Matthew 9
Christian Standard Bible
The Son of Man Forgives and Heals
9 So he got into a boat, crossed over, and came to his own town.(A) 2 Just then(B) some men[a] brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.”(C)
3 At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “He’s blaspheming!” (D)
4 Perceiving their thoughts,(E) Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?[b] 5 For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then he told the paralytic, “Get up, take your stretcher, and go home.” 7 So he got up and went home. 8 When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck[c][d] and gave glory(F) to God, who had given such authority to men.
The Call of Matthew
9 As Jesus went on from there,(G) he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me,” and he got up and followed him.(H)
10 While he was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came to eat with Jesus and his disciples.(I) 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” (J)
12 Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.(K) 13 Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice.[e](L) For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”[f]
A Question about Fasting
14 Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” (M)
15 Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests[g] be sad while the groom is with them? The time[h] will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse. 17 And no one puts[i] new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed
18 As he was telling them these things,(N) suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter just died,[j] but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”(O) 19 So Jesus and his disciples got up and followed(P) him.
20 Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years approached from behind and touched the end of his robe,(Q) 21 for she said to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I’ll be made well.”[k](R)
22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” he said. “Your faith has saved you.”[l](S) And the woman was made well from that moment.[m]
23 When Jesus came to the leader’s house, he saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.(T) 24 “Leave,” he said, “because the girl is not dead but asleep.”(U) And they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.(V) 26 Then news of this spread throughout that whole area.(W)
Healing the Blind
27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” (X)
28 When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe(Y) that I can do this?”
They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” 30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.”(Z) 31 But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that whole area.
Driving Out a Demon
32 Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to him.(AA) 33 When the demon had been driven out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
34 But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”(AB)
The Lord of the Harvest
35 Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom,(AC) and healing every[n] disease and every sickness.[o][p] 36 When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected,(AD) like sheep without a shepherd.(AE) 37 Then he said to his disciples,(AF) “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. 38 Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”
Footnotes
- 9:2 Lit then they
- 9:4 Or minds
- 9:8 Other mss read amazed
- 9:8 Lit afraid
- 9:13 Hs 6:6
- 9:13 Other mss add to repentance
- 9:15 Lit the sons of the bridal chamber
- 9:15 Lit days
- 9:17 Lit And they do not put
- 9:18 Lit daughter has now come to the end
- 9:21 Or be saved
- 9:22 Or has made you well
- 9:22 Lit hour
- 9:35 Or every kind of
- 9:35 Other mss add among the people
- 9:35 Or physical ailment
Matthew 9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man To Prove He Has The Authority To Forgive Sins
9 And having gotten into a boat, He crossed-over and came to His own city[a]. 2 And behold— they were bringing to Him a paralytic having been put on a bed. And Jesus, having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, “Take-courage, child. Your sins are forgiven”. 3 And behold— some of the scribes said within themselves, “This One is blaspheming”. 4 And Jesus, having seen their thoughts, said “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts? 5 For which is easier: to say ‘Your sins are forgiven’, or to say ‘Arise, and walk’? 6 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— then He says to the paralytic, “Having arisen, pick up your bed and go to your house”. 7 And having arisen, he went to his house. 8 And having seen it, the crowds were awed[b]. And they glorified God, the One having given such authority to humans[c].
Jesus Calls Matthew The Tax Collector And Eats With His Friends. I Came For Sinners
9 And while Jesus was passing on from there, He saw a man sitting at the tax-office, being called Matthew. And He says to him, “Be following Me!” And having stood up, he followed Him. 10 And it came about while He was reclining-back [to eat] in the[d] house that behold— many tax-collectors and sinners[e], having come, were reclining-back-with Jesus and His disciples. 11 And having seen it, the Pharisees were saying to His disciples, “For what reason is your Teacher eating with the tax-collectors and sinners?” 12 And the One, having heard it, said, “The ones being strong have no need of a physician, but the ones being ill. 13 But having gone, learn what it means [in Hos 6:6]: ‘I desire mercy, and not a sacrifice’. For I did not come to call righteous ones, but sinners”.
