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Matthew 9
EasyEnglish Bible
Matthew 9
EasyEnglish Bible
Jesus helps a man who cannot walk
9 Then Jesus got back into the boat. He sailed across to the other side of the lake again. He went to Capernaum, the town where he was living.
2 Some men came to see Jesus there. They carried with them a man who could not walk or move his legs. He was lying on a mat. Jesus knew that they believed in him. He said to the man who could not walk, ‘Do not be afraid, my friend. I forgive you for the wrong things that you have done.’
3 Then some teachers of God's Law said to themselves: ‘This man is speaking as if he is God. That is not right.’
4 Jesus knew what the teachers were thinking. So he said to them, ‘You should not think these bad things in your minds. 5 I said to this man, “I forgive you for the wrong things that you have done.” Instead, I could have said to him, “Stand up and walk.” Which one is easier for me to say? 6 But I want you to know this. I, the Son of Man, have authority on earth.[a] I can forgive people for the wrong things that they have done.’ Then he said to the man who could not walk, ‘Stand up. Pick up your mat and go home.’ 7 So then the man stood up and he went home. 8 The crowds of people saw what had happened. They were very surprised and afraid. They saw that God had given so much authority to men. So they praised God and they said, ‘God is great!’
Jesus asks Matthew to come with him
9 Jesus went away from that place. While he walked, he saw a man called Matthew. Matthew's job was to take taxes from people. He was sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, ‘Come with me and be my disciple.’ So Matthew stood up and he went with Jesus.
10 Later, Jesus went to eat a meal in Matthew's house. Many bad people and men who took taxes also came to the house.[b] They came to eat there with Jesus and his disciples.
11 Some Pharisees saw what was happening. They said to Jesus' disciples, ‘Your teacher is eating a meal with these bad people. That is not right. They are people who do not obey God, and some of them take taxes from people.’
12 Jesus heard what the Pharisees were saying. He said to them, ‘People who are well do not need a doctor. It is people who are ill that need a doctor. 13 Go and study what it says in the Bible. God says there, “I want people to be kind to each other. I do not want them only to offer sacrifices to me.” Some people think that they always obey God. I did not come to help people like that. Some people know that they have done wrong things. I am asking those people to come to me for help.’
14 Then the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus. They said to him, ‘We often decide to fast for a time. The disciples of the Pharisees also do that. Why do your disciples never do that?’[c]
15 Jesus answered them: ‘When a man marries, his friends cannot be sad. They cannot refuse to eat food while he is with them. But there will be a time when people will take the man away from his friends. At that time his friends will choose to fast.’[d]
16 Then Jesus said, ‘Nobody uses a piece of new cloth to mend an old coat. If he does, the new cloth will cause the old cloth to tear again. It will make a bigger hole than before.
17 Nobody pours new wine into old wineskins.[e] If he does that, the new wine will tear the old wineskins. He will lose the wine and the wineskins will spoil. Instead, you must put new wine into new wineskins. Then there will be nothing to spoil the wine or the wineskins.’[f]
Jesus causes a dead girl to become alive again
18 While Jesus was saying these things to the people, a leader at the Jewish meeting place came to him. The man went down on his knees in front of Jesus and said to him, ‘My daughter has just died. Come to my house. Put your hand on her and then she will live again.’ 19 So Jesus went with the man. His disciples also went with them.
20 There was a sick woman in the crowd. She had been losing blood for 12 years. She came near to Jesus, behind him. She touched the edge of his coat. 21 The woman thought, ‘Even if I only touch his coat, I will become well again.’
22 Jesus turned round and he saw the woman. He said to her, ‘Young woman, do not be afraid. You are now well again because you believed in me.’ And immediately the woman became well again.
23 Then Jesus arrived at the Jewish leader's house. Some people there were making sad music and the crowd was making a loud noise.[g]
24 When Jesus saw this, he said to everybody in the house, ‘Go outside. This girl is not dead. She is only sleeping.’ The people laughed at Jesus when he said that. 25 The family sent all the people out of the house. Jesus went inside and he held the girl's hand. Immediately she stood up. 26 People in all that part of the country heard about what had happened.
Jesus causes two blind men to see again
27 Jesus left the house. While he walked along, two blind men began to follow him. They were shouting out to him, ‘Son of David! Please be kind to us and help us!’[h]
28 Jesus went into a house and the blind men came to him there. Jesus asked them, ‘Do you believe that I can make your eyes become well?’ The men replied, ‘Yes, Master, we believe that you can do this.’
29 So Jesus touched the men's eyes. He said to them, ‘Because you believed in me, you will now see again.’ 30 Then immediately the men could see again. Jesus said strongly to them, ‘You must not tell anyone about this.’ 31 So the men went away. But they told everybody in that part of the country all about what Jesus had done for them.
