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And Jesus, getting into a boat, crossed to the other side and came to His own town [Capernaum].

And behold, they brought to Him a man paralyzed and prostrated by illness, lying on a sleeping pad; and when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven and the [a]penalty remitted.

And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes [He claims the rights and prerogatives of God]!

But Jesus, knowing ([b]seeing) their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil and harbor [c]malice in your hearts?

For which is easier: to say, Your sins are forgiven and the [d]penalty remitted, or to say, Get up and walk?

But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins and [e]remit the penalty, He then said to the paralyzed man, Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad and go to your own house.

And he got up and went away to his own house.

When the crowds saw it, they were struck with fear and awe; and they [f]recognized God and praised and thanked Him, Who had given such power and authority to men.

As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s office; and He said to him, [g]Be My disciple [side with My party and follow Me]. And he rose and followed Him.

10 And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and [h][especially wicked] sinners came and sat (reclined) with Him and His disciples.

11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and those [preeminently] sinful?

12 But when Jesus heard it, He replied, Those who are strong and well (healthy) have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick.

13 Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy [that is, [i]readiness to help those in trouble] and not sacrifice and sacrificial victims. For I came not to call and invite [to repentance] the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God), but sinners (the erring ones and all those not free from sin).(A)

14 Then the disciples of John came to Jesus, inquiring, Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast [j]often, [that is, abstain from food and drink as a religious exercise], but Your disciples do not fast?

15 And Jesus replied to them, Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

16 And no one puts a piece of cloth that has not been shrunk on an old garment, for such a patch tears away from the garment and a worse rent (tear) is made.

17 Neither is new wine put in old wineskins; for if it is, the skins burst and are [k]torn in pieces, and the wine is spilled and the skins are ruined. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.

18 While He was talking this way to them, behold, a ruler entered and, kneeling down, worshiped Him, saying, My daughter has just [l]now died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will come to life.

19 And Jesus got up and accompanied him, with His disciples.

20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment;(B)

21 For she kept saying to herself, If I only touch His garment, I shall be restored to health.

22 Jesus turned around and, seeing her, He said, Take courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well. And at once the woman was restored to health.

23 And when Jesus came to the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making an uproar and din,

24 He said, Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping. And they laughed and jeered at Him.

25 But when the crowd had been ordered to go outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

26 And the news about this spread through all that district.

27 As Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting loudly, Have pity and mercy on us, Son of David!

28 When He reached the house and went in, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith and trust and reliance [on the power invested in Me] be it done to you;

30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus earnestly and sternly charged them, See that you let no one know about this.

31 But they went off and blazed and spread His fame abroad throughout that whole district.

32 And while they were going away, behold, a dumb man under the power of a demon was brought to Jesus.

33 And when the demon was driven out, the dumb man spoke; and the crowds were stunned with bewildered wonder, saying, Never before has anything like this been seen in Israel.

34 But the Pharisees said, He drives out demons through and with the help of the prince of demons.

35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and every weakness and infirmity.

36 When He saw the throngs, He was moved with pity and sympathy for them, because they were bewildered (harassed and distressed and dejected and helpless), like sheep without a shepherd.(C)

37 Then He said to His disciples, The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few.

38 So pray to the Lord of the harvest to [m]force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:2 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 9:4 Many manuscripts so read.
  3. Matthew 9:4 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  4. Matthew 9:5 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  5. Matthew 9:6 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  6. Matthew 9:8 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  7. Matthew 9:9 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  8. Matthew 9:10 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
  9. Matthew 9:13 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  10. Matthew 9:14 Many manuscripts so read.
  11. Matthew 9:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  12. Matthew 9:18 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  13. Matthew 9:38 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

Исцеление парализованного и прощение его грехов(A)

Иса вошёл в лодку, переправился на другую сторону озера и вернулся в город, где Он жил. Несколько человек принесли к Нему парализованного, лежащего на постели. Когда Иса увидел их веру, Он сказал парализованному:

– Не бойся, сын Мой, прощаются тебе твои грехи!

Тогда некоторые из учителей Таурата подумали про себя: «Он кощунствует!»

Зная, о чём они думают, Иса сказал:

– Почему у вас в сердце такие злые мысли? Вы, наверное, думаете, что сказать «Прощаются тебе грехи» намного легче, чем сказать «Встань и ходи»? Но чтобы вы знали, что Ниспосланный как Человек имеет власть на земле прощать грехи…

И Он обратился к парализованному:

– Вставай, возьми свою постель и иди домой.

Человек встал и пошёл домой. Видевшие это исполнились благоговейного ужаса и стали славить Всевышнего, давшего человеку такую власть.

Обед в доме у Матая(B)

Когда Иса шёл оттуда, Он увидел человека по имени Матай, сидевшего на месте сбора таможенных пошлин.

– Следуй за Мной, – сказал ему Иса.

