Jésus guérit un malade et pardonne ses péchés(A)

Jésus monta dans un bateau, traversa le lac et se rendit dans sa ville[a]. On lui amena un paralysé couché sur un brancard. Lorsqu’il vit la foi de ces gens, Jésus dit au paralysé : Prends courage, mon enfant, tes péchés te sont pardonnés.

Là-dessus, quelques spécialistes de la Loi pensèrent en eux-mêmes : « Cet homme blasphème ! »

Mais Jésus connaissait leurs pensées. Il leur dit : Pourquoi avez-vous ces mauvaises pensées en vous-mêmes ? Qu’est-ce qui est le plus facile ? Dire : « Tes péchés te sont pardonnés », ou dire : « Lève-toi et marche » ? Eh bien, vous saurez que le Fils de l’homme a, sur la terre, le pouvoir de pardonner les péchés.

Alors il dit au paralysé : Je te l’ordonne : lève-toi, prends ton brancard, et rentre chez toi !

Le paralysé se leva et s’en alla chez lui.

En voyant cela, les foules furent saisies de frayeur et rendirent gloire à Dieu qui avait donné aux hommes un si grand pouvoir.

Jésus est contesté(B)

Jésus s’en alla. En passant, il vit un homme installé au poste de péage. Son nom était Matthieu. Il lui dit : Suis-moi !

Matthieu se leva et le suivit.

10 Un jour, Jésus était à table chez Matthieu. Or, beaucoup de collecteurs d’impôts et de pécheurs notoires étaient venus et avaient pris place à table avec lui et ses disciples. 11 En voyant cela, les pharisiens interpellèrent ses disciples : Comment votre maître peut-il manger de la sorte avec des collecteurs d’impôts et des pécheurs notoires ?

12 Mais Jésus, qui les avait entendus, leur dit : Les bien-portants n’ont pas besoin de médecin ; ce sont les malades qui en ont besoin. 13 Allez donc apprendre quel est le sens de cette parole : Ce que je veux, c’est la compassion bien plus que les sacrifices[b]. Car je ne suis pas venu appeler des justes, mais des pécheurs.

14 Alors les disciples de Jean vinrent trouver Jésus et lui demandèrent : Comment se fait-il que tes disciples ne jeûnent pas, alors que nous, comme les pharisiens, nous le faisons souvent ?

15 Jésus leur répondit : Comment les invités d’une noce pourraient-ils être tristes tant que le marié est avec eux ? Le temps viendra où celui-ci leur sera enlevé. Alors ils jeûneront.

16 Personne ne rapièce un vieux vêtement avec un morceau d’étoffe neuve, car la pièce rapportée arracherait une partie du vieux manteau et la déchirure serait pire qu’avant. 17 De même, on ne verse pas dans de vieilles outres du vin nouveau, sinon celles-ci éclatent, le vin se répand et les outres sont perdues. Non, on met le vin nouveau dans des outres neuves. Ainsi le vin et les outres se conservent.

Plus fort que la maladie et la mort(C)

18 Pendant que Jésus leur disait cela, un responsable juif arriva, se prosterna devant lui et lui dit : Ma fille vient de mourir : mais viens lui imposer les mains, et elle revivra.

19 Jésus se leva et le suivit avec ses disciples.

20 A ce moment, une femme qui souffrait d’hémorragies depuis douze ans, s’approcha de lui par-derrière et toucha la frange de son vêtement. 21 Elle se disait : « Si seulement j’arrive à toucher son vêtement, je serai guérie. »

22 Jésus se retourna et, quand il l’aperçut, il lui dit : Prends courage, ma fille : parce que tu as eu foi en moi, tu es guérie[c].

A l’instant même, la femme fut guérie.

23 Lorsque Jésus arriva à la maison du responsable juif, il vit des joueurs de flûtes et toute une foule agitée[d]. 24 Alors il leur dit : Retirez-vous, la fillette n’est pas morte, elle est seulement endormie.

Mais les gens se moquaient de lui.

25 Lorsqu’il eut fait mettre tout le monde dehors, il entra dans la chambre, prit la main de la jeune fille, et elle se leva.

26 La nouvelle de ce qui s’était passé fit le tour de toute la contrée.

27 Lorsque Jésus partit de là, deux aveugles le suivirent en criant : Fils de David, aie pitié de nous !

28 Lorsqu’il fut arrivé à la maison, les aveugles s’approchèrent de lui. Il leur dit : Croyez-vous que je peux faire ce que vous me demandez ?

– Oui, Seigneur, lui répondirent-ils.