Jesus causes a man to speak again
32 While those two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not speak because of a bad spirit in him. 33 Jesus made the bad spirit go out of the man and leave him. Then the man began to speak again. Everybody there was very surprised. They said, ‘Nobody has seen anything like this happen in Israel before.’
34 But the Pharisees said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people because Satan gives him authority. Satan is the one who rules the bad spirits.’
Jesus wants God to send out more disciples
35 Jesus went to visit all the towns and villages near there. He taught the people in the Jewish meeting places. He told them the good news about God's kingdom. He also caused sick people to become well again from all their different pains and illnesses.
36 When Jesus saw the crowds of people, he felt sorry for them. They had trouble in their minds. They had nobody to help them. Jesus thought, ‘These people are like sheep that have nobody to take care of them.’ 37 Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Many people are ready to believe God's message. They are like crops in the fields at harvest time. But there are very few workers to bring in the crops. 38 So pray to God to send out workers. The field and the crops belong to him.’[i]
Footnotes
- 9:6 Jesus often called himself the Son of Man. He did this so that people would remember about some messages in the Bible. We can read about the Son of Man in the book called Daniel. (See Daniel 7:13-14.)
- 9:10 These people were Jews who did not obey everything in God's Law. The Pharisees did not like them. They thought that they were bad people. The Pharisees thought that they themselves obeyed everything in God's Laws. They thought that they themselves were better than other people.
- 9:14 Some people stop eating for some hours or days so that they can have more time with God. This causes them to feel nearer to God when they pray.
- 9:15 In this picture story, Jesus is like the bridegroom. Those who follow him are like his friends at the marriage. Jesus will not always be with them. That will be the time when they will stop eating for some time to pray.
- 9:17 Some people kept wine in bottles made from an animal skin. Wine grows as it gets older, but the wineskins become hard. New wine would cause them to break.
- 9:17 Jesus is teaching the people that the old bottles are like the old Law. The new wine and the new cloth are like the new things that Jesus was teaching them. They could not mix the old things and the new things.
- 9:23 Jewish people made music in the house after somebody had died. They also made music while people buried that person.
- 9:27 King David was an ancestor of Jesus.
- 9:38 In this story, the master of the fields is like God. The fields are like the world. The plants that are growing in the fields are like the people in the world. The workers are like the people who know the Good News about the kingdom of God. They must tell other people about God and the Good News.
马太福音 9
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
马太福音 9
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
治好癱子(A)
9 耶穌上了船，過到自己的城來。 2 有人把一個躺在床上的癱子帶到他那裡。耶穌看見他們的信心，就對癱子說：“孩子，放心！你的罪赦了。” 3 有幾位經學家彼此說：“這個人在說僭妄的話。” 4 耶穌看出他們所想的，就說：“你們心裡為甚麼存著惡念呢？ 5 說‘你的罪赦了’，或說‘起來行走’，哪一樣容易呢？ 6 然而為了要使你們知道人子在地上有赦罪的權柄，（他就對癱子說：）起來，拿起你的床，回家去吧。” 7 他就起來回家去了。 8 群眾看見，就起了敬畏的心，頌讚那把這樣的權柄賜給人的 神。
呼召馬太(B)
9 耶穌從那裡往前走，看見一個人，名叫馬太，坐在稅關那裡，就對他說：“來跟從我！”他就起來跟從了耶穌。 10 耶穌在屋裡吃飯的時候，有很多稅吏和罪人來與他和門徒一起吃飯。 11 法利賽人看見了，就對他的門徒說：“你們的老師為甚麼跟稅吏和罪人一起吃飯呢？” 12 耶穌聽見了，就說：“健康的人不需要醫生，有病的人才需要， 13 ‘我喜愛憐憫，不喜愛祭祀’，你們去想一想這話的意思吧。我來不是要召義人，而是要召罪人。”
