Jesus Calls His First Disciples(A)

One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[a] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.(B) He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.(C)

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”(D)

Simon answered, “Master,(E) we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.(F) But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.(G) So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”(H) For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.

Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid;(I) from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.(J)

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy(K)

12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.[b](L) When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

14 Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone,(M) but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded(N) for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

15 Yet the news about him spread all the more,(O) so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.(P)

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man(Q)

17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law(R) were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.(S) 18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. 19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”(T)

21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(U)

22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 But I want you to know that the Son of Man(V) has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. 26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God.(W) They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners(X)

27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,”(Y) Jesus said to him, 28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.(Z)

29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors(AA) and others were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect(AB) complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”(AC)

31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(AD)

Jesus Questioned About Fasting(AE)

33 They said to him, “John’s disciples(AF) often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”

34 Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom(AG) fast while he is with them? 35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them;(AH) in those days they will fast.”

36 He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:1 That is, the Sea of Galilee
  2. Luke 5:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by (A)the lake of Gennesaret, (B)and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were (C)washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And (D)he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, (E)“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, (F)we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, (G)they enclosed a large number of fish, and (H)their nets were breaking. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. (I)And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, (J)“Depart from me, for (K)I am a sinful man, O Lord.” For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”[a] 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, (L)they left everything and followed him.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

12 While he was in one of the cities, (M)there came a man full of leprosy.[b] And when he saw Jesus, he (N)fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, (O)if you will, you can make me clean.” 13 And Jesus[c] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And he charged him (P)to tell no one, but “go and show (Q)yourself to the priest, and (R)make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, (S)for a proof to them.” 15 (T)But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But (U)he would withdraw to desolate places and (V)pray.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and (W)teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And (X)the power of the Lord was with him to heal.[d] 18 (Y)And behold, some men were bringing (Z)on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, 19 but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on (AA)the roof and let him down with his bed (AB)through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. 20 And (AC)when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, (AD)your sins are forgiven you.” 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks (AE)blasphemies? (AF)Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 When Jesus (AG)perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 24 But that you may know that (AH)the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 25 And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, (AI)glorifying God. 26 And amazement seized them all, and they (AJ)glorified God and were filled (AK)with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”

Jesus Calls Levi

27 (AL)After this he went out and saw (AM)a tax collector named (AN)Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And (AO)leaving everything, he rose and followed him.

29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company (AP)of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and (AQ)their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, (AR)“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 (AS)I have not come to call the righteous (AT)but sinners (AU)to repentance.”

A Question About Fasting

33 And they said to him, (AV)“The disciples of John (AW)fast often and (AX)offer prayers, (AY)and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” 34 And Jesus said to them, (AZ)“Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 (BA)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (BB)then they will fast in those days.” 36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old (BC)wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’”[e]

Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:10 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
  2. Luke 5:12 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  3. Luke 5:13 Greek he
  4. Luke 5:17 Some manuscripts was present to heal them
  5. Luke 5:39 Some manuscripts better

Storfiske og de første disiplene

En dag da Jesus sto ved Genesaretsjøen, presset folket på for å høre Guds budskap. Han fikk da se to tomme båter som noen fiskere hadde forlatt ved stranden mens de skyllet garna sine. Han steg om bord i en av båtene og ba Simon, han som eide den, å ro litt ut fra land. Mens han satt i båten, talte han til folket på land.

Da han hadde sluttet å tale, sa han til Simon: ”Ro ut på dypt vann og kast ut noten, slik at dere får den fisken dere trenger!”

”Herre”, sa Simon, ”vi har arbeidet hardt i hele natt og har likevel ikke fått noe. Men etter som det er du som sier dette, skal vi forsøke på nytt.” Da de gjorde det, fikk de så mye fisk at noten holdt på å revne! Da vinket de på hjelp fra sine kamerater for å få dem ut med den andre båten, og snart var begge båtene så fulle med fisk at de holdt på å synke.

Da Simon til slutt fattet hva som hadde skjedd, falt han på kne for Jesus og sa: ”Herre, gå fra meg! Jeg er en synder. Jeg kan ikke være i din nærhet.” Både han og de andre i båten hadde blitt helt forskrekket da de så hvor mye fisk de hadde fått. 10 Kompanjongene hans, som het Jakob og Johannes og var sønnene til Sebedeus, var like forskrekket.

