1 Aconteceu que, ao apertá-lo a multidão para ouvir a palavra de Deus, estava ele junto ao lago de Genesaré; 2 e viu dois barcos junto à praia do lago; mas os pescadores, havendo desembarcado, lavavam as redes. 3 Entrando em um dos barcos, que era o de Simão, pediu-lhe que o afastasse um pouco da praia; e, assentando-se, ensinava do barco as multidões. 4 Quando acabou de falar, disse a Simão: Faze-te ao largo, e lançai as vossas redes para pescar. 5 Respondeu-lhe Simão: Mestre, havendo trabalhado toda a noite, nada apanhamos, mas sob a tua palavra lançarei as redes. 6 Isto fazendo, apanharam grande quantidade de peixes; e rompiam-se-lhes as redes. 7 Então, fizeram sinais aos companheiros do outro barco, para que fossem ajudá-los. E foram e encheram ambos os barcos, a ponto de quase irem a pique. 8 Vendo isto, Simão Pedro prostrou-se aos pés de Jesus, dizendo: Senhor, retira-te de mim, porque sou pecador. 9 Pois, à vista da pesca que fizeram, a admiração se apoderou dele e de todos os seus companheiros, 10 bem como de Tiago e João, filhos de Zebedeu, que eram seus sócios. Disse Jesus a Simão: Não temas; doravante serás pescador de homens. 11 E, arrastando eles os barcos sobre a praia, deixando tudo, o seguiram.

12 Aconteceu que, estando ele numa das cidades, veio à sua presença um homem coberto de lepra; ao ver a Jesus, prostrando-se com o rosto em terra, suplicou-lhe: Senhor, se quiseres, podes purificar-me. 13 E ele, estendendo a mão, tocou-lhe, dizendo: Quero, fica limpo! E, no mesmo instante, lhe desapareceu a lepra. 14 Ordenou-lhe Jesus que a ninguém o dissesse, mas vai, disse, mostra-te ao sacerdote e oferece, pela tua purificação, o sacrifício que Moisés determinou, para servir de testemunho ao povo. 15 Porém o que se dizia a seu respeito cada vez mais se divulgava, e grandes multidões afluíam para o ouvirem e serem curadas de suas enfermidades. 16 Ele, porém, se retirava para lugares solitários e orava.

17 Ora, aconteceu que, num daqueles dias, estava ele ensinando, e achavam-se ali assentados fariseus e mestres da Lei, vindos de todas as aldeias da Galileia, da Judeia e de Jerusalém. E o poder do Senhor estava com ele para curar. 18 Vieram, então, uns homens trazendo em um leito um paralítico; e procuravam introduzi-lo e pô-lo diante de Jesus. 19 E, não achando por onde introduzi-lo por causa da multidão, subindo ao eirado, o desceram no leito, por entre os ladrilhos, para o meio, diante de Jesus. 20 Vendo-lhes a fé, Jesus disse ao paralítico: Homem, estão perdoados os teus pecados. 21 E os escribas e fariseus arrazoavam, dizendo: Quem é este que diz blasfêmias? Quem pode perdoar pecados, senão Deus? 22 Jesus, porém, conhecendo-lhes os pensamentos, disse-lhes: Que arrazoais em vosso coração? 23 Qual é mais fácil, dizer: Estão perdoados os teus pecados ou: Levanta-te e anda? 24 Mas, para que saibais que o Filho do Homem tem sobre a terra autoridade para perdoar pecados — disse ao paralítico: Eu te ordeno: Levanta-te, toma o teu leito e vai para casa. 25 Imediatamente, se levantou diante deles e, tomando o leito em que permanecera deitado, voltou para casa, glorificando a Deus. 26 Todos ficaram atônitos, davam glória a Deus e, possuídos de temor, diziam: Hoje, vimos prodígios.

27 Passadas estas coisas, saindo, viu um publicano, chamado Levi, assentado na coletoria, e disse-lhe: Segue-me! 28 Ele se levantou e, deixando tudo, o seguiu.

