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.’"

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.