Matthew 9
9
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic
1So He got into a boat, crossed over, #Matt. 4:13; 11:23; Mark 5:21and came to His own city. 2#Mark 2:3–12; Luke 5:18–26Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. #Matt. 8:10When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
3And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
4But Jesus, #Ps. 139:2; Matt. 12:25; Mark 12:15; Luke 5:22; 6:8; 9:47; 11:17knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? 6But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” 7And he arose and departed to his house.
8Now when the multitudes saw it, they #Matt. 8:27; John 7:15marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Matthew the Tax Collector
9#Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
10#Mark 2:15; Luke 5:29Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with #Matt. 11:19; Mark 2:16; Luke 5:30; 15:2tax collectors and #(Gal. 2:15)sinners?”
12When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13But go and learn what this means: #Hos. 6:6; (Mic. 6:6–8); Matt. 12:7‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, #Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32; 1 Tim. 1:15but sinners, to repentance.”
Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting
14Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, #Mark 2:18; Luke 5:33–35; 18:12“Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
15And Jesus said to them, “Can #John 3:29the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and #Acts 13:2, 3; 14:23then they will fast. 16No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. 17Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed
18#Mark 5:22–43; Luke 8:41–56While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” 19So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His #Matt. 10:2–4disciples.
20#Mark 5:25; Luke 8:43And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and #Num. 15:38; Deut. 22:12; Matt. 14:36; 23:5; Mark 6:56touched the hem of His garment. 21For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” 22But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; #Matt. 9:29; 15:28; Mark 5:34; 10:52; Luke 7:50; 8:48; 17:19; 18:42your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
23#Mark 5:38; Luke 8:51When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw #2 Chr. 35:25; Jer. 9:17; 16:6; Ezek. 24:17the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, 24He said to them, #John 11:3; Acts 20:10“Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. 25But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and #Matt. 8:3, 15; Mark 1:31took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26And the #Matt. 4:24; Mark 1:28, 45; Luke 4:14, 37; 5:15; 7:17report of this went out into all that land.
Two Blind Men Healed
27When Jesus departed from there, #Matt. 20:29–34two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, #Matt. 15:22; Mark 10:47; Luke 18:38, 39“Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” 30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, #Matt. 8:4; Luke 5:14“See that no one knows it.” 31#Mark 7:36But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
A Mute Man Speaks
32#Matt. 12:22, 24; Luke 11:14As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. 33And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”
34But the Pharisees said, #Matt. 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; John 7:20“He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
The Compassion of Jesus
35Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, #Matt. 4:23teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36#Mark 6:34But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, #Num. 27:17; 1 Kin. 22:17; Ezek. 34:5; Zech. 10:2; Mark 6:34like sheep having no shepherd. 37Then He said to His disciples, #Luke 10:2; John 4:35“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38#(Matt. 28:19, 20; Eph. 4:11, 12); 2 Thess. 3:1Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
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The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Matthew 9
9
Jesus Heals a Paralysed Man
(Mk 2.1–12; Lk 5.17–26)
1Jesus got into the boat and went back across the lake to his own town,#9.1 his own town: Capernaum (see 4.13). 2where some people brought to him a paralysed man, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralysed man, “Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven.”
3Then some teachers of the Law said to themselves, “This man is speaking blasphemy!”
4Jesus perceived what they were thinking, so he said, “Why are you thinking such evil things? 5Is it easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 6I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralysed man, “Get up, pick up your bed, and go home!”
7The man got up and went home. 8When the people saw it, they were afraid, and praised God for giving such authority to people.
Jesus Calls Matthew
(Mk 2.13–17; Lk 5.27–32)
9Jesus left that place, and as he walked along, he saw a tax collector, named Matthew, sitting in his office. He said to him, “Follow me.”
Matthew got up and followed him.
10 #
Lk 15.1–2
While Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house,#9.10 in Matthew's house; or in his (that is, Jesus') house. many tax collectors and other outcasts came and joined Jesus and his disciples at the table. 11Some Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such people?”
12Jesus heard them and answered, “People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick. 13#Mt 12.7; Hos 6.6Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’ I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.”
The Question about Fasting
(Mk 2.18–22; Lk 5.33–39)
14Then the followers of John the Baptist came to Jesus, asking, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast at all?”
15Jesus answered, “Do you expect the guests at a wedding party to be sad as long as the bridegroom is with them? Of course not! But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
16 “No one patches up an old coat with a piece of new cloth, for the new patch will shrink and make an even bigger hole in the coat. 17Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, for the skins will burst, the wine will pour out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins, and both will keep in good condition.”
The Official's Daughter and the Woman who Touched Jesus' Cloak
(Mk 5.21–43; Lk 8.40–56)
18While Jesus was saying this, a Jewish official came to him, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and place your hands on her, and she will live.”
19So Jesus got up and followed him, and his disciples went along with him.
20A woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak. 21She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will get well.”
22Jesus turned round and saw her, and said, “Courage, my daughter! Your faith has made you well.” At that very moment the woman became well.
23Then Jesus went into the official's house. When he saw the musicians for the funeral and the people all stirred up, 24he said, “Get out, everybody! The little girl is not dead — she is only sleeping!” Then they all laughed at him. 25But as soon as the people had been put out, Jesus went into the girl's room and took hold of her hand, and she got up. 26The news about this spread all over that part of the country.
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
27Jesus left that place, and as he walked along, two blind men started following him. “Take pity on us, Son of David!” they shouted.
28When Jesus had gone indoors, the two blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I can heal you?”
“Yes, sir!” they answered.
29Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, “Let it happen, then, just as you believe!” — 30and their sight was restored. Jesus spoke sternly to them, “Don't tell this to anyone!”
31But they left and spread the news about Jesus all over that part of the country.
Jesus Heals a Man who could not Speak
32As the men were leaving, some people brought to Jesus a man who could not talk because he had a demon. 33But as soon as the demon was driven out, the man started talking, and everyone was amazed. “We have never seen anything like this in Israel!” they exclaimed.
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Mt 10.25; 12.24; Mk 3.22; Lk 11.15 But the Pharisees said, “It is the chief of the demons who gives Jesus the power to drive out demons.”
Jesus has Pity for the People
35 #
Mt 4.23; Mk 1.39; Lk 4.44 Jesus went round visiting all the towns and villages. He taught in the synagogues, preached the Good News about the Kingdom, and healed people with every kind of disease and sickness. 36#Num 27.17; 1 Kgs 22.17; 2 Chr 18.16; Ezek 34.5; Mk 6.34As he saw the crowds, his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were worried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37#Lk 10.2So he said to his disciples, “The harvest is large, but there are few workers to gather it in. 38Pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest.”
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