29 Então, lhe ofereceu Levi um grande banquete em sua casa; e numerosos publicanos e outros estavam com eles à mesa. 30 Os fariseus e seus escribas murmuravam contra os discípulos de Jesus, perguntando: Por que comeis e bebeis com os publicanos e pecadores? 31 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Os sãos não precisam de médico, e sim os doentes. 32 Não vim chamar justos, e sim pecadores, ao arrependimento.

33 Disseram-lhe eles: Os discípulos de João e bem assim os dos fariseus frequentemente jejuam e fazem orações; os teus, entretanto, comem e bebem. 34 Jesus, porém, lhes disse: Podeis fazer jejuar os convidados para o casamento, enquanto está com eles o noivo? 35 Dias virão, contudo, em que lhes será tirado o noivo; naqueles dias, sim, jejuarão. 36 Também lhes disse uma parábola: Ninguém tira um pedaço de veste nova e o põe em veste velha; pois rasgará a nova, e o remendo da nova não se ajustará à velha. 37 E ninguém põe vinho novo em odres velhos, pois o vinho novo romperá os odres; entornar-se-á o vinho, e os odres se estragarão. 38 Pelo contrário, vinho novo deve ser posto em odres novos [e ambos se conservam]. 39 E ninguém, tendo bebido o vinho velho, prefere o novo; porque diz: O velho é excelente.

1 One day as the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to God's word, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.2 He saw two boats lying on the shore, but the fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets.3 So Jesus got into one of the boats (the one that belonged to Simon) and asked him to push out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and began to teach the crowds from the boat.4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,"Push out into deep water, and lower your nets for a catch."5 Simon answered, "Master, we have worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I'll lower the nets."6 After the men had done this, they caught so many fish that the nets began to tear.7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats until the boats began to sink.8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees and said, "Leave me, Lord! I am a sinful man!"9 For Simon and all the people who were with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught,10 and so were James and John, Zebedee's sons and Simon's partners.Then Jesus said to Simon,"Stop being afraid. From now on you will be catching people."11 So when they brought the boats to shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.12 One day while Jesus was in one of the cities, a man covered with leprosy saw Jesus and fell on his face, begging him, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."13 So Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying,"I do want to. Be made clean!" Instantly the leprosy left him.14 Then Jesus ordered him,"Don't tell anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing as Moses commanded as proof to the authorities."15 But the news about Jesus spread even more, and many crowds began gathering to hear him and to be healed of their diseases.16 However, he continued his habit of retiring to deserted places and praying.17 One day as Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law happened to be sitting near by. The people had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was present to heal them.18 Some men were bringing a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to take him into the house and place him in front of Jesus.19 When they couldn't find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room, right in front of Jesus.20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said,"Mister,your sins are forgiven."21 The scribes and the Pharisees began to argue among themselves, saying, "Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"22 Because Jesus knew that they were arguing, he said to them,"Why are you arguing about this among yourselves?23 Whichis easier: to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say ‘Get up and walk’?24 ButI want you to knowthat the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins."Then he said to the paralyzed man,"I say to you: Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!"25 So the man immediately stood up in front of them and picked up what he had been lying on. Then he went home, praising God.26 Amazement seized all the people, and they began to praise God. They were filled with fear and declared, "We have seen wonderful things today!"27 After that, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collector's desk. He said to him,"Follow me!"28 So Levi left everything behind, got up, and followed him.29 Then Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.30 The Pharisees and their scribes started complaining to Jesus’ disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"31 But Jesus answered them,"Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.32 I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance."33 Then they said to him, "John's disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do those of the Pharisees. But your disciples keep right on eating and drinking."34 But Jesus said to them,"You can't force the wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them, can you?35 But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and in those days they will fast."36 Then he told them a parable:"No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old garment. If he does, the new will tear, and the piece from the new will not match the old.37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will make the skins burst, the winewill be spilled, and the skins will be ruined.38 Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh wineskins.39 No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine, for he says, ‘The old is excellent!’"