Matthew 9
1AND entering into the ship he passed over, and came to his own city.
2And, behold, they brought to him one that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man: Child, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.
3And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves: This man blasphemes.
4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said: Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5For which is easier, to say: Thy sins are forgiven; or to say: Arise, and walk?
6But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then says he to the palsied man) Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house.
7And rising up he departed to his house.
8And seeing it the multitudes feared, and glorified God, who gave such power to men.
9And Jesus, passing on from thence, saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the place of receiving custom; and he says to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.
10And it came to pass that, as he reclined at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples.
11And the Pharisees, seeing it, said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with the publicans and the sinners?
12And Jesus hearing it, said: They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick.
13But go, and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice; for I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.
14Then come to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?
15And Jesus said to them: Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn[9:15], so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
16And no one puts a piece of unfulled cloth on an old garment; for that which fills it up takes from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
17Nor do they put new wine into old skins; else the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.
18While he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a ruler, and bowed down to him, saying: My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.
19And Jesus arose and was following him, he and his disciples.
20And behold, a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of his garment.
21For she said within herself: If I only touch his garment, I shall be made whole.
22And Jesus, turning and seeing her, said: Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith has made thee whole.
23And the woman was made whole from that hour. And Jesus, coming into the house of the ruler, and seeing the minstrels and the crowd making a noise,
24said: Give place; for the maiden is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn.
25But when the crowd was put forth, he went in, and took hold of her hand, and the maiden arose.
26And this report went abroad into all that land.
27And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying: Have mercy on us, Son of David.
28And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them: Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to him: Yea, Lord.
29Then he touched their eyes, saying: According to your faith be it done to you.
30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, saying: Take heed, let no one know it.
31But they, going out, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
32And as they were going out, behold, they brought to him a man dumb, possessed with a demon.
33And the demon being cast out, the dumb spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying: It was never so seen in Israel.
34But the Pharisees said: He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.
35And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every infirmity.
36And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and scattered[9:36], as sheep having no shepherd.
37Then he says to his disciples: The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few.
38Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.