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Calling of the First Disciples(A)

One day Yeshua was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God’s word. Yeshua saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets. So Yeshua got into the boat that belonged to Simon and asked him to push off a little from the shore. Then Yeshua sat down and taught the crowd from the boat.

When he finished speaking, he told Simon, “Take the boat into deep water, and lower your nets to catch some fish.”

Simon answered, “Teacher, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I’ll lower the nets.”

After the men had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. Their partners came and filled both boats until the boats nearly sank.

When Simon Peter saw this, he knelt in front of Yeshua and said, “Leave me, Lord! I’m a sinful person!” Simon and everyone who was with him were amazed to see the large number of fish they had caught. 10 James and John, who were Zebedee’s sons and Simon’s partners, were also amazed.

Yeshua told Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will catch people instead of fish.”

11 Simon and his partners brought the boats to shore, left everything, and followed Yeshua.

Jesus Cures a Man with a Skin Disease(B)

12 One day Yeshua was in a city where there was a man covered with a serious skin disease. When the man saw Yeshua, he bowed with his face to the ground. He begged Yeshua, “Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean.”[a]

13 Yeshua reached out, touched him, and said, “I want to. So be clean!” Immediately, his skin disease went away.

14 Yeshua ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone. Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifice as Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean.”

15 The news about Yeshua spread even more. Large crowds gathered to hear him and have their diseases cured. 16 But he would go away to places where he could be alone for prayer.

Jesus Forgives Sins(C)

17 One day when Yeshua was teaching, some Pharisees and experts in Moses’ Teachings were present. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. Yeshua had the power of the Lord to heal.

18 Some men brought a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They tried to take him into the house and put him in front of Yeshua. 19 But they could not find a way to get him into the house because of the crowd. So they went up on the roof. They made an opening in the tiles and let the man down on his stretcher among the people. (They lowered him in front of Yeshua.)

20 When Yeshua saw their faith, he said, “Sir, your sins are forgiven.” 21 The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees thought, “Who is this man? He’s dishonoring God! Who besides God can forgive sins?”

22 Yeshua knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “What are you thinking? 23 Is it easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home.”

25 The man immediately stood up in front of them and picked up the stretcher he had been lying on. Praising God, he went home.

26 Everyone was amazed and praised God. They were filled with awe and said, “We’ve seen things today we can hardly believe!”

Jesus Chooses Levi [Matthew] to Be a Disciple(D)

27 After that, Yeshua left. He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in a tax office. Yeshua said to him, “Follow me!” 28 So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him.

29 Levi held a large reception at his home for Yeshua. A huge crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

30 The Pharisees and their experts in Moses’ Teachings complained to Yeshua’s disciples. They asked, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31 Yeshua answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor; those who are sick do. 32 I’ve come to call sinners to change the way they think and act, not to call people who think they have God’s approval.”

Jesus Is Questioned about Fasting(E)

33 They said to him, “John’s disciples frequently fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. But your disciples eat and drink.”

34 Yeshua asked them, “Can you force wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them? 35 The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. At that time they will fast.”

36 He also used these illustrations: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new coat to patch an old coat. Otherwise, the new cloth will tear the old. Besides, the patch from the new will not match the old. 37 People don’t pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the new wine will make the skins burst. The wine will run out, and the skins will be ruined. 38 Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh skins.

39 “No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine. He says, ‘The old wine is better!’”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:12 “Clean” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is presentable to God.

La pesca milagrosa(A)

En cierta ocasión, Jesús estaba junto al lago de Genesaret y el gentío se agolpaba sobre él para oír la palabra de Dios. Jesús vio que cerca de la orilla del lago estaban dos barcas, y que los pescadores habían bajado de ellas para lavar sus redes. Jesús entró en una de aquellas barcas, la cual era de Simón, y le pidió que la apartara un poco de la orilla; luego se sentó en la barca, y desde allí enseñaba a la multitud.(B) Cuando terminó de hablar, le dijo a Simón: «Lleva la barca hacia la parte honda del lago, y echen allí sus redes para pescar.» Simón le dijo: «Maestro, toda la noche hemos estado trabajando, y no hemos pescado nada;(C) pero ya que tú me lo pides, echaré la red.» Así lo hicieron, y fue tal la cantidad de peces que atraparon,(D) que la red se rompía. Entonces hicieron señas a los compañeros que estaban en la otra barca, para que vinieran a ayudarlos. Cuando aquellos llegaron, llenaron ambas barcas de tal manera, que poco faltaba para que se hundieran. Cuando Simón Pedro vio esto, cayó de rodillas ante Jesús y le dijo: «Señor, ¡apártate de mí, porque soy un pecador!» Y es que tanto él como todos sus compañeros estaban pasmados por la pesca que habían hecho. 10 También estaban sorprendidos Jacobo y Juan, los hijos de Zebedeo, que eran compañeros de Simón. Pero Jesús le dijo a Simón: «No temas, que desde ahora serás pescador de hombres.» 11 Llevaron entonces las barcas a tierra, y lo dejaron todo para seguir a Jesús.