Jesus sa til Simon: ”Vær ikke redd! Fra nå av skal du fange mennesker i stedet!”

11 Da de hadde rodd båtene i land, gikk de fra alt for å følge Jesus.

Jesus helbreder en spedalsk mann

12 En annen gang, da Jesus besøkte en by, møtte han en mann som var alvorlig angrepet av spedalskhet[a]. Da mannen fikk se Jesus kastet han seg til jorden foran han og ba: ”Herre, om du vil, da kan du gjøre meg frisk.”

13 Jesus rakte ut hånden og rørte ved ham og sa: ”Det vil jeg. Du er frisk!” Straks forsvant spedalskheten. 14 Jesus forbød mannen å fortelle til noen det som hadde skjedd. Han sa: ”Gå i stedet til presten og la ham undersøke deg. Ta også med det offeret som Moses har bestemt at spedalske skal gi når de er blitt friske.[b] Da kommer alle til å forstå at Gud har helbredet deg.”

15 Ryktet om Jesus spredde seg bare raskere og raskere. Et stort antall mennesker kom for å høre på ham og bli helbredet fra sykdommene sine. 16 Derfor trakk han seg ofte bort til øde steder for å be.

Jesus helbreder en lam mann

17 En dag Jesus underviste, satt noen av fariseerne[c] og de skriftlærde[d] blant dem som lyttet. De hadde kommet fra byene i hele Galilea og Judea, og også fra Jerusalem. Guds kraft var over Jesus slik at han kunne helbrede.

18-19 Da kom noen menn bærende på en båre der det lå en lam mann. De forsøkte å brøyte seg vei i folkemassen for å komme bort til Jesus, men de klarte ikke å ta seg fram. Derfor gikk de opp på taket og tok bort noen takstein og firte båren med den lamme mannen ned, rett foran Jesus.

20 Da Jesus så hvor stor tro de hadde, sa han til den lamme: ”Min sønn, jeg har tilgitt syndene dine.”

21 ”Hva er dette for en fyr som spotter[e] Gud på dette viset?” tenkte fariseerne og de skriftlærde. ”Det er jo bare Gud som kan tilgi synder.”

22 Jesus forsto hva de tenkte og sa: ”Hvorfor tenker dere at dette er å spotte Gud? 23 Er det ikke like umulig for et menneske å si til den lamme: ’Reis deg opp og gå’ som det er å si ’Jeg tilgir deg syndene dine?’ ” 24 Så vendte han seg til den lamme og sa: ”For å bevise at jeg, Menneskesønnen[f], har makt til å tilgi synder her på jorden, sier jeg deg: ’Reis deg opp, ta båren din og gå hjem!’ ” 25-26 Og straks reiste seg mannen opp, rett foran øynene på folket som var mer enn forbløffet. Mannen tok båren sin og gikk hjem, mens han hele tiden hyllet Gud. Alle som så det, ble helt forskrekket. Så begynte de å hylle Gud og gjentok gang på gang: ”Det vi har sett i dag, er helt utrolig, ja, virkelig helt utrolig!”

Jesus kaller en toller

27 Da Jesus seinere dro fra byen, fikk han se en toller[g] som het Levi sitte utenfor tollboden. ”Kom og bli min disippel”, sa Jesus til ham. 28 Uten å nøle reiste Levi seg, dro fra alt og fulgte Jesus.

29 Levi ordnet seinere til en fest for Jesus i huset sitt. Da de spiste sammen, deltok mange av kollegene til Levi som jobbet i tolletaten blant gjestene. Det var også mange andre gjester.

30 Fariseerne[h], og spesielt de skriftlærde[i] blant dem, ble svært sinte og sa til disiplene: ”Hvordan kan dere synke så dypt at dere spiser sammen med tollere og syndere?” 31 Jesus svarte: ”Det er ikke de friske som trenger lege, men de som er syke. 32 Min oppgave her på jorden er å føre syndere tilbake til Gud, ikke å ta hånd om dem som allerede følger hans vilje.”

Jesus svarer på spørsmål om faste

33 De religiøse lederne anklaget også Jesus for en annen sak. De sa: ”Disiplene til døperen Johannes faster og ber regelmessig, og det gjør også disiplene til fariseerne[j]. Men dine, de spiser og drikker og nyter livet i fulle drag!”

