1 So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.2 And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven you.3 And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, This Man blasphemes!4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?5 For which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Arise and walk?6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins; then He said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.7 And he arose and departed to his house.8 And when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.9 And as Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, Follow Me. So he arose and followed Him.10 And it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?12 But when Jesus heard it, He said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.13 But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?15 And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.18 While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and did homage to Him, saying, My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.19 So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples.20 And behold, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.21 For she said within herself, If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, Be of good courage, daughter; your faith has made you well. And the woman was made well from that hour.23 And when Jesus came into the rulers house, and saw the flute players and the crowd wailing loudly,24 He said to them, Make room, for the girl has not died, but is sleeping. And they ridiculed Him.25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.26 And the report of this went out into all that land.27 And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, Son of David, have mercy on us!28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? And they said to Him, Yes, Lord.29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith let it be to you.30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly ordered them, saying, See that no one knows it.31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.32 And as they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never seen like this in Israel!34 But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.37 And He said to His disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
1 And Jhesus wente vp in to a boot, and passide ouer the watir, and cam in to his citee.2 And lo! thei brouyten to hym a man sike in palesie, liggynge in a bed. And Jhesus saw the feith of hem, and seide to the man sike in palesye, Sone, haue thou trist; thi synnes ben foryouun to thee.3 And lo! summe of the scribis seiden withynne hem silf, This blasfemeth.4 And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn her thouytis, he seide, Wherto thenken ye yuele thingis in youre hertis?5 What is liytere to seye, Thi synnes ben foryouun to thee, ethir `to seie, Rise thou, and walke?6 But that ye wite that mannus sone hath power to foryyue synnes in erthe, thanne he seide to the sijk man in palesie, Rise vp; take thi bed, and go in to thin hous.7 And he roos, and wente in to his hous.8 And the puple seynge dredde, and glorifiede God, that yaf suche power to men.9 And whanne Jhesus passide fro thennus, he say a man, Matheu bi name, sittynge in a tolbothe. And he seide to hym, Sue thou me.10 And he roos, and folewide hym. And it was don, the while he sat `at the mete in the hous, lo! many pupplicans and synful men camen, and saten `at the mete with Jhesu and hise disciplis.11 And Farisees sien, and seiden to hise disciplis, Whi etith youre maister with pupplicans and synful men?12 And Jhesus herde, and seide, A leche is not nedeful to men that faren wel, but to men that ben yuel at ese.13 But go ye, and lerne what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice; for I cam, not to clepe riytful men, but synful men.14 Thanne the disciplis of Joon camen to hym, and seiden, Whi we and Farisees fasten ofte, but thi disciplis fasten not?15 And Jhesus seide to hem, Whether the sones of the spouse moun morne, as long as the spouse is with hem? But daies schulen come, whanne the spouse schal be takun a wei fro hem, and thanne thei schulen faste.16 And no man putteth a clout of buystous clothe in to an elde clothing; for it doith awey the fulnesse of the cloth, and a wers breking is maad.17 Nethir men putten newe wyne in to elde botelis, ellis the botels ben to-broke, and distried, and the wyn sched out. But men putten newe wyne in to newe botels, and bothe ben kept.18 Whiles that Jhesus spak thes thingis to hem, lo! a prince cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, my douyter is now deed; but come thou, and putte thin hond on hir, and she schal lyue.19 And Jhesus roos, and `hise disciplis, and sueden hym.20 And lo! a womman, that hadde the blodi flux twelue yere, neiyede bihynde, and touchide the hem of his cloth.21 For sche seide with ynne hir self, Yif Y touche oonli the cloth of hym, Y schal be saaf.22 And Jhesus turnede, and say hir, and seide, Douytir, haue thou trist; thi feith hath maad thee saaf. And the womman was hool fro that our.23 And whanne Jhesus cam in to the hous of the prince, and say mynstrallis, and the puple makynge noise,24 he seide, Go ye a wei, for the damysel is not deed, but slepith. And thei scornyden hym.25 And whanne the folc was put out, he wente in, and helde hir hond; and the damysel roos.26 And this fame wente out in to al that loond.27 And whanne Jhesus passide fro thennus, twei blynde men criynge sueden hym, and seiden, Thou sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.28 And whanne he cam in to the hous, the blynde men camen to hym; and Jhesus seide to hem, What wolen ye, that I do to you? And thei seiden, Lord, that oure iyen be opened. And Jhesus seide, Bileuen ye, that Y mai do this thing to you? Thei seien to him, Yhe, Lord.29 Thanne he touchide her iyen, and seide, Aftir youre feith be it doon to you.30 And the iyen of hem were opened. And Jhesus thretenede hem, and seide, Se ye, that no man wite.31 But thei yeden out, and diffameden hym thorou al that lond.32 And whanne thei weren gon out, loo! thei brouyten to hym a doumbe man, hauynge a deuel.33 And whanne the deuel was cast out, the doumb man spak. And the puple wondride, and seide, It hath not be say thus in Israel.34 But the Farisees seiden, In the prince of deuelis he castith out deuelis.35 And Jhesus wente `aboute alle the `citees and castels, techinge in the synagogis of hem, and prechynge the gospel of the kyngdom, and helynge euery langour and euery sijknesse.36 And he siy the puple, and hadde reuthe on hem; for thei weren trauelid, and liggynge as scheep not hauynge a scheepherde.37 Thanne he seide to hise disciplis, Sotheli there is myche ripe corn, but fewe werk men.38 Therfor preye ye the lord of the ripe corn, that he sende werke men in to his ripe corn.