29 Alors il leur toucha les yeux en disant : Qu’il vous soit fait selon votre foi !

30 Et aussitôt, leurs yeux s’ouvrirent. Jésus ajouta d’un ton sévère[e] : Veillez à ce que personne n’apprenne ce qui vous est arrivé.

31 Mais, une fois dehors, ils se mirent à raconter dans toute la région ce que Jésus avait fait.

Par quel pouvoir ?

32 Mais alors que les deux hommes sortaient, on amena à Jésus un homme muet qui était sous l’emprise d’un démon. 33 Jésus chassa le démon et le muet se mit à parler. La foule était émerveillée et disait : Jamais on n’a rien vu de pareil en Israël !

34 Mais les pharisiens, eux, déclaraient : C’est par le pouvoir du chef des démons qu’il chasse les démons.

La moisson et le choix des Douze(D)

35 Jésus parcourait toutes les villes et tous les villages pour enseigner dans leurs synagogues. Il proclamait la Bonne Nouvelle du royaume de Dieu et guérissait toute maladie et toute infirmité. 36 En voyant les foules, il fut pris de pitié pour elles, car ces gens étaient inquiets et abattus, comme des brebis qui n’ont pas de berger. 37 Alors il dit à ses disciples : La moisson est abondante, mais les ouvriers peu nombreux. 38 Priez donc le Seigneur à qui appartient la moisson d’envoyer des ouvriers pour moissonner.

Footnotes

  1. 9.1 D’après Mc 2.1, Capernaüm était considérée comme étant la ville de Jésus.
  2. 9.13 Os 6.6.
  3. 9.22 Autre traduction : tu es sauvée. L’auteur joue sans doute sur les deux sens. De même à la fin du v. 22 et au v. 20.
  4. 9.23 Lors des enterrements, on engageait des joueurs de flûte et des pleureuses pour exprimer le deuil.
  5. 9.30 D’autres traduisent : Jésus, indigné, leur dit. L’indignation de Jésus viendrait de ce que les aveugles l’ont appelé publiquement : « fils de David ».

治好瘫子(A)

耶稣上了船,过到自己的城来。 有人把一个躺在床上的瘫子带到他那里。耶稣看见他们的信心,就对瘫子说:“孩子,放心!你的罪赦了。” 有几位经学家彼此说:“这个人在说僭妄的话。” 耶稣看出他们所想的,就说:“你们心里为甚么存着恶念呢? 说‘你的罪赦了’,或说‘起来行走’,哪一样容易呢? 然而为了要使你们知道人子在地上有赦罪的权柄,(他就对瘫子说:)起来,拿起你的床,回家去吧。” 他就起来回家去了。 群众看见,就起了敬畏的心,颂赞那把这样的权柄赐给人的 神。

呼召马太(B)

耶稣从那里往前走,看见一个人,名叫马太,坐在税关那里,就对他说:“来跟从我!”他就起来跟从了耶稣。 10 耶稣在屋里吃饭的时候,有很多税吏和罪人来与他和门徒一起吃饭。 11 法利赛人看见了,就对他的门徒说:“你们的老师为甚么跟税吏和罪人一起吃饭呢?” 12 耶稣听见了,就说:“健康的人不需要医生,有病的人才需要, 13 ‘我喜爱怜悯,不喜爱祭祀’,你们去想一想这话的意思吧。我来不是要召义人,而是要召罪人。”

新旧的比喻(C)

14 那时,约翰的门徒前来问耶稣:“为甚么我们和法利赛人常常禁食,你的门徒却不禁食呢?” 15 耶稣回答:“新郎跟宾客在一起的时候,宾客怎能哀痛呢?但到了时候,新郎就要从他们中间被取去,那时他们就要禁食了。 16 没有人会拿一块新布补在旧衣服上,因为补上的会把衣服扯破,裂的地方就更大了。 17 也没有人会把新酒装在旧皮袋里,如果这样,皮袋就会胀破,酒就漏出来,皮袋也损坏了。人总是把新酒装在新皮袋里,这样,两样都可以保全。”

治好血漏病的女人(D)

18 耶稣对他们说话的时候,有一位会堂的主管走来跪在他面前,说:“我的女儿刚死了,但请你来按手在她身上,她必活过来。” 19 于是耶稣和门徒起来跟着他去了。 20 有一个女人,患了十二年的血漏病,她走到耶稣背后,摸他衣服的繸子, 21 因为她心里说:“只要摸到他的衣服,我就必痊愈。” 22 耶稣转过来看见她,就说:“女儿,放心!你的信心使你痊愈了。”从那时起,那女人就好了。

使女孩复活(E)

23 耶稣进了那主管的家,看见有吹笛的人和喧哗的群众, 24 就说:“出去!这女孩不是死了,只是睡了。”他们就嘲笑他。 25 耶稣赶走众人之后,进去拉着女孩的手,女孩就起来了。 26 这消息传遍了那一带。

治好瞎子

27 耶稣离开那里的时候,有两个瞎子跟着他,喊着说:“大卫的子孙,可怜我们吧!” 28 耶稣进了房子,他们来到他那里。耶稣问他们:“你们信我能作这些事吗?”他们回答:“主啊,我们信。” 29 于是耶稣摸他们的眼睛,说:“照你们的信心给你们成就吧。” 30 他们的眼睛就看见了。耶稣严严地嘱咐他们:“千万不可让人知道。” 31 他们却出去,把他所作的事传遍了那一带。

治好哑巴

32 他们出去的时候,有人带着一个被鬼附着的哑巴来见耶稣。 33 耶稣把鬼赶走之后,哑巴就说话了。众人都很惊奇,说:“这样的事,在以色列从来没有见过。” 34 但法利赛人说:“他不过是靠鬼王赶鬼罢了。”

庄稼多,工人少

35 耶稣走遍各城各乡,在各会堂里教导人,宣扬天国的福音,医治各种疾病、各种病症。 36 他看见群众,就怜悯他们,因为他们困苦无依,像没有牧人的羊一样。 37 他就对门徒说:“庄稼多,工人少; 38 所以你们应当求庄稼的主派工人去收割他的庄稼。”

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town. Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”

But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?”

Jesus knew[a] what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts? Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[b] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”

And the man jumped up and went home! Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving humans such authority.

Jesus Calls Matthew

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.

10 Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. 11 But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?[c]

12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” 13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’[d] For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

A Discussion about Fasting

14 One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast[e] like we do and the Pharisees do?”

15 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

16 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.

17 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”

Jesus Heals in Response to Faith

18 As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your hand on her.”

19 So Jesus and his disciples got up and went with him. 20 Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe, 21 for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”

22 Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at that moment.

23 When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music. 24 “Get out!” he told them. “The girl isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” But the crowd laughed at him. 25 After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up! 26 The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside.

Jesus Heals the Blind

27 After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”

28 They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you see?”

“Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.”

29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.” 30 Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.” 31 But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.

32 When they left, a demon-possessed man who couldn’t speak was brought to Jesus. 33 So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!” they exclaimed.

34 But the Pharisees said, “He can cast out demons because he is empowered by the prince of demons.”

The Need for Workers

35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. 38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”

Footnotes

  1. 9:4 Some manuscripts read saw.
  2. 9:6 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
  3. 9:11 Greek with tax collectors and sinners?
  4. 9:13 Hos 6:6 (Greek version).
  5. 9:14 Some manuscripts read fast often.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to (A)his own city. (B)And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus (C)saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, (D)“Take heart, my son; (E)your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, (F)“This man is blaspheming.” But Jesus, (G)knowing[a] their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, (H)they were afraid, and (I)they glorified God, who had (J)given such authority to men.

Jesus Calls Matthew

(K)As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called (L)Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

10 And as Jesus[b] reclined at table in the house, behold, many (M)tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, (N)“Why does your teacher eat with (O)tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn (P)what this means: (Q)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For (R)I came not to call the righteous, (S)but sinners.”

A Question About Fasting

14 Then (T)the disciples of John came to him, saying, (U)“Why do we and (V)the Pharisees fast,[c] but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, (W)“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? (X)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (Y)then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. 17 Neither is new wine put into old (Z)wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

18 (AA)While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and (AB)knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. 20 And behold, a woman (AC)who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched (AD)the fringe of his garment, 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” 22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, (AE)“Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” (AF)And instantly[d] the woman was made well. 23 And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw (AG)the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away, for (AH)the girl is not dead but (AI)sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 But (AJ)when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and (AK)took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the report of this went through all that district.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

27 (AL)And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, (AM)Son of David.” 28 When he entered the house, 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 (AN)Then he touched their eyes, saying, (AO)“According to your faith let it be done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, (AP)“See that no one knows about it.” 31 (AQ)But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.

Jesus Heals a Man Unable to Speak

32 As they were going away, behold, a (AR)demon-oppressed man who was mute (AS)was brought to him. 33 And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds (AT)marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” 34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”

The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

35 (AU)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 (AV)When he saw the crowds, (AW)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, (AX)like sheep without a shepherd. 37 (AY)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore (AZ)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to (BA)send out laborers into his harvest.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:4 Some manuscripts perceiving
  2. Matthew 9:10 Greek he
  3. Matthew 9:14 Some manuscripts add much, or often
  4. Matthew 9:22 Greek from that hour