Matthew 9
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The Healing of a Paralytic
Mk 2:1–12; Lk 5:17–26
1#Mt 4:13; Mk 5:21He entered a boat, crossed over, and came into His own city. 2#Mt 9:22; 4:24; 8:10They brought to Him a man sick with paralysis, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.”
3#Mt 26:65Then certain scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes.”
4#Mt 12:25; Lk 6:8Jesus, knowing 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 authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, pick up your bed, and go into your house.” 7And he rose and departed to his house. 8#Mt 15:31; Lk 7:16; 17:15But when the crowds saw it, they were amazed and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
The Calling of Matthew
Mk 2:13–17; Lk 5:27–32
9As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s station. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he rose and followed Him.
10While Jesus sat at supper in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11#Mt 11:19; Lk 5:30When the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
12#Mk 2:17; Lk 5:31But when Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick. 13#Hos 6:6; Mt 12:7But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’#Hos 6:6. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
The Question About Fasting
Mk 2:18–22; Lk 5:33–39
14#Mt 11:2; Jn 3:25Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
15#Jn 3:29; Ac 14:23Jesus answered, “Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
16“No one sews a piece of new cloth into an old garment, for that which is sewn in to fill it up pulls on the garment, and the tear is made worse. 17#Jos 9:4Neither do men put new wine into old wineskins. Or else the wineskins burst, the wine runs out, and the wineskins perish. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
The Ruler’s Daughter and a Woman Healed
Mk 5:21–43; Lk 8:40–56
18#Mt 8:2; Mk 5:22–43While He was speaking these things to them, a certain ruler came and worshipped Him, saying, “My daughter is even now dead. But come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” 19Jesus rose and followed him, and so did His disciples.
20#Mt 14:36; Dt 22:12Then a woman, who was ill with a flow of blood for twelve years, came behind Him and touched the hem of His garment. 21For she said within herself, “If I may just touch His garment, I shall be healed.”
22#Lk 7:50; Mt 9:2; Mk 10:52But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her, He said, “Daughter, be of good comfort. Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well instantly.
23#2Ch 35:25When Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the musicians and the mourners making a noise, 24#Ac 20:10; Jn 11:4He said to them, “Depart. The girl is not dead, but is sleeping.” And they laughed Him to scorn. 25#Mk 9:27; Ac 9:40–41But when the people were put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26#Mt 4:24; Mk 1:45The news of this went out into all that land.
The Healing of Two Blind Men
27#Mt 15:22; 20:30–31As Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28When He entered 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.”
29#Mt 8:13Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith, let it be done for you.” 30#Mt 8:4And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows of it.” 31#Mk 7:36But when they had departed, they spread His fame in all that region.
The Healing of a Mute Man
32#Mt 4:24; 12:22–24As they went out, they brought to Him a mute man possessed with a demon. 33And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “This has never been seen in Israel.”
34#Lk 11:15; Mk 3:22But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons through the ruler of the demons.”
The Compassion of Jesus
35#Mt 4:23–24Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36#Mk 6:34; Nu 27:17; Mt 14:14But when He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. 37#Lk 10:2Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38#2Th 3:1Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He will send out laborers into His harvest.”
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Matthew 9
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1And going on board the ship, he passed over and came to his own city. 2And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven. 3And behold, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes. 4And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do ye think evil things in your hearts? 5For which is easier: to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise up and walk? 6But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he says to the paralytic,) Rise up, take up thy bed and go to thy house. 7And he rose up and went to his house. 8But the crowds seeing it, were in fear, and glorified God who gave such power to men.
9And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, called Matthew, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. 10And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples. 11And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners? 12But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill. 13But go and learn what that is — I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous men but sinners.
14Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not? 15And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16But no one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment and a worse rent takes place. 17Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.
18As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live. 19And Jesus rose up and followed him, and so did his disciples. 20And behold, a woman, who had had a bloody flux for twelve years, came behind and touched the hem of his garment; 21for she said within herself, If I should only touch his garment I shall be healed. 22But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour. 23And when Jesus was come to the house of the ruler, and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a tumult, 24he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him. 25But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand; and the damsel rose up. 26And the fame of it went out into all that land.
27And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David. 28And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord. 29Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you. 30And their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them sharply, saying, See, let no man know it. 31But they, when they were gone out, spread his name abroad in all that land. 32But as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon. 33And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel. 34But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.
35And Jesus went round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness. 36But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd. 37Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest is great and the workmen are few; 38supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workmen unto his harvest.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.