Тот встал и пошёл за Ним. 10 Позже, когда Иса возлежал за столом в доме у Матая, там собралось много сборщиков налогов и прочих грешников. Они возлегли с Исой и Его учениками. 11 Когда блюстители Закона увидели это, они спросили учеников Исы:

– Почему ваш Учитель ест со сборщиками налогов и грешниками?

12 Когда Иса услышал это, Он сказал:

– Не здоровым нужен врач, а больным. 13 Попытайтесь вначале понять, что значат слова: «Милости хочу, а не жертвы»[a]. Я пришёл призвать не праведников, а грешников.

О посте(C)

14 Затем пришли ученики Яхии и спросили:

– Почему мы и блюстители Закона постимся, а Твои ученики – нет?

15 Иса ответил им так:

– Разве могут гости на свадьбе печалиться, когда с ними жених? Но наступит время, когда жених будет взят от них, вот тогда они и будут поститься.[b] 16 Никто не пришивает к старой одежде заплату из новой ткани: она, когда сядет, разорвёт дыру ещё больше. 17 Никто не наливает молодое вино в старые бурдюки, иначе бурдюки прорвутся: и вино вытечет, и бурдюки пропадут. Нет, молодое вино наливают в новые бурдюки, тогда и то и другое будет цело.

Господство Исы Масиха над болезнью и смертью(D)

18 Когда Иса ещё говорил, к Нему подошёл один начальник. Он поклонился Исе и сказал:

– Моя дочь только что умерла, но если Ты придёшь и возложишь на неё руку, она оживёт.

19 Иса встал и пошёл с ним. Ученики тоже пошли за ними. 20 В это время к Исе сзади подошла женщина, двенадцать лет страдавшая кровотечением, и прикоснулась к кисточке на краю Его одежды[c]. 21 Она думала про себя: «Если я только прикоснусь к Его одежде, то исцелюсь». 22 Иса обернулся и увидел её.

– Не бойся, дочь Моя, – сказал Он, – твоя вера исцелила тебя.

И женщина в тот же момент выздоровела.

23 Когда Иса вошёл в дом начальника и увидел свирельщиков, приглашённых для похорон, и смятение толпы, 24 Он сказал:

– Выйдите, ведь девочка не умерла, а спит.

Но они лишь посмеялись над Ним. 25 Когда людей всё-таки удалили, Иса вошёл, взял девочку за руку, и она встала. 26 Слух об этом распространился по всей округе.

Исцеление двух слепых и немого

27 Когда Иса вышел оттуда, за Ним пошли двое слепых, крича:

– Сжалься над нами, Сын Давуда[d]!

28 Когда Он вошёл в дом, слепые подошли к Нему, и Он спросил их:

– Вы верите, что Я могу это сделать?

– Да, Повелитель, – ответили те.

29 Тогда Иса прикоснулся к их глазам и сказал:

– Пусть же с вами будет по вашей вере.

30 И они тотчас прозрели. Иса же строго наказал им:

– Смотрите, чтобы никто не узнал об этом.

31 Но они пошли и рассказали о Нём по всей округе. 32 Не успели ещё они выйти, как к Исе привели немого человека, одержимого демоном. 33 Когда демон был изгнан, человек, который был нем, заговорил. Люди удивлялись:

– Ничего подобного ещё не бывало в Исраиле.

34 Блюстители же Закона говорили:

– Он изгоняет демонов силой повелителя демонов.

Жатвы много, а работников мало

35 Иса ходил по всем городам и селениям, учил в молитвенных домах, возвещал Радостную Весть о Царстве и исцелял людей от всех болезней и немощей. 36 Увидев толпы народа, Он сжалился над ними, потому что эти люди были измучены и беспомощны, как овцы без пастуха.[e] 37 Он говорил Своим ученикам:

– Жатвы много, а работников мало. 38 Поэтому просите Хозяина жатвы, чтобы Он выслал работников на Свою жатву.

Footnotes

  1. 9:13 Ос. 6:6.
  2. 9:15 То есть пока Иса (жених) находился с верующими, им не нужно было печалиться и держать пост.
  3. 9:20 К краям верхней мужской одежды иудеи пришивали кисточки, в которые обязательно вплетались голубые нити. Эти кисточки должны были напоминать иудеям о необходимости исполнять повеления Всевышнего (см. Чис. 15:38-40; Втор. 22:12).
  4. 9:27 Сын Давуда   – один из титулов Масиха. Согласно Книге Пророков ожидаемый Масих (т. е. праведный Царь и Освободитель) должен был быть потомком царя Давуда (см. Ис. 11:1-5; Иер. 23:5-6).
  5. 9:36 См. Чис. 27:17; 3 Цар. 22:17; Езек. 34:5.

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man(A)

Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town.(B) 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)

At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”(G)

Knowing their thoughts,(H) Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 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.” Then the man got up and went home. 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)

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

  1. Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6