Luke 5
The Message
Push Out into Deep Water
5 1-3 Once when he was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, the crowd was pushing in on him to better hear the Word of God. He noticed two boats tied up. The fishermen had just left them and were out scrubbing their nets. He climbed into the boat that was Simon’s and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Sitting there, using the boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd.
4 When he finished teaching, he said to Simon, “Push out into deep water and let your nets out for a catch.”
5-7 Simon said, “Master, we’ve been fishing hard all night and haven’t caught even a minnow. But if you say so, I’ll let out the nets.” It was no sooner said than done—a huge haul of fish, straining the nets past capacity. They waved to their partners in the other boat to come help them. They filled both boats, nearly swamping them with the catch.
8-10 Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell to his knees before Jesus. “Master, leave. I’m a sinner and can’t handle this holiness. Leave me to myself.” When they pulled in that catch of fish, awe overwhelmed Simon and everyone with him. It was the same with James and John, Zebedee’s sons, coworkers with Simon.
10-11 Jesus said to Simon, “There is nothing to fear. From now on you’ll be fishing for men and women.” They pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, nets and all, and followed him.
Invitation to a Changed Life
12 One day in one of the villages there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus he fell down before him in prayer and said, “If you want to, you can cleanse me.”
13 Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, “I want to. Be clean.” Then and there his skin was smooth, the leprosy gone.
14-16 Jesus instructed him, “Don’t talk about this all over town. Just quietly present your healed self to the priest, along with the offering ordered by Moses. Your cleansed and obedient life, not your words, will bear witness to what I have done.” But the man couldn’t keep it to himself, and the word got out. Soon a large crowd of people had gathered to listen and be healed of their sicknesses. As often as possible Jesus withdrew to out-of-the-way places for prayer.
17 One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and religion teachers were sitting around. They had come from nearly every village in Galilee and Judea, even as far away as Jerusalem, to be there. The healing power of God was on him.
18-20 Some men arrived carrying a paraplegic on a stretcher. They were looking for a way to get into the house and set him before Jesus. When they couldn’t find a way in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof, removed some tiles, and let him down in the middle of everyone, right in front of Jesus. Impressed by their bold belief, he said, “Friend, I forgive your sins.”
21 That set the religion scholars and Pharisees buzzing. “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemous talk! God and only God can forgive sins.”
22-26 Jesus knew exactly what they were thinking and said, “Why all this gossipy whispering? Which is simpler: to say ‘I forgive your sins,’ or to say ‘Get up and start walking’? Well, just so it’s clear that I’m the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both. . . .” He now spoke directly to the paraplegic: “Get up. Take your bedroll and go home.” Without a moment’s hesitation, he did it—got up, took his blanket, and left for home, giving glory to God all the way. The people rubbed their eyes, stunned—and then also gave glory to God. Awestruck, they said, “We’ve never seen anything like that!”
27-28 After this he went out and saw a man named Levi at his work collecting taxes. Jesus said, “Come along with me.” And he did—walked away from everything and went with him.
29-30 Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus. Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters as guests at the dinner. The Pharisees and their religion scholars came to his disciples greatly offended. “What is he doing eating and drinking with misfits and ‘sinners’?”
31-32 Jesus heard about it and spoke up, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out.”
33 They asked him, “John’s disciples are well-known for keeping fasts and saying prayers. Also the Pharisees. But you seem to spend most of your time at parties. Why?”
34-35 Jesus said, “When you’re celebrating a wedding, you don’t skimp on the cake and wine. You feast. Later you may need to exercise moderation, but this isn’t the time. As long as the bride and groom are with you, you have a good time. When the groom is gone, the fasting can begin. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. This is Kingdom Come!
36-39 “No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work clothes; you want fabrics that match. And you don’t put wine in old, cracked bottles; you get strong, clean bottles for your fresh vintage wine. And no one who has ever tasted fine aged wine prefers unaged wine.”
