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 Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. 2 He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."

5 Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night and caught nothing; but at your word I will let down the net." 6 When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking. 7 They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord." 9 For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught; 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon.

Jesus said to Simon, "Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive."

11 When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

12 While he was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

13 He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean."

Immediately the leprosy left him. 14 He commanded him to tell no one, "But go your way and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

15 But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 16 But he withdrew himself into the desert and prayed.

17 On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them. 18 Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus. 19 Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the middle before Jesus. 20 Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."

21 The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"

22 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts? 23 Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk?’ 24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he said to the paralyzed man, "I tell you, arise, take up your cot, and go to your house."

25 Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God. 26 Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today."

27 After these things he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!"

28 He left everything, and rose up and followed him. 29 Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them. 30 Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

31 Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."

33 They said to him, "Why do John’s disciples often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?"

34 He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days."

36 He also told a parable to them. "No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the piece from the new will not match the old. 37 No one puts new wine into old wine skins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled and the skins will be destroyed. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wine skins, and both are preserved. 39 No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’"