1 Kord, kui Jeesus seisis Genneesareti järve ääres, kogunes rahvas tema ümber ja kuulas Jumala sõna. 2 Ta nägi kaht paati kaldaserval, mille olid sinna jätnud kalamehed, kes ise võrke pesid. 3 Ta astus paati, mis kuulus Siimonile, ja palus teda kaldast pisut eemale sõuda. Ning ta istus ja õpetas rahvast paadist.

4 Kui ta lõpetas kõnelemise, sõnas ta Siimonile: „Sõua sügavasse vette, lase oma võrgud sisse ja vaata, kas näkkab!"

5 Siimon vastas talle: „Õpetaja, me oleme terve öö rüganud ega ole midagi saanud! Aga sinu sõna peale ma lasen võrgud vette."

6 Kui nad olid seda teinud, said nad nii suure hulga kalu, et nende võrgud rebenesid. 7 Nad viipasid oma kaasosanikele teises paadis, et nad tuleksid neile appi. Nad tulid ja täitsid mõlemad paadid, nii et need hakkasid vajuma.

8 Kui Siimon Peetrus seda nägi, langes ta Jeesuse jalge ette ja ütles: „Mine minu juurest ära, Issand, sest ma olen patune mees!" 9 Sest tema ja kõik ta kaaslased olid hämmastunud kalasaagist, mis nad olid püüdnud, 10 ja samamoodi olid Sebedeuse pojad Johannes ja Jaakobus, kes olid Siimoni kaasosanikud.

Jeesus ütles Siimonile: „Ära karda! Nüüdsest peale hakkad sa püüdma inimesi!" 11 Ja nii nad tõmbasid paadid kaldale, jätsid kõik maha ja järgnesid talle.

12 Kui Jeesus viibis ühes linnas, tuli nende lähedale pidalitõbine mees. Jeesust nähes langes ta silmili maha ja anus teda: „Issand, kui sa tahad, siis sa võid mu puhtaks teha!"

13 Jeesus sirutas käe, puudutas teda ja ütles: „Ma tahan, saa puhtaks!" Kohe lahkus pidalitõbi mehest.

14 Jeesus keelas teda juhtunust kellelegi rääkimast ja ütles: „Mine, näita ennast preestrile ja ohverda puhtakssaamise eest, mis Mooses on käskinud, neile tunnistuseks!"

15 Ent sõnum Jeesusest levis seda enam ning suur rahvahulk tuli kokku teda kuulama ja oma haigustest terveks saama. 16 Kuid Jeesus tõmbus tihti üksildastesse paikadesse palvetama.

17 Ühel päeval oli Jeesus õpetamas ja seal istusid ka variserid ja kirjatundjad. Nad olid tulnud igast Galilea ja Juudamaa külast ning Jeruusalemmast. Ja Issanda vägi oli Jeesuse peal haigete tervendamiseks. 18 Mõned mehed kandsid magamisasemel halvatut ja püüdsid teda viia majja, et Jeesuse ette asetada. 19 Ja kui nad rahvahulga pärast ei leidnud selleks võimalust, läksid nad üles katusele, võtsid ära osa katusekive ning lasksid ta asemel alla rahva keskele otse Jeesuse ette.

20 Nende usku nähes ütles Jeesus: „Sõber, sinu patud on sulle andeks antud!"

21 Seepeale mõtlesid kirjatundjad ja variserid: „Kes see selline küll on, kes räägib Jumalat teotades? Kes muu saab patte andeks anda kui vaid Jumal üksi?"

22 Jeesus teadis, mida nad mõtlesid, ja küsis: „Miks te mõtlete selliseid asju oma südames? 23 Kumb on kergem, kas öelda „Sinu patud on sulle andeks antud" või „Tõuse üles ja kõnni"? 24 Aga teadke, et Inimese Pojal on meelevald patte andeks anda maa peal." Ta sõnas halvatule: „Sulle ma ütlen: tõuse üles, võta oma ase ja mine koju!" 25 Kohe tõusis mees üles nende nähes, võttis oma magamisaseme ja läks koju Jumalat ülistades. 26 Kõiki valdas hämmastus ja nad ülistasid Jumalat. Aukartlikult ütlesid nad: „Me oleme täna imelisi asju näinud!"

27 Pärast seda läks Jeesus välja ja nägi maksukogujat, nimega Leevi, istumas maksukoguja pingil. Jeesus ütles talle: „Järgne mulle!" 28 Ja Leevi tõusis, jättis kõik maha ja järgnes talle.

29 Leevi tegi Jeesusele oma kodus suure pidusöögi. Lauas oli nendega koos palju maksukogujaid ja hulk teisigi. 30 Variserid ja kirjatundjad, kes nende hulka kuulusid, pahandasid Jeesuse jüngritega: „Miks te sööte ja joote koos maksukogujate ja patustega?"

31 Jeesus vastas neile: „Arsti ei vaja terved, vaid haiged. 32 Ma ei ole tulnud kutsuma õigeid, vaid patuseid meeleparandusele."

33 Nemad aga ütlesid Jeesusele: „Johannese jüngrid paastuvad sageli ja palvetavad, samuti ka variseride jüngrid, kuid sinu omad söövad ja joovad!"

34 Jeesus vastas neile: „Kas te saate peigmehe sõpru panna paastuma ajal, kui peigmees on nendega? 35 Tuleb aeg, mil peigmees võetakse neilt ära, küll nad siis paastuvad."

36 Ta rääkis neile ka selle tähendamissõna: „Keegi ei rebi tükki uue rõiva küljest, et paigata vana, muidu see käristab ka uue katki ning paik uue küljest ei sobi vanale rõivale. 37 Ja keegi ei vala värsket veini vanadesse nahklähkritesse, muidu värske vein rebestab lähkrid lõhki ja voolab maha ning lähkrid muutuvad kõlbmatuks. 38 Värske vein tuleb valada ikka uutesse lähkritesse. 39 Ja keegi, kes on joonud vana veini, ei soovi uut, vaid ütleb: „Vana on parem!" "

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.