Luke 5
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
5 1 And it came about during the crowd’s pressing-upon Him and listening-to the word of God that He was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret[a]. 2 And He saw two boats standing beside the lake. And the fishermen, having gotten-out of them, were washing their nets. 3 And having gotten into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, He asked him to put-out a little from the land. And having sat-down, He was teaching the crowds from the boat.
Jesus Brings Simon a Great Catch of Fish. Now You Will Be Catching People
4 And when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, “Put-out into the deep [water] and lower[b] your nets for a catch”. 5 And having responded, Simon said, “Master, having labored through the whole night, we took nothing. But at[c] Your word, I will lower the nets. 6 And having done this, they enclosed a large number of fish. And their nets were being torn. 7 And they signaled to their companions in the other boat that having come, they might help them. And they came. And they filled both the boats so that they were sinking. 8 And having seen it, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Master”. 9 For astonishment at the catch of fish which they took seized him, and all the ones with him. 10 And likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be fearing. From now on you will be catching[d] people!” 11 And having brought their boats on land, having left everything, they followed Him.
Jesus Heals a Man Full of Leprosy. Word of Jesus Spread Even More
12 And it came about during His being in one of the cities that behold— there was a man full of leprosy. And having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he begged Him, saying, “Master, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me”. 13 And having stretched-out His hand, He touched him, saying, “I am willing[e]. Be cleansed”. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And He ordered him to tell no one, “But having gone, show yourself to the priest[f] and offer the things for your cleansing just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them”. 15 But the word about Him was spreading more, and large crowds were coming together to hear, and to be cured from their infirmities. 16 But He was retreating within the desolate places and praying.
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man To Prove He Has The Authority To Forgive Sins
17 And it came about on one of the days, that He was teaching. And Pharisees and Law-teachers were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present that He might be healing. 18 And behold— men bringing on a bed a man who had been paralyzed. And they were seeking to bring him in, and to place him before Him. 19 And not having found by what way they might bring him in because of the crowd, having gone up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with the little-bed into their midst, in front of Jesus. 20 And having seen their faith, He said, “Man, your sins have been forgiven you”. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this One Who is speaking blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?” 22 But Jesus, having known their reasonings, having responded, said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you’, or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? 24 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— He said to the one having been paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, and having picked up your little-bed, proceed to your house”. 25 And having stood-up at once in their presence, having picked up the thing upon which he was lying-down, he went to his house glorifying God. 26 And astonishment seized everyone. And they were glorifying God. And they were filled with awe, saying that “We saw incredible things today”.
Jesus Calls Levi The Tax Collector And Eats With His Friends. I Came For Sinners
27 And after these things, He went out and saw a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office[g]. And He said to him, “Be following Me!” 28 And having left-behind everything, having stood up, he was following Him. 29 And Levi made a great reception[h] for Him in his house. And there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining [to eat] with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling to His disciples, saying, “For what reason are you eating and drinking with the tax collectors and sinners[i]?” 31 And having responded, Jesus said to them, “The ones being healthy have no need of a physician, but the ones being ill. 32 I have not come to call righteous ones to repentance, but sinners”.
Why Do Your Disciples Not Fast? The Bridegroom Is Here. New Wineskins
33 And the ones said to Him, “The disciples of John are fasting[j] frequently and making prayers. Likewise also the ones of the Pharisees. But Yours are eating and drinking”. 34 And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the sons[k] of the wedding-hall fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? 35 But days will come. And when the bridegroom is taken-away from them, then they will fast in those days”. 36 And He was also speaking a parable to them, that “No one having torn a patch from a new garment puts it on an old garment. Otherwise indeed he[l] will both tear the new, and the patch from the new will not agree[m] with the old. 37 And no one puts new[n] wine into old wineskins. Otherwise indeed the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will spill-out, and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 But new wine must-be-put into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one having drunk old wine desires[o] new. For he says, ‘The old is good’”.
Footnotes
- Luke 5:1 That is, the Sea of Galilee.
- Luke 5:4 This command is plural, referring to Simon and his crew.
- Luke 5:5 Or, upon.
- Luke 5:10 Or, capturing. That is, catching-alive.
- Luke 5:13 Only Jesus heals in His own name, without calling upon God.
- Luke 5:14 That is, in Jerusalem.
- Luke 5:27 Or, tax-booth. Levi (Matthew) was on the job, collecting taxes for Herod Antipas.
- Luke 5:29 Or, banquet.
- Luke 5:30 That is, irreligious people living outside of God’s Law.
- Luke 5:33 On why these two groups may have been fasting, see Mt 9:14.
- Luke 5:34 That is, the attendants of the groom; the groomsmen.
- Luke 5:36 Or, it; such an action as just described.
- Luke 5:36 Or, fit, match. Jesus is not a patch on the old Jewish system. He is a new garment, so His disciples behave in a new way.
- Luke 5:37 Jesus, the new and fresh, cannot be contained in the old Jewish system.
- Luke 5:39 Those in the old Jewish system are comfortable with it, and not naturally inclined to drink the new wine Jesus brings.
Luke 5
King James Version
5 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
8 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 was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: 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 came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