Jesús sana a un leproso(E)

12 En otra ocasión, mientras Jesús estaba en una de las ciudades, se presentó un hombre lleno de lepra, quien al ver a Jesús se arrodilló y, rostro en tierra, le rogaba: «Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme.» 13 Entonces Jesús extendió la mano, lo tocó y le dijo: «Quiero. Ya has quedado limpio.» Y al instante se le quitó la lepra. 14 Jesús le ordenó: «No se lo cuentes a nadie. Sólo ve y preséntate ante el sacerdote, y ofrece por tu purificación lo que ordenó Moisés,(F) para que les sirva de testimonio.» 15 Pero su fama seguía extendiéndose, y mucha gente se reunía para escucharlo y para que los sanara de sus enfermedades; 16 pero Jesús se retiraba a lugares apartados para orar.

Jesús sana a un paralítico(G)

17 Un día, mientras Jesús enseñaba, estaban sentados los fariseos y doctores de la ley que habían venido de todas las aldeas de Galilea, y de Judea y Jerusalén. El poder del Señor estaba con Jesús para sanar. 18 En ese momento llegaron unos hombres que traían en una camilla a un paralítico. Querían llevarlo adentro y ponerlo delante de Jesús, 19 pero como a causa de la multitud no hallaron la manera de hacerlo, se subieron a la azotea y, por el tejado, bajaron al paralítico en la camilla, hasta ponerlo en medio de la gente y delante de Jesús. 20 Al ver Jesús la fe de ellos, le dijo al paralítico: «Buen hombre, tus pecados te son perdonados.» 21 Los escribas y los fariseos comenzaron a murmurar, y decían: «¿Quién es éste, que profiere blasfemias? ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados? ¡Nadie sino Dios!» 22 Jesús, que conocía sus pensamientos, les dijo: «¿Por qué cavilan en su corazón? 23 ¿Qué es más fácil? ¿Que le diga al paralítico: “Tus pecados te son perdonados”, o que le diga: “Levántate y anda”? 24 Pues para que ustedes sepan que el Hijo del Hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados, éste le dice al paralítico: “Levántate, toma tu camilla, y vete a tu casa.”» 25 Al instante, aquel hombre se levantó en presencia de ellos, tomó la camilla en la que había estado acostado, y se fue a su casa alabando a Dios. 26 Todos estaban admirados y alababan a Dios, y llenos de temor decían: «¡Hoy hemos visto maravillas!»

Llamamiento de Leví(H)

27 Después de esto, Jesús salió y vio a un cobrador de impuestos llamado Leví, que estaba sentado donde se cobraban los impuestos. Le dijo: «Sígueme.» 28 Leví se levantó y, dejándolo todo, lo siguió.

29 Más tarde, Leví ofreció un gran banquete en su casa, en honor de Jesús. Sentados a la mesa con ellos estaban muchos cobradores de impuestos y otras personas. 30 Pero los escribas y los fariseos murmuraban contra los discípulos de Jesús, y les dijeron: «¿Por qué ustedes comen y beben con cobradores de impuestos y pecadores?»(I) 31 Jesús les respondió: «Los que están sanos no necesitan de un médico, sino los enfermos. 32 Yo no he venido a llamar al arrepentimiento a los justos, sino a los pecadores.»

La pregunta sobre el ayuno(J)

33 Entonces ellos le dijeron: «¿Por qué los discípulos de Juan y de los fariseos ayunan muchas veces, y hacen oraciones, mientras que los tuyos comen y beben?» 34 Jesús les dijo: «¿Acaso ustedes pueden hacer que ayunen los invitados a una boda, mientras el novio está con ellos? 35 Llegará el día en que el novio ya no estará con ellos. Entonces sí, ese día, ayunarán.» 36 También les contó una parábola: «Nadie corta un retazo de un vestido nuevo para remendar un vestido viejo. Si lo hace, no solamente arruinará el vestido nuevo, sino que el remiendo no quedará bien en el vestido viejo. 37 Ni tampoco se echa vino nuevo en odres viejos, porque el vino nuevo hará que se revienten los odres; entonces el vino se derramará, y los odres se echarán a perder. 38 El vino nuevo debe echarse en odres nuevos. Así, tanto el vino como los odres se conservan. 39 Y nadie que haya bebido el vino añejo, quiere beber el nuevo, porque dice: “El vino añejo es mejor.”»

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.