Matthew 9
New King James Version
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic(A)
9 So He got into a boat, crossed over, (B)and came to His own city. 2 (C)Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. (D)When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
3 And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
4 But Jesus, (E)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 power 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 Now when the multitudes saw it, they (F)marveled[a] and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Matthew the Tax Collector(G)
9 (H)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 (I)Now 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 (J)tax collectors and (K)sinners?”
12 When Jesus heard that, 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: (L)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (M)but sinners, [b]to repentance.”
Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(N)
14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, (O)“Why do we and the Pharisees fast [c]often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
15 And Jesus said to them, “Can (P)the [d]friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and (Q)then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for [e]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 [f]break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed(R)
18 (S)While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped 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 (T)disciples.
20 (U)And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and (V)touched the hem of His garment. 21 For she said to 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 cheer, daughter; (W)your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
23 (X)When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw (Y)the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, 24 He said to them, (Z)“Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. 25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and (AA)took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the (AB)report of this went out into all that land.
Two Blind Men Healed
27 When Jesus departed from there, (AC)two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, (AD)“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?”
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 sternly warned them, saying, (AE)“See that no one knows it.” 31 (AF)But when they had departed, they [g]spread the news about Him in all that [h]country.
A Mute Man Speaks
32 (AG)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, (AH)“He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
The Compassion of Jesus(AI)
35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, (AJ)teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease [i]among the people. 36 (AK)But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were [j]weary and scattered, (AL)like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, (AM)“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 (AN)Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:8 NU were afraid
- Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance
- Matthew 9:14 NU brackets often as disputed.
- Matthew 9:15 Lit. sons of the bridechamber
- Matthew 9:16 Lit. that which is put on
- Matthew 9:17 burst
- Matthew 9:31 Lit. made Him known
- Matthew 9:31 Lit. land
- Matthew 9:35 NU omits among the people
- Matthew 9:36 NU, M harassed
Matye 9
Haitian Creole Version
9 ¶ Jezi moute nan kannòt la, li tounen lòt bò lanmè a ankò, nan lavil kote l' te ye a.
2 Se konsa, yo pote ba li yon nonm paralize kouche sou yon kabann. Jezi wè jan moun yo te gen konfyans nan li, li di nonm paralize a: Pran kouraj, pitit mwen, peche ou yo padonnen.
3 Lè sa a, kèk dirèktè lalwa di nan kè yo: Nonm sa a ap pale mal sou Bondye.
4 Men, Jezi te gen tan konnen sa ki t'ap pase nan tèt yo. Li di yo: Poukisa n'ap fè move lide konsa nan tèt nou?
5 Kisa ki pi fasil pou m' di: Peche ou yo padonnen, osinon: Leve mache?
6 Enben, m'ap fè nou konnen mwen menm, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, mwen gen pouvwa sou latè pou m' padonnen peche. Li vire, li di nonm paralize a: Leve kanpe, pran kabann ou, ale lakay ou.
7 Nonm lan leve kanpe vre, li ale lakay li.
8 Lè moun yo wè sa, yo tout te pè, yo fè lwanj Bondye dapre li te bay lèzòm kalite pouvwa sa a.
9 ¶ Jezi kite kote l' te ye a. Antan li t'ap pase konsa, li wè yon nonm yo te rele Matye ki te chita nan biwo kontribisyon an. Jezi di l' konsa: Swiv mwen. Matye annik leve, li swiv Jezi.
10 Pita, Jezi t'ap manje nan kay la. Te gen anpil pèseptè kontribisyon ak moun k'ap fè sa ki mal ki te vin chita sou tab avè l' ansanm ak disip li yo.
11 Farizyen yo wè sa, yo di disip li yo: Poukisa Mèt nou an ap manje konsa ak pèseptè kontribisyon ansanm ak moun k'ap fè sa ki mal yo?
12 Jezi tande sa, li di yo: Si yon moun ansante, li pa bezwen dòktè. Se moun malad ki bezwen dòktè.
13 Ale non, chache konprann sans pawòl sa yo ki nan Liv la: Mwen vle pou nou gen kè sansib. Mwen pa bezwen bèt n'ap ofri pou touye pou mwen yo. Paske, mwen pa vin rele moun k'ap mache dwat devan Bondye, men moun k'ap fè sa ki mal yo.