Luke 5
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
5 It happened ginomai that , · de when en the ho crowd ochlos was pressing epikeimai around him autos and kai listening akouō to the ho word logos of ho God theos, · kai he autos was eimi standing histēmi beside para the ho lake limnē of Gennesaret Gennēsaret 2 and kai he saw two dyo boats ploion by para the ho lake limnē, but de the ho fishermen halieus had gotten out apobainō of apo them autos and were washing plynō their ho nets diktyon. 3 He got embainō · de into eis one heis of the ho boats ploion, which hos was eimi Simon’ s Simōn, and asked erōtaō him autos to put out epanagō a little oligos from apo the ho shore gē. Then de he sat kathizō down and taught didaskō the ho crowds ochlos from ek the ho boat ploion. 4 When hōs · de he stopped pauō speaking laleō, he said legō to pros · ho Simon Simōn, “ Put epanagō out into eis the ho deep bathos water and kai lower chalaō · ho your hymeis nets diktyon for eis a catch agra.” 5 But kai Simon Simōn responded apokrinomai, saying legō, “ Master epistatēs, all dia holos night nyx long we have toiled kopiaō and have caught lambanō nothing oudeis! But de at epi · ho your sy word rhēma I will lower chalaō the ho nets diktyon.” 6 And kai when they had done poieō this houtos, they enclosed synkleiō a large polys number plēthos of fish ichthus, and de their autos nets diktyon were about to break. · ho 7 · kai They signaled kataneuō to their ho partners metochos in en the ho other heteros boat ploion · ho to come erchomai and help syllambanō them autos. And kai they came erchomai and kai filled pimplēmi both amphoteroi the ho boats ploion, so hōste that they autos were about to sink bythizō. 8 When Simon Simōn Peter Petros saw · de this, he fell prospiptō at the ho knees gony of Jesus Iēsous, saying legō, “ Go exerchomai away from apo me egō, Lord kyrios, for hoti I am eimi a sinful hamartōlos man anēr!” 9 For gar amazement thambos had taken hold periechō of him autos and kai all pas who ho were with syn him autos because epi of the ho catch agra of ho fish ichthus that hos they had taken syllambanō, 10 and de so homoiōs also kai were James Iakōbos and kai John Iōannēs, sons hyios of Zebedee Zebedaios, who hos were eimi partners koinōnos with ho Simon Simōn. But kai Jesus Iēsous said legō to pros · ho Simon Simōn, · ho “ Do not mē be afraid phobeomai; from apo · ho now nyn on you will be eimi catching zōgreō men anthrōpos.” 11 Then kai they brought katagō the ho boats ploion to epi · ho shore gē, left aphiēmi everything pas, and followed akoloutheō him autos.
12 · kai It happened ginomai that , when en · ho he autos was eimi in en one heis of the ho cities polis, · kai there idou was a man anēr full plērēs of leprosy lepra. And de seeing · ho Jesus Iēsous, he fell piptō on epi his face prosōpon and implored deomai him autos, saying legō, “ Lord kyrios, if ean you are willing thelō, you can dynamai make me egō clean katharizō.” 13 And kai Jesus stretched ekteinō out his ho hand cheir and touched haptō him autos, saying legō, “ I am willing thelō; become clean katharizō.” And kai immediately eutheōs the ho leprosy lepra left aperchomai apo him autos. 14 Then kai Jesus autos ordered parangellō the man autos to tell legō no mēdeis one : “ Go aperchomai, rather alla, and show deiknymi yourself seautou to the ho priest hiereus and kai make prospherō an offering for peri · ho your sy cleansing katharismos, just kathōs as Moses Mōysēs commanded prostassō as eis a testimony martyrion to them autos.” 15 Then de the ho word logos about peri him autos spread dierchomai even more mallon, and kai large polys crowds ochlos would come synerchomai together to hear akouō him and kai to be healed therapeuō of apo · ho their autos diseases astheneia. 16 But de he autos would eimi go hypochōreō off to en · ho wilderness erēmos places and kai pray proseuchomai.