新舊的比喻(C)
14 那時，約翰的門徒前來問耶穌：“為甚麼我們和法利賽人常常禁食，你的門徒卻不禁食呢？” 15 耶穌回答：“新郎跟賓客在一起的時候，賓客怎能哀痛呢？但到了時候，新郎就要從他們中間被取去，那時他們就要禁食了。 16 沒有人會拿一塊新布補在舊衣服上，因為補上的會把衣服扯破，裂的地方就更大了。 17 也沒有人會把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡，如果這樣，皮袋就會脹破，酒就漏出來，皮袋也損壞了。人總是把新酒裝在新皮袋裡，這樣，兩樣都可以保全。”
治好血漏病的女人(D)
18 耶穌對他們說話的時候，有一位會堂的主管走來跪在他面前，說：“我的女兒剛死了，但請你來按手在她身上，她必活過來。” 19 於是耶穌和門徒起來跟著他去了。 20 有一個女人，患了十二年的血漏病，她走到耶穌背後，摸他衣服的繸子， 21 因為她心裡說：“只要摸到他的衣服，我就必痊愈。” 22 耶穌轉過來看見她，就說：“女兒，放心！你的信心使你痊愈了。”從那時起，那女人就好了。
使女孩復活(E)
23 耶穌進了那主管的家，看見有吹笛的人和喧嘩的群眾， 24 就說：“出去！這女孩不是死了，只是睡了。”他們就嘲笑他。 25 耶穌趕走眾人之後，進去拉著女孩的手，女孩就起來了。 26 這消息傳遍了那一帶。
治好瞎子
27 耶穌離開那裡的時候，有兩個瞎子跟著他，喊著說：“大衛的子孫，可憐我們吧！” 28 耶穌進了房子，他們來到他那裡。耶穌問他們：“你們信我能作這些事嗎？”他們回答：“主啊，我們信。” 29 於是耶穌摸他們的眼睛，說：“照你們的信心給你們成就吧。” 30 他們的眼睛就看見了。耶穌嚴嚴地囑咐他們：“千萬不可讓人知道。” 31 他們卻出去，把他所作的事傳遍了那一帶。
治好啞巴
32 他們出去的時候，有人帶著一個被鬼附著的啞巴來見耶穌。 33 耶穌把鬼趕走之後，啞巴就說話了。眾人都很驚奇，說：“這樣的事，在以色列從來沒有見過。” 34 但法利賽人說：“他不過是靠鬼王趕鬼罷了。”
莊稼多，工人少
35 耶穌走遍各城各鄉，在各會堂裡教導人，宣揚天國的福音，醫治各種疾病、各種病症。 36 他看見群眾，就憐憫他們，因為他們困苦無依，像沒有牧人的羊一樣。 37 他就對門徒說：“莊稼多，工人少； 38 所以你們應當求莊稼的主派工人去收割他的莊稼。”
Matthew 9
King James Version
Matthew 9
King James Version
9 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Matteusevangeliet 9
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Matteusevangeliet 9
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jesus botar en lam man
9 Jesus steg i båten och for över sjön och kom till sin egen stad.[a] 2 (A) Där kom några till honom med en förlamad man som låg på en bädd. Jesus såg deras tro och sade till den lame: "Var lugn, mitt barn. Dina synder är förlåtna."
3 Några skriftlärda tänkte inom sig: "Han hädar!" 4 Jesus såg deras tankar och sade: "Varför tänker ni så ont i era hjärtan? 5 Vad är lättast, att säga: Dina synder är förlåtna, eller att säga: Res dig och gå? 6 Men för att ni ska veta att Människosonen har makt på jorden att förlåta synder, säger jag dig" – och nu talade han till den lame: "Res dig, ta din bädd[b] och gå hem!" 7 Då reste mannen sig upp och gick hem. 8 När folket såg det, greps de av fruktan och prisade Gud som hade gett sådan makt åt människor.
Jesus kallar Matteus
9 (B) Jesus gick vidare därifrån och såg en man som hette Matteus[c] sitta vid tullhuset. Han sade till honom: "Följ mig!" Då reste sig Matteus och följde honom.
10 När Jesus sedan var gäst i hans hem, kom många tullindrivare och syndare och låg till bords tillsammans med Jesus och hans lärjungar. 11 Fariseerna fick se det och frågade hans lärjungar: "Varför äter er mästare med tullindrivare och syndare?" 12 Jesus hörde det och sade: "Det är inte de friska[d] som behöver läkare, utan de sjuka. 13 (C) Gå och lär er vad detta betyder: Jag vill se barmhärtighet och inte offer[e]. Jag har inte kommit för att kalla rättfärdiga, utan syndare."
Bröllopsgäster fastar inte
14 (D) Sedan kom Johannes lärjungar fram till honom och frågade: "Varför fastar inte dina lärjungar, när vi och fariseerna fastar?" 15 Jesus svarade dem: "Bröllopsgästerna kan väl inte sörja medan brudgummen är hos dem? Men det ska komma dagar när brudgummen tas ifrån dem, och då kommer de att fasta.
16 Ingen sätter en lapp av okrympt tyg på en gammal mantel. I så fall river lappen bort ännu mer från manteln och revan blir värre. 17 Och man häller inte nytt vin i gamla säckar.[f] I så fall sprängs säckarna och vinet rinner ut och säckarna förstörs. Nej, nytt vin häller man i nya säckar. Då bevaras både vin och säckar."
Jesus uppväcker Jairus dotter
18 (E) Medan Jesus talade till dem, kom en synagogföreståndare och föll ner för honom och sade: "Min dotter har just dött. Men kom och lägg din hand på henne, så får hon liv igen." 19 Då reste sig Jesus och följde med honom, tillsammans med sina lärjungar.
