1 Apertado pela multidão que ouvia a palavra de Deus, achava-se Jesus na praia do lago de Genesaré,2 e viu duas barcas junto à terra; mas os pescadores, havendo desembarcado, lavavam as redes.3 Entrando em uma das barcas, que era de Simão, pediu-lhe que a afastasse um pouco da terra; e sentando-se na barca, dali ensinava a multidão.4 Quando acabou de falar, disse a Simão: Faze-te ao largo, e lançai as vossas redes para a pesca.5 Disse Simão: Senhor, tendo trabalhado toda a noite, nada apanhamos; porém sobre a tua palavra lançarei as redes.6 Feito isto, apanharam uma grande quantidade de peixe; e as redes rompiam-se.7 Acenaram aos seus companheiros que estavam na outra barca, para virem ajudá-los; eles vieram e encheram ambas as barcas, a ponto de começarem elas a afundar.8 Mas vendo isto, Simão Pedro caiu aos pés de Jesus, dizendo: Retira-te de mim, Senhor, porque sou um homem pecador.9 Pois à vista da pesca que haviam feito, a admiração apoderou-se de Pedro e de todos os seus companheiros,10 bem como de Tiago e João, filhos de Zebedeu, que eram sócios de Simão. Disse Jesus a Simão: Não temas; de ora em diante serás pescador de homens.11 Eles, levadas as barcas para a terra, deixando tudo, seguiram-no.12 Quando ele estava numa das cidades, apareceu um homem cheio de lepra; vendo a Jesus, prostrou-se com o rosto em terra e rogou-lhe: Senhor, se quiseres, bem podes tornar-me limpo.13 Jesus, estendendo a mão, tocou-o, dizendo: Quero; fica limpo. No mesmo instante desapareceu-lhe a lepra.14 Ordenou-lhe Jesus que não contasse isto a ninguém; mas, disse ele, vai mostrar-te ao sacerdote e fazer a oferta pela tua purificação, conforme Moisés ordenou, para lhes servir de testemunho.15 Porém a sua fama cada vez mais se divulgava, e grandes multidões afluíam para ouvir e ser curadas de suas enfermidades;16 mas ele costumava retirar-se para os lugares desertos e orar.17 Um dia, em que ele estava ensinando, achavam-se assentados perto dele fariseus e doutores da lei, vindos de todas as aldeias da Galiléia, da Judéia e de Jerusalém; e o poder do Senhor estava com ele para curar.18 Vieram uns homens, trazendo um paralítico em um leito, e procuravam introduzi-lo e pô-lo diante de Jesus.19 Não achando por onde introduzi-lo por causa da multidão, subiram ao eirado e, por entre os ladrilhos, o desceram no colchão para o meio de todos, diante de Jesus.20 Vendo este a fé que eles tinham, disse: Homem, são perdoados os teus pecados.21 Começaram os escribas e os fariseus a discorrer, dizendo: Quem é este que profere blasfêmias? Quem pode perdoar pecados senão só Deus?22 Mas Jesus, percebendo-lhes os pensamentos, disse-lhes: Que discorreis nos vossos corações?23 Qual é mais fácil, dizer: Perdoados são os teus pecados; ou dizer: Levanta-te e anda?24 Para que saibais que o Filho do homem tem sobre a terra autoridade para perdoar pecados-disse ao paralítico: A ti te digo: Levanta-te, toma o teu leito e vai para tua casa.25 Imediatamente se levantou diante deles, tomou o leito em que jazia e partiu para sua casa, glorificando a Deus.26 Todos ficaram atônitos, glorificaram a Deus e encheram-se de temor, dizendo: Hoje vimos coisas extraordinárias.27 Depois disto saiu e viu um publicano chamado Levi, sentado na coletoria, e disse-lhe: Segue-me.28 Ele, deixando tudo, se levantou e o seguiu.29 Levi deu-lhe um grande banquete em sua casa; e era grande o número de publicanos e outras pessoas que 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 necessitam de médico, mas sim os enfermos.32 Não vim chamar os justos, mas os pecadores ao arrependimento.33 Disseram-lhe eles: Os discípulos de João jejuam freqüentemente, e fazem orações; assim também os dos fariseus, mas os teus comem e bebem.34 Jesus disse-lhes: Podeis fazer jejuar os convidados para o casamento, enquanto o noivo está com eles?35 Dias, porém, virão, dias em que lhes será tirado o noivo, nesses dias hão de jejuar.36 Propôs-lhes também uma parábola: Ninguém tira remendo de vestido novo e o põe em vestido velho; de outra forma rasgará o novo, e o remendo do novo não condirá com o velho.37 Outrossim ninguém põe vinho novo em odres velhos; de outra forma o vinho novo arrebentará os odres, e ele se derramará, e estragar-se-ão os odres.38 Pelo contrário vinho novo deve ser posto em odres novos.39 Ninguém que já bebeu vinho velho, quer o novo; porque diz: O velho é bom.

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!’"