Matthew 9

9^aAnd he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into ^bhis own city. ^2cAnd, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus ^dseeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins ^ebe forgiven thee. ³And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. ⁴And Jesus ^fknowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? ⁵For whether is easier, to say, Thy ^esins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? ⁶But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. ⁷And he arose, and departed to his house. ⁸But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and ^ffglorified God, which had given such power unto men.

^9gAnd as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named ^ggMatthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. ¹⁰And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, ^hmany publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master ⁱwith publicans and sinners? ¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. ¹³But go ye and learn ^jwhat that meaneth, ^kI will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, ^lbut sinners to repentance.

^14mThen came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees ⁿfast oft, but thy disciples fast not? ¹⁵And Jesus said unto them, ^oCan ^pthe children of the ^ppbridechamber mourn, as long as the ^qbridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and ^qqthen shall they fast. ¹⁶No man putteth a piece of ^||new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. ¹⁷Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else ^rthe bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

^18sWhile he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and ^tworshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. ¹⁹And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. ²⁰And, behold, a woman, which was diseased ^uwith an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched ^vthe hem of his garment: ²¹For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. ²²But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; ^wthy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. ²³And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the ^xminstrels and the people making a noise, ²⁴He said unto them, Give place: ^yfor the maid is not dead, but ^zsleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. ²⁵But ^awhen the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. ²⁶And ^||the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

²⁷And when Jesus departed thence, ^btwo blind men followed him, crying, and saying, ^cThou Son of David, have mercy on us. ²⁸And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, ^wBelieve ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. ²⁹Then ^cctouched he their eyes, saying, ^wAccording to your faith be it unto you. ³⁰And their eyes were opened; and Jesus ^dstraitly charged them, saying, ^eSee that no man know it. ^31fBut they, when they were departed, ^ffspread abroad his fame in all that country.

^32gAs they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man ^hpossessed with a devil. ³³And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. ³⁴But the Pharisees said, ⁱHe casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. ^35kAnd Jesus went about all the cities and villages, ^lteaching in their synagogues, and preaching the ^lgospel of the kingdom, and ^lhealing every sickness and every disease among the people. ³⁶But ^mwhen he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they ^||fainted, and were ⁿscattered abroad, ^oas sheep having no shepherd. ³⁷Then saith he unto his disciples, ^pThe harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; ^38qPray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will ^rsend forth labourers into his harvest.