20 Plötsligt kom en kvinna som hade haft blödningar i tolv år. Hon närmade sig Jesus bakifrån och rörde vid hörntofsen[g] på hans mantel, 21 för hon tänkte: "Om jag så bara får röra vid hans mantel blir jag frisk."[h] 22 Jesus vände sig om och såg henne, och han sade: "Var lugn, min dotter. Din tro har frälst dig." Och från den stunden var kvinnan frisk.
23 (F) När Jesus kom fram till synagogföreståndarens hus och såg flöjtblåsarna och den upprörda folkskaran, 24 sade han: "Gå härifrån! Flickan är inte död. Hon sover." Då hånskrattade de åt honom. 25 Men när folket hade skickats ut gick han in och tog flickans hand, och hon reste sig. 26 Och ryktet om detta gick ut i hela det området.
Jesus botar två blinda och en stum
27 När Jesus gick vidare därifrån, följde två blinda efter honom och ropade: "Förbarma dig över oss, Davids son!" 28 Och när han hade kommit hem[i], gick de fram till honom. Jesus frågade dem: "Tror ni att jag kan göra detta?" De svarade: "Ja, Herre." 29 Då rörde han vid deras ögon och sade: "Så som ni tror ska det ske för er." 30 Och deras ögon öppnades. Jesus sade strängt till dem: "Se till att ingen får veta det." 31 Men de gick och spred ut ryktet om honom i hela det området.
32 (G) Medan de var på väg ut, kom folk till honom med en man som var besatt och stum. 33 När den onda anden var utdriven, talade den stumme. Och folket häpnade och sade: "Aldrig har man sett något sådant i Israel!" 34 (H) Men fariseerna sade: "Det är med hjälp av de onda andarnas furste som han driver ut andarna."
Som får utan herde
35 (I) Jesus gick omkring i alla städerna och byarna, och han undervisade i deras synagogor och förkunnade evangeliet om riket och botade alla slags sjukdomar och krämpor. 36 (J) När han såg folkskarorna förbarmade han sig över dem, för de var härjade och hjälplösa som får utan herde. 37 Och han sade till sina lärjungar: "Skörden är stor men arbetarna är få. 38 (K) Be därför skördens Herre att han skickar ut arbetare till sin skörd."
Footnotes
- 9:1 sin egen stad Kapernaum (hebr. kfar Nahum, "Nahums by"), livlig gränsstad på norra sidan av Galileiska sjön som Jesus utsåg till sin hemmabas. Staden är utgrävd och bevarad till idag.
- 9:6 ta din bädd Troligen en sovmatta som enkelt rullades ihop.
- 9:9 Matteus kallades också Levi (Mark 2:14, Luk 5:27).
- 9:12 friska Annan översättning: "starka".
- 9:13 Hos 6:6.
- 9:17 nytt vin i gamla säckar Druvsaften jäste i täta skinnsäckar som spändes ut vid jäsningen (jfr Job 32:19). Efteråt kunde skinnet inte återanvändas till en andra jäsning.
- 9:20 hörntofsen Bars på manteln som en symbol för Guds bud (4 Mos 15:38f).
- 9:21 frisk Annan översättning: "frälst" (även i vers 22).
- 9:28 hem till Petrus hus, Jesu tillfälliga bostad i Kapernaum (Matt 8:14, 17:25, Joh 2:12).
Matthew 9
New International Version
Matthew 9
New International Version
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man(A)
9 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town.(B) 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man,(C) lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith,(D) he said to the man, “Take heart,(E) son; your sins are forgiven.”(F)
3 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”(G)
4 Knowing their thoughts,(H) Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man(I) has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” 7 Then the man got up and went home. 8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God,(J) who had given such authority to man.
The Calling of Matthew(K)
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(L) he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(M)
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](N) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(O)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(P)
14 Then John’s(Q) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(R) but your disciples do not fast?”
15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?(S) The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.(T)
16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman(U)
18 While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him(V) and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her,(W) and she will live.” 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
20 Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.(X) 21 She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”
22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart,(Y) daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.”(Z) And the woman was healed at that moment.(AA)
23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes,(AB) 24 he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead(AC) but asleep.”(AD) But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up.(AE) 26 News of this spread through all that region.(AF)
Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute
27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”(AG)
28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
“Yes, Lord,” they replied.(AH)
29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”;(AI) 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”(AJ) 31 But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.(AK)
32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed(AL) and could not talk(AM) was brought to Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”(AN)
34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”(AO)
The Workers Are Few
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.(AP) 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,(AQ) because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.(AR) 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest(AS) is plentiful but the workers are few.(AT) 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
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