14 ¶ Disip Jan Batis yo pwoche bò kot Jezi, yo di li: Nou menm ak farizyen yo, nou fè jèn. Men, poukisa disip ou yo pa fè jèn tou?
15 Jezi reponn yo: Eske zanmi yon nonm k'ap marye kapab nan lapenn toutotan nonm k'ap marye a la ak yo? Non, pa vre? Men, lè lè a va rive pou l' pa nan mitan yo ankò, se lè sa a y'a fè jèn.
16 Pesonn pa pyese yon vye rad ak yon moso twal nèf. Paske, pyès nèf la va pati ak moso nan rad la. Lè sa a, rad la chire pi mal.
17 Konsa tou, yo pa mete diven ki fenk fèt nan vye veso fèt an po. Si ou fè sa, veso an po yo gen pou pete, diven an gen pou koule atè; epi ou pèdi veso yo tou. Men, yo mete diven ki fèk fèt nan veso an po ki fenk fèt tou. Konsa, ni diven an ni veso an po yo ap byen konsève.
18 ¶ Antan Jezi t'ap pale konsa ak moun yo, yonn nan chèf jwif yo vin rive, li mete ajenou devan Jezi. Li di li: Pitit fi mwen an fèk mouri. Men, vin mete men ou sou li pou li ka viv.
19 Jezi leve, li swiv nonm lan. Disip li yo te ale avè l' tou.
20 Lè sa a, yon fanm ki te malad pwoche pa dèyè Jezi. Li te gen pèdisyon depi douzan. Li manyen rebò rad Jezi a,
21 paske li t'ap di nan kè l': Si m' ka manyen rad li sèlman, m'a geri.
22 Jezi vire tèt li, li wè fanm lan. Li di l' konsa: Pran kouraj, mafi. Konfyans ou nan Bondye ap geri ou. Menm lè a, fanm lan geri.
23 Lè Jezi rive kay chèf la, li wè mizisyen yo ki t'ap pare pou lantèman an, ansanm ak yon foul moun ki t'ap fè anpil bri.
24 Jezi di yo: Tout moun, soti. Tifi a pa mouri. Se dòmi l'ap dòmi. Yo pran pase l' nan betiz.
25 Lè foul moun yo fin soti, Jezi antre nan chanm lan. Li pran men tifi a. Lamenm, tifi a leve.
26 Nouvèl la gaye nan tout peyi a.
27 ¶ Jezi kite kote l' te ye a. Antan li t'ap pase yon kote, de avèg pran mache dèyè li. Yo t'ap rele: Pitit David, gen pitye pou nou!
28 Lè Jezi rive nan kay la, avèg yo pwoche bò kote li. Jezi di yo: Eske nou kwè mwen ka fè sa pou nou? Yo reponn li: Wi, Mèt.
29 Lè sa a, li manyen je yo, li di: Se pou sa fèt pou nou jan nou kwè l' la.
30 Je yo louvri. Jezi pale byen sevè ak yo, li di yo: Tande byen, piga pesonn konn sa.
31 Men, ale yo ale, yo pran nonmen non l' toupatou nan peyi a.
32 Antan avèg yo taprale, kèk lòt moun mennen yon nonm bay Jezi. Nonm sa a te bèbè, paske li te gen yon move lespri sou li.
33 Chase Jezi chase move lespri a, bèbè a pran pale. Foul moun yo te sezi anpil. Yo t'ap di: Nou poko janm wè bagay konsa nan peyi Izrayèl.
34 Men, farizyen yo t'ap di: Se chèf move lespri yo ki ba l' pouvwa pou chase move lespri yo.
35 ¶ Jezi t'ap mache nan tout lavil yo ak tout ti bouk yo. Li t'ap moutre moun yo anpil bagay nan sinagòg yo. Li t'ap fè konnen Bon Nouvèl Peyi kote Bondye Wa a. Li t'ap geri tout kalite maladi ak tout kalite enfimite.
36 Lè Jezi wè tout bann moun sa yo, kè l' fè l' mal pou yo paske li wè yo te bouke, yo te dekouraje, tankou yon bann mouton san gadò.
37 Lè sa a, li di disip li yo: Rekòt la anpil, men manke travayè pou ranmase l'.
38 Mande mèt jaden an pou li voye travayè nan jaden l' lan.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