34 Da svarte Jesus: ”Dere vil vel ikke pålegge bryllupsgjestene å gå fastende og sultne mens brudgommen er hos dem? 35 Men en dag vil han bli tatt fra dem, og i tiden etter den dagen vil de nok faste. Det finnes tid og sted for alt.” 36 Jesus fortalte to eksempler som illustrerte dette: Han sa: ”Ingen river løs en bit tøy fra et nytt plagg som enda ikke er krympet, for å sy den på et gammelt plagg. Da blir jo først det nye plagget ødelagt, og for øvrig vil lappen krympe og dermed rive i stykker plagget som er gammelt. 37 Og ingen heller ny vin i gamle skinnsekker, for når vinen gjærer, blir sekkene sprengt og ødelagt, og vinen renner ut. 38 Nei, ny vin må fylles i nye sekker. 39 Men ingen som har drukket av den gamle vinen, har særlig lyst på den nye. Den gamle gylne årgangen er best, sier de.”[k]

Footnotes

  1. 5:12 Ordet spedalsk, lepra, er blitt brukt på denne tiden for mange forskjellige hudsykdommer.
  2. 5:14 Se Tredje Mosebok 14:1-4.
  3. 5:17 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene. De var svært nøye med å følge hele Moseloven og hadde for øvrig lagt til egne regler og forskrifter.
  4. 5:17 Fariseerne var eksperter på loven, som er et annet navn for hele den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
  5. 5:21 Å spotte er å håne og snakke stygt om noe hellig.
  6. 5:24 ”Menneskesønnen” er et hebraisk ord for å si ”av mennesker”. Det var en tittel på Messias, den lovede kongen, hentet fra Daniel 7:13-14.
  7. 5:27 Tollerne var jøder som arbeide med å ta inn skatt til romerne, og de var foraktet av alle.
  8. 5:30 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene. De var svært nøye med å følge hele Moseloven og hadde for øvrig lagt til egne regler og forskrifter.
  9. 5:30 Fariseerne var eksperter på loven, som er et annet navn for hele den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
  10. 5:33 Fariseerne var et religiøst parti blant jødene. De var svært nøye med å følge hele Moseloven og hadde for øvrig lagt til egne regler og forskrifter.
  11. 5:39 Folk ville holde fast ved sine gamle religiøse mønster.

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples(A)

So (B)it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to (C)hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He (D)sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, (E)“Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught (F)nothing; nevertheless (G)at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, (H)“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”

For he and all who were with him were (I)astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; 10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. (J)From now on you will catch men.” 11 So when they had brought their boats to land, (K)they [a]forsook all and followed Him.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper(L)

12 (M)And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of (N)leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and [b]implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” (O)Immediately the leprosy left him. 14 (P)And He charged him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, (Q)just as Moses commanded.”

15 However, (R)the report went around concerning Him all the more; and (S)great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. 16 (T)So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and (U)prayed.

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic(V)

17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present [c]to heal them. 18 (W)Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. 19 And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst (X)before Jesus.

20 When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

21 (Y)And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? (Z)Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

22 But when Jesus (AA)perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’? 24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralyzed, (AB)“I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

25 Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, (AC)glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they (AD)glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today!”

Matthew the Tax Collector(AE)

27 (AF)After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, (AG)“Follow Me.” 28 So he left all, rose up, and (AH)followed Him.

29 (AI)Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And (AJ)there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. 30 [d]And their scribes and the Pharisees [e]complained against His disciples, saying, (AK)“Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31 Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 (AL)I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(AM)

33 Then they said to Him, (AN)“Why[f] do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?”

34 And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the (AO)bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”

36 (AP)Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one [g]puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, [h]and both are preserved. 39 And no one, having drunk old wine, [i]immediately desires new; for he says, ‘The old is [j]better.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:11 left behind
  2. Luke 5:12 begged
  3. Luke 5:17 NU with Him to heal
  4. Luke 5:30 NU But the Pharisees and their scribes
  5. Luke 5:30 grumbled
  6. Luke 5:33 NU omits Why do, making the verse a statement
  7. Luke 5:36 NU tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old one
  8. Luke 5:38 NU omits and both are preserved
  9. Luke 5:39 NU omits immediately
  10. Luke 5:39 NU good