them, behold, a certain ruler approached and adored him, saying: "Lord, my daughter has recently passed away. But come and impose your hand upon her, and she will live."
19 And Jesus, rising up, followed him, with his disciples.
20 And behold, a woman, who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years, approached from behind and touched the hem of his garment.
21 For she said within herself, "If I will touch even his garment, I shall be saved."
22 But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said: "Be strengthened in faith, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.
23 And when Jesus had arrived in the house of the ruler, and he had seen the musicians and the tumultuous crowd,
24 he said, "Depart. For the girl is not dead, but asleep." And they derided him.
25 And when the crowd had been sent away, he entered. And he took her by the hand. And the girl rose up.
26 And the news of this went out to that entire land.
27 And as Jesus passed from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, "Take pity on us, Son of David."
28 And when he had arrived at the house, the blind men approached him. And Jesus said to them, "Do you trust that I am able to do this for you?" They say to him, "Certainly, Lord."
29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith, so let it be done for you."
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus warned them, saying, "See to it that no one knows of this."
31 But going out, they spread the news of it to all that land.
32 Then, when they had departed, behold, they brought him a man who was mute, having a demon.
33 And after the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds wondered, saying, "Never has anything like this been seen in Israel."
34 But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of demons does he cast out demons."
35 And Jesus traveled throughout all of the cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every illness and every infirmity.
36 Then, seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them, because they were distressed and were reclining, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 Then he said to his disciples: "The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few.
38 Therefore, petition the Lord of the harvest, so that he may sent out laborers to his harvest."
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