9Matthew 9

1He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.Select Matthew 9:1

2Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you.”Select Matthew 9:2

3Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”Select Matthew 9:3

4Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?Select Matthew 9:4

5For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk?’Select Matthew 9:5

6But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” (then he said to the paralytic), “Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house.”Select Matthew 9:6

7He arose and departed to his house.Select Matthew 9:7

8But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.Select Matthew 9:8

9As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.Select Matthew 9:9

10As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.Select Matthew 9:10

11When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”Select Matthew 9:11

12When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.Select Matthew 9:12

13But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”Select Matthew 9:13

14Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”Select Matthew 9:14

15Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.Select Matthew 9:15

16No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.Select Matthew 9:16

17Neither do people put new wine into old wine skins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wine skins, and both are preserved.”Select Matthew 9:17

18While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”Select Matthew 9:18

19Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples.Select Matthew 9:19

20Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;Select Matthew 9:20

21for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”Select Matthew 9:21

22But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.Select Matthew 9:22

23When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,Select Matthew 9:23

24he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.Select Matthew 9:24

25But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.Select Matthew 9:25

26The report of this went out into all that land.Select Matthew 9:26

27As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!”Select Matthew 9:27

28When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.”Select Matthew 9:28

29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”Select Matthew 9:29

30Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”Select Matthew 9:30

31But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.Select Matthew 9:31

32As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.Select Matthew 9:32

33When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”Select Matthew 9:33

34But the Pharisees said, “By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons.”Select Matthew 9:34

35Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.Select Matthew 9:35

36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.Select Matthew 9:36

37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.Select Matthew 9:37

38Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”Select Matthew 9:38