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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”.
Jesus Grants The Twelve Power Over Demons And Every Disease
10 And having summoned His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits so as to be casting them out, and to be curing every disease and every infirmity. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these— first, Simon (the one being called Peter) and Andrew (his brother), and James (the son of Zebedee) and John (his brother), 3 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew (the tax-collector), James (the son of Alphaeus) and Thaddaeus, 4 Simon (the Cananaean[t]) and Judas the Iscariot[u] (the one also having handed Him over).
Jesus Instructs The Twelve On Where To Go, What To Say, What To Do, How To Live
5 Jesus sent out these twelve, having instructed[v] them, saying— “Do not go into the path of Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of Samaritans. 6 But be proceeding instead to the lost[w] sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And while proceeding, be proclaiming, saying that ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near’. 8 Be curing ones being sick, raising dead ones, cleansing lepers, casting out demons. You received freely— give freely. 9 Do not acquire[x] gold nor silver nor copper [money] for your [money] belts— 10 not a [traveler’s] bag for the journey, nor two[y] tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff. For the worker is worthy of his food. 11 And into whatever city or village you enter, search-out[z] who is worthy in it, and stay there until you go forth. 12 And while entering into the house, greet[aa] it. 13 And if the house is worthy let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy let your peace return to you. 14 And whoever does not welcome you nor listen-to your words— shake-out the dust from your feet while going outside of that house or city. 15 Truly I say to you, it will be more-tolerable[ab] for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.
Jesus Pre-Warns The Twelve About The Persecution They Will Face In The Future
16 “Behold— I am sending[ac] you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be shrewd[ad] as the snakes, and innocent[ae] as the doves. 17 And beware of people. For they will hand you over to councils[af] and whip you in their synagogues. 18 And you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake— for a testimony to them[ag] and to the Gentiles. 19 But whenever they hand you over, do not be anxious-about how or what you should speak. For what you should speak will be given to you in that hour. 20 For you are not the ones speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is the One speaking in you. 21 And brother will hand-over brother to death, and a father his child. And children will rise-up-in-rebellion[ah] against parents and they will put them to death. 22 And you will be being hated by all because of My name. But the one having endured to the end[ai], this one will be saved. 23 But whenever they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly I say to you— you will by no means finish the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes[aj].
Proclaim The Truth Boldly; Do Not Fear Them. God Will Watch Over You
24 “A disciple[ak] is not above the teacher, nor is a slave above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they called the Household-Master[al] Beelzebul[am], how much more His household-members! 26 So do not fear[an] them. For nothing has been covered which will not be revealed, and is secret which will not be known. 27 What I am saying to you in the darkness, speak in the light. And what you are hearing in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops. 28 And do not be fearing[ao] anything from the ones killing the body but not being able to kill the soul. But be fearing instead the One being able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna[ap]. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion[aq]? And one of them will not fall on the ground apart from[ar] your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head have all been numbered! 31 So do not be fearing. You are more valuable than many sparrows.
Jesus Instructs Them About His Mission: I Came To Divide The World Over Myself
32 “Everyone therefore who will confess Me in front of people, I also will confess him in front of My Father in the heavens. 33 But whoever denies[as] Me in front of people, I also will deny him in front of My Father in the heavens. 34 Do not suppose that I came to cast peace over the earth. I did not come to cast peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to cause-a-separation[at]— a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And the enemies of the person will be his household-members. 37 The one loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me. And the one loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who is not taking his cross[au] and following after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 The one having found his life will lose it, and the one having lost his life for My sake will find it. 40 The one welcoming[av] you is welcoming Me. And the one welcoming Me is welcoming the One having sent Me forth. 41 The one welcoming a prophet in the name[aw] of a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet. And the one welcoming a righteous one in the name of a righteous one will receive the reward of a righteous one. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple— truly I say to you he will by no means lose his reward”.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing