1 And it came to pass that, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the Word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
2 and saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.
3 And He got into one of the boats, which was Simons, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
5 But Simon answered and said to Him, Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.
6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
8 And 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 and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken;
10 and so also were Jacob and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Do not fear. From now on you will be catching men.
11 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.
12 And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me.
13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, I am willing; be cleansed. Immediately the leprosy left him.
14 And He charged him to tell no one, But go and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.
15 However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; 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 happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.
19 And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.
20 And seeing their faith, He said to him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins but God alone?
22 But knowing their thoughts, answering, Jesus said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
23 Which is easier; to say, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins; He said to the man who was paralyzed, I say to you, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.
25 Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen incredible things today!
27 And after these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, Follow Me.
28 So he left all, rose up, and followed Him.
29 Then Levi made Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.
30 And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against His disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?
31 And Jesus answered and said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
32 I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
33 Then they said to Him, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?
34 And He said to them, Can you make the sons of the bridechamber 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 And He spoke a parable to them: No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.
37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined.
38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.
39 And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, The old is better.
1 Certo dia Jesus estava perto do lago de Genesaré, e uma multidão o comprimia de todos os lados para ouvir a palavra de Deus.
2 Viu à beira do lago dois barcos, deixados ali pelos pescadores, que estavam lavando as suas redes.
3 Entrou num dos barcos, o que pertencia a Simão, e pediu-lhe que o afastasse um pouco da praia. Então sentou-se, e do barco ensinava o povo.
4 Tendo acabado de falar, disse a Simão: "Vá para onde as águas são mais fundas", e a todos: "Lancem as redes para a pesca".
5 Simão respondeu: "Mestre, esforçamo-nos a noite inteira e não pegamos nada. Mas, porque és tu quem está dizendo isto, vou lançar as redes".
6 Quando o fizeram, pegaram tal quantidade de peixe que as redes começaram a rasgar-se.
7 Então fizeram sinais a seus companheiros no outro barco, para que viessem ajudá-lo; e eles vieram e encheram ambos os barcos, a ponto de quase começarem a afundar.
8 Quando Simão Pedro viu isso, prostrou-se aos pés de Jesus e disse: "Afasta-te de mim, Senhor, porque sou um homem pecador! "
9 Pois ele e todos os seus companheiros estavam perplexos com a pesca que haviam feito,
10 como também Tiago e João, os filhos de Zebedeu, sócios de Simão. Então Jesus disse a Simão: "Não tenha medo; de agora em diante você será pescador de homens".
11 Eles então arrastaram seus barcos para a praia, deixaram tudo e o seguiram.
12 Estando Jesus numa das cidades, passou um homem coberto de lepra. Quando viu a Jesus, prostrou-se com o rosto em terra e rogou-lhe: "Se quiseres, podes purificar-me".
13 Jesus estendeu a mão e tocou nele, dizendo: "Quero. Seja purificado! " E imediatamente a lepra o deixou.
14 Então Jesus lhe ordenou: "Não conte isso a ninguém; mas vá mostrar-se ao sacerdote e ofereça pela sua purificação os sacrifícios que Moisés ordenou, para que sirva de testemunho".
15 Todavia, as notícias a respeito dele se espalhavam ainda mais, de forma que multidões vinham para ouvi-lo e para serem curadas de suas doenças.
16 Mas Jesus retirava-se para lugares solitários, e orava.
17 Certo dia, quando ele ensinava, estavam sentados ali fariseus e mestres da lei, procedentes de todos os povoados da Galiléia, da Judéia e de Jerusalém. E o poder do Senhor estava com ele para curar os doentes.
18 Vieram alguns homens trazendo um paralítico numa maca e tentaram fazê-lo entrar na casa, para colocá-lo diante de Jesus.
19 Não conseguindo fazer isso, por causa da multidão, subiram ao terraço e o baixaram em sua maca, através de uma abertura, até o meio da multidão, bem em frente de Jesus.
20 Vendo a fé que eles tinham, Jesus disse: "Homem, os seus pecados estão perdoados".
21 Os fariseus e os mestres da lei começaram a pensar: "Quem é esse que blasfema? Quem pode perdoar pecados, a não ser somente Deus? "
22 Jesus, sabendo o que eles estavam pensando, perguntou: "Por que vocês estão pensando assim?
23 Que é mais fácil dizer: ‘Os seus pecados estão perdoados’, ou: ‘Levante-se e ande’?
24 Mas, para que vocês saibam que o Filho do homem tem na terra autoridade para perdoar pecados" — disse ao paralítico — "eu lhe digo: levante-se, pegue a sua maca e vá para casa".
25 Imediatamente ele se levantou na frente deles, pegou a maca em que estivera deitado e foi para casa louvando a Deus.
26 Todos ficaram atônitos e glorificavam a Deus, e, cheios de temor, diziam: "Hoje vimos coisas extraordinárias! "
27 Depois disso, Jesus saiu e viu um publicano chamado Levi, sentado na coletoria, e disse-lhe: "Siga-me".
28 Levi levantou-se, deixou tudo e o seguiu.
29 Então Levi ofereceu um grande banquete a Jesus em sua casa. Havia muita gente comendo com eles: publicanos e outras pessoas.
30 Mas os fariseus e aqueles mestres da lei que eram da mesma facção queixaram-se aos discípulos de Jesus: "Por que vocês comem e bebem com publicanos e ‘pecadores’? "
31 Jesus lhes respondeu: "Não são os que têm saúde que precisam de médico, mas sim os doentes.
32 Eu não vim chamar justos, mas pecadores ao arrependimento".
33 E eles lhe disseram: "Os discípulos de João jejuam e oram freqüentemente, bem como os discípulos dos fariseus; mas os teus vivem comendo e bebendo".
34 Jesus respondeu: "Podem vocês fazer os convidados do noivo jejuar enquanto o noivo está com eles?
35 Mas virão dias quando o noivo lhes será tirado; naqueles dias jejuarão".
36 Então lhes contou esta parábola: "Ninguém tira remendo de roupa nova e o costura em roupa velha; se o fizer, estragará a roupa nova, além do que o remendo da nova não se ajustará à velha.
37 E ninguém põe vinho novo em vasilhas de couro velhas; se o fizer, o vinho novo rebentará as vasilhas, se derramará, e as vasilhas se estragarão.
38 Pelo contrário, vinho novo deve ser posto em vasilhas de couro novas.
39 E ninguém, depois de beber o vinho velho, prefere o novo, pois diz: ‘O vinho velho é melhor! ’ "