Jesus Did Not Come To Patch Up The Old System, But To Inaugurate a New One
14 Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying “For what reason are we and the Pharisees fasting[f] often, but Your disciples are not fasting?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of the wedding-hall[g] cannot be mourning as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken-away from them, and then they will fast. 16 And no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the fullness of it takes[h] from the garment and a worse tear takes place. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise indeed the wineskins are burst, and the wine spills out and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into fresh[i] wineskins, and both are preserved”.
Jesus Raises a Girl After a Public Request, And Heals a Woman With a Secret Request
18 While He was speaking these things to them, behold— one [synagogue] official, having come, was prostrating-himself before Him, saying that “My daughter just-now came-to-an-end[j]. But having come, lay Your hand on her, and she will live”. 19 And having arisen, Jesus followed him, and [so did] His disciples. 20 And behold— a woman having-a-bloody-discharge[k] for twelve years, having approached from behind, touched the tassel of His garment. 21 For she was saying within herself, “If I only touch His garment, I will be restored[l]”. 22 But Jesus, having turned and having seen her, said, “Take-courage, daughter. Your faith has restored you”. And the woman was restored from that hour. 23 And Jesus, having come into the house of the official, and having seen the flute-players and the crowd being thrown-into-a-commotion[m], 24 was saying “Go away. For the little-girl did not die, but is sleeping”. And they were laughing-scornfully at Him. 25 But when the crowd was put out, having gone in, He took-hold-of her hand and the little girl arose. 26 And this news went out into that whole land.
Jesus Gives Sight To The Blind
27 And while Jesus was passing on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying-out and saying, “Have-mercy-on us, Son of David!” 28 And He having gone into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to Him, “Yes, Master”. 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done to you according-to[n] your faith”. 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly-commanded[o] them, saying, “See that no one knows it ”. 31 But the ones, having gone forth, widely-spread [the news about] Him in that whole land.
Jesus Heals The Mute
32 And while they were going forth, behold— they brought to Him a mute man being demon-possessed. 33 And the demon having been cast-out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “It never was visible[p] like this in Israel!” 34 But the Pharisees were saying, “He is casting out the demons by[q] the ruler of the demons”.
The King Sends Out Messengers To The Nation: Divine Compassion Reaches Out To The People
35 And Jesus was going around all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good-news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every infirmity. 36 And having seen the crowds, He felt-deep-feelings [of compassion] concerning them, because they had been troubled[r] and thrown-forth[s] like sheep not having a shepherd. 37 Then He says to His disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few! 38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that He send-out workers into His harvest”.
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:1 That is, Capernaum, 4:13.
- Matthew 9:8 Or, afraid.
- Matthew 9:8 Or, people, men, mankind.
- Matthew 9:10 That is, Matthew’s house, Lk 5:29.
- Matthew 9:10 That is, irreligious people, living outside of God’s laws.
- Matthew 9:14 John’s disciples may have been fasting regarding his imprisonment or their own repentance and preparation. Some Pharisees fasted twice a week, Lk 18:12.
- Matthew 9:15 That is, the groomsmen, the attendants of the groom, representing the disciples.
- Matthew 9:16 During washing, the new patch ‘takes’ from the old garment, tearing it. Jesus is not a patch repairing the Jewish system. He is a new garment, so His disciples behave in a new way.
- Matthew 9:17 Jesus, the new and fresh, cannot be contained within the old worn out Jewish system of that day.
- Matthew 9:18 That is, died.
- Matthew 9:20 Or, hemorrhaging, suffering a loss of blood.
- Matthew 9:21 Or, saved (from this disease).
- Matthew 9:23 That is, Jesus saw the funeral crowd expressing itself in the customary way.
- Matthew 9:29 Or, in agreement with, corresponding to, based on.
- Matthew 9:30 Or, sternly-warned. Jesus commanded them with intense emotion.
- Matthew 9:33 was visible. Or, appeared. That is, nothing like this was done before.
- Matthew 9:34 Or, in union with.
- Matthew 9:36 Or, harassed, bothered.
- Matthew 9:36 That is, scattered. Or, thrown down, as wounded or helpless.
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