1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: 10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. 11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? 34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. 39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

1 En toe die skare by Hom aandring om die woord van God te hoor, gaan Hy by die meer Genn,saret staan

2 en sien twee skuite aan die kant van die meer lê; maar die vissers het van hulle af weggegaan en was besig om die nette uit te spoel.

3 Toe klim Hy in een van die skuite wat aan Simon behoort het, en vra hom om 'n entjie van die land af weg te vaar, en Hy het gaan sit en die skare van die skuit uit geleer.

4 En toe Hy ophou met spreek, sê Hy vir Simon: Vaar uit na die diep water en laat julle nette sak om te vang.

5 En Simon antwoord en sê vir Hom: Meester, ons het die hele nag deur hard gewerk en niks gevang nie; maar op u woord sal ek die net laat sak.

6 En toe hulle dit gedoen het, het hulle 'n groot menigte visse ingesluit; en hulle net wou skeur.

7 Daarop wink hulle vir hul maats in die ander skuit om hulle te kom help. En hulle het gekom en altwee die skuite vol gemaak, sodat hulle amper gesink het.

8 En toe Simon Petrus dit sien, val hy neer aan die knieë van Jesus en sê: Gaan weg van my, Here, want ek is 'n sondige man!

9 Want verbaasdheid het hom aangegryp en almal wat by hom was, oor die vangs van visse wat hulle gemaak het;

10 en net so ook vir Jakobus en Johannes, die seuns van Sebed,s, wat Simon se maats was. En Jesus sê vir Simon: Moenie vrees nie; van nou af sal jy mense vang.

11 En nadat hulle die skuite aan land gebring het, het hulle alles verlaat en Hom gevolg.

12 En terwyl Hy in een van die stede was, kom daar 'n man vol van melaatsheid; en toe hy Jesus sien, val hy op sy aangesig en smeek Hom en sê: Here, as U wil, kan U my reinig.

13 Daarop steek Hy die hand uit en raak hom aan en sê: Ek wil, word gereinig! En dadelik het die melaatsheid hom verlaat.

14 Toe gee Hy hom bevel om dit aan niemand te vertel nie; maar, sê Hy, gaan vertoon jou aan die priester en offer vir jou reiniging, soos Moses voorgeskrywe het, vir hulle tot 'n getuienis.

15 Maar die gerug aangaande Hom is nog meer versprei, en groot menigtes het bymekaargekom om te luister en deur Hom van hulle siektes genees te word.

16 Maar Hy het Hom in verlate plekke teruggetrek en gebid.

17 En op een van die dae was Hy besig om te leer; en Fariseërs en wetgeleerdes wat gekom het uit elke dorp van Galil,a en Judia en uit Jerusalem, het daar gesit, en daar was krag van die Here om hulle te genees.

18 En daar het manne 'n mens wat verlam was, op 'n bed gebring, en hulle het probeer om hom in te bring en voor Hom neer te sit.

19 En toe hulle vanweë die skare geen kans sien om hom in te bring nie, klim hulle op die dak en laat hom met die bed afsak deur die panne tussen die mense in en voor Jesus.

20 En toe Hy hulle geloof sien, sê Hy vir hom: Mens, jou sondes is jou vergewe.

21 En die skrifgeleerdes en die Fariseërs het begin redeneer en sê: Wie is Hy wat so godslasterlik praat? Wie kan sondes vergewe behalwe God alleen?

22 Maar Jesus het hulle redeneringe gemerk, en Hy antwoord en sê vir hulle: Wat redeneer julle in jul harte?

23 Wat is makliker, om te sê: Jou sondes is jou vergewe; of om te sê: Staan op en loop?

24 Maar dat julle kan weet dat die Seun van die mens mag het om op aarde sondes te vergewe sê Hy vir die verlamde man: Ek sê vir jou, staan op, neem jou bed op en gaan na jou huis toe.

25 Hy staan toe onmiddellik voor hulle op, neem die bed op waar hy op gelê het, en gaan na sy huis, terwyl hy God verheerlik.

26 En verbasing het almal aangegryp, en hulle het God verheerlik en is met vrees vervul en het gesê: Ons het vandag ongelooflike dinge gesien.

27 En n hierdie dinge het Hy uitgegaan en 'n tollenaar met die naam van Levi by die tolhuis sien sit en vir hom gesê: Volg My.

28 En hy het alles verlaat en opgestaan en Hom gevolg.

29 En Levi het 'n groot feesmaal vir Hom in sy huis gegee; en daar was 'n groot menigte van tollenaars en ander wat saam met hulle aan tafel was.

30 En hulle skrifgeleerdes en die Fariseërs het by sy dissipels gemurmureer en gesê: Waarom eet en drink julle saam met die tollenaars en sondaars?

31 En Jesus antwoord en sê vir hulle: Die wat gesond is, het die geneesheer nie nodig nie, maar die wat ongesteld is.

32 Ek het nie gekom om regverdiges te roep nie, maar sondaars tot bekering.

33 Toe sê hulle vir Hom: Waarom vas die dissipels van Johannes dikwels en doen gebede; so ook die van die Fariseërs; maar u dissipels eet en drink?

34 En Hy sê vir hulle: Kan julle die bruilofsgaste dan laat vas solank as die bruidegom by hulle is?

35 Maar daar sal dae kom wanneer die bruidegom van hulle weggeneem word; dan sal hulle vas, in daardie dae.

36 En Hy het ook aan hulle 'n gelykenis vertel: Niemand sit 'n lap van 'n nuwe kleed op 'n ou kleed nie; anders skeur dit die nuwe ook, en die lap wat van die nuwe af kom, pas nie by die oue nie.

37 En niemand gooi nuwe wyn in ou leersakke nie; anders sal die nuwe wyn die sakke skeur, en dit sal uitloop, en die sakke sal vergaan.

38 Maar nuwe wyn moet in nuwe sakke gegooi word, en altwee word saam behou.

39 En niemand wat ou wyn gedrink het, wil dadelik nuwe hê nie; want hy sê: Die oue is beter.