17 · kai It happened ginomai on en one heis of those ho days hēmera when kai he autos was eimi teaching didaskō, and kai sitting kathēmai there were eimi Pharisees Pharisaios and kai teachers nomodidaskalos of the law who hos had eimi come erchomai from ek every pas village kōmē of ho Galilee Galilaia and kai Judea Ioudaia and kai from Jerusalem Ierousalēm, and kai power dynamis from the Lord kyrios was eimi there for eis him autos · ho to heal iaomai, 18 and kai there idou were men anēr carrying pherō on epi a stretcher klinē a man anthrōpos who hos was eimi paralyzed paralyō. · kai They were trying zēteō to bring eispherō him autos in and kai place tithēmi him autos before enōpion Jesus autos. 19 But kai not mē finding heuriskō any poios way to bring eispherō him autos in on dia account of the ho crowd ochlos, they went anabainō up on epi the ho roof dōma and lowered kathiēmi him autos, along with syn the ho stretcher klinidion, through dia the ho tiles keramos into eis the ho midst mesos, in emprosthen front of · ho Jesus Iēsous. 20 And kai when he saw · ho their autos faith pistis, he said legō, “ Man anthrōpos, your sy sins hamartia are forgiven aphiēmi you sy.” · ho 21 And kai the ho scribes grammateus and kai the ho Pharisees Pharisaios began archō to ponder dialogizomai, saying legō, “ Who tis is eimi this houtos who hos speaks laleō blasphemies blasphēmia? Who tis is able dynamai to forgive aphiēmi sins hamartia except ei mē God theos alone monos?” · ho 22 Jesus Iēsous, perceiving epiginōskō · de · ho · ho their autos thoughts dialogismos, answered apokrinomai, saying legō to pros them autos, “ Why tis are you questioning dialogizomai in en · ho your hymeis hearts kardia? 23 Which tis is eimi easier eukopos, to say legō, ‘ Your sy sins hamartia have been forgiven aphiēmi you sy,’ · ho or ē to say legō, ‘ Get egeirō up and kai walk peripateō’? 24 But de that hina you may know oida that hoti the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos has echō authority exousia on epi · ho earth gē to forgive aphiēmi sins hamartia”— he said legō to the ho paralyzed paralyō man , “ I say legō to you sy, get egeirō up , and kai when you have picked airō up · ho your sy stretcher klinidion, go poreuō to eis · ho your sy house oikos.” 25 · kai Immediately parachrēma, having stood anistēmi up before enōpion them autos and picked airō up what hos he had been lying katakeimai on epi, he went aperchomai off to eis · ho his autos house oikos praising doxazō · ho God theos. 26 · kai Astonishment ekstasis gripped lambanō them all hapas, and kai they began to glorify doxazō · ho God theos. · kai They were filled pimplēmi with awe phobos, saying legō, “We have seen incredible paradoxos things today sēmeron.”
27 · kai After meta this houtos he went exerchomai out and kai saw theaomai a tax telōnēs collector named onoma Levi Leui, sitting kathēmai at epi the ho tax telōnion booth . And kai he said legō to him autos, “ Follow akoloutheō me egō.” 28 So kai leaving kataleipō everything pas, he got anistēmi up and followed akoloutheō him autos. 29 And kai Levi Leui made poieō a great megas banquet dochē for him autos in en · ho his autos house oikia, and kai there was eimi a great polys crowd ochlos of tax telōnēs collectors and kai others allos who hos were eimi reclining at table katakeimai with meta them autos. 30 And kai the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai their autos scribes grammateus were grumbling gongyzō · ho at pros · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, saying legō, “ Why dia tis do you eat esthiō and kai drink pinō with meta the ho tax telōnēs collectors and kai sinners hamartōlos?” 31 · kai In response apokrinomai · ho Jesus Iēsous said legō to pros them autos, “ Those ho who are healthy hygiainō have echō no ou need chreia of a doctor iatros, but alla those ho who are sick kakōs do echō; 32 I have not ou come erchomai to call kaleō righteous dikaios people , but alla sinners hamartōlos, to eis repentance metanoia.”
33 And de they ho said legō to pros him autos, “ The ho disciples mathētēs of John Iōannēs often pyknos fast nēsteuō and kai offer poieō prayers deēsis, so homoiōs also kai do the ho disciples of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios, · ho but de yours sos continue to eat esthiō and kai drink pinō.” 34 · ho So de Jesus Iēsous said legō to pros them autos, “Certainly you cannot mē make poieō the ho wedding nymphōn guests hyios · ho fast nēsteuō while en hos the ho bridegroom nymphios is eimi with meta them autos? 35 The days hēmera will come erchomai · de · kai when hotan the ho bridegroom nymphios is taken apairō away from apo them autos, and then tote they will fast nēsteuō in en those ekeinos · ho days hēmera.”
36 He also kai told legō · de a parable parabolē to pros them autos: “ No oudeis one tears schizō a patch epiblēma from apo a new kainos garment himation and sews epiballō it on epi an old palaios garment himation. If he does ei, · de he schizō both kai tears schizō the ho new kainos, and kai the ho patch epiblēma from apo the ho new kainos will symphōneō not ou match symphōneō the ho old palaios. · ho 37 And kai no oudeis one puts ballō new neos wine oinos into eis old palaios wineskins askos. If he does ei, · de the ho new neos wine oinos will burst rhēgnymi · ho the ho skins askos and kai it autos will be spilled ekchunnomai, and kai the ho skins askos will be destroyed apollymi. 38 Rather alla, new neos wine oinos is to be put blēteos into eis new kainos wineskins askos 39 And kai no oudeis one drinking pinō the old palaios desires thelō the new neos; for gar he says legō, ‘ The ho old palaios is eimi good chrēstos.’”
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