1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed uponhim to hear the word of God, hestoodby the lake of Gennesaret,
2Andsawtwoshipsstandingby the lake: but the fishermen were gone out ofthem, and were washing their nets.
3And he enteredintooneof the ships, whichwas Simon's, andprayedhim that he would thrust out a littlefrom the land. And he sat down, andtaught the peopleoutof the ship.
4Nowwhen he had leftspeaking, he saiduntoSimon, Launch outinto the deep, and let downyournetsfor a draught.
5AndSimonansweringsaid unto him, Master, we have toiledall the night, and have takennothing: neverthelessatthyword I will let down the net.
6And when they hadthisdone, they inclosed a greatmultitude of fishes: andtheirnetbrake.
7Andtheybeckoned unto their partners, which were in the othership, that they should comeandhelpthem. Andtheycame, andfilledboth the ships, so that they began to sink.
8WhenSimonPetersaw it, he fell down atJesus' knees, saying, Departfromme; for I am a sinfulman, O Lord.
9Forhe was astonished, andall that were with him, at the draught of the fisheswhich they had taken:
10Andso was alsoJames, andJohn, the sons of Zebedee, whichwerepartners with Simon. AndJesussaiduntoSimon, Fearnot; fromhenceforth thou shaltcatchmen.
11And when they had brought their shipstoland, they forsookall, andfollowedhim.
12And it came to pass, when hewasin a certaincity, behold a manfull of leprosy: whoseeingJesusfellon his face, andbesoughthim, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canstmakemeclean.
13And he put forth his hand, andtouchedhim, saying, I will: be thou clean. Andimmediately the leprosydepartedfromhim.
14Andhechargedhim to tell no man: butgo, andshewthyself to the priest, andofferforthycleansing, according asMosescommanded, for a testimony unto them.
15But so much the more went there a fameabroadofhim: andgreatmultitudes came together to hear, and to be healedbyhimoftheirinfirmities.
16And he withdrewhimselfinto the wilderness, andprayed.
17And it came topasson a certainday, ashewasteaching, that there werePhariseesand doctors of the law sitting by, whichwerecome out ofeverytownofGalilee, andJudaea, andJerusalem: and the powerof the Lordwas present tohealthem.
18And, behold, menbroughtin a bed a manwhichwas taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bringhimin, and to layhimbeforehim.
19And when they couldnotfindbywhat way they might bringhiminbecause of the multitude, they wentupon the housetop, andlethimdownthrough the tilingwith his couchinto the midstbeforeJesus.
20And when he sawtheirfaith, he said unto him, Man, thysins are forgiventhee.
21And the scribesand the Phariseesbegan to reason, saying, Whoisthiswhichspeakethblasphemies?Whocanforgivesins, butGodalone?
22But when Jesusperceivedtheirthoughts, he answeringsaiduntothem, What reason yeinyourhearts?
23Whetheriseasier, to say, Thysins be forgiventhee; or to say, Rise upandwalk?
24Butthat ye may knowthat the Son of manhathpoweruponearth to forgive sins,(he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take upthycouch, andgointothinehouse.
25Andimmediately he rose upbeforethem, and took up that whereon he lay, anddepartedto his ownhouse, glorifyingGod.
26And they wereallamazed, and they glorifiedGod, andwerefilled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
27Andafter these things he went forth, andsaw a publican, namedLevi, sittingat the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Followme.
28And he leftall, rose up, andfollowedhim.
29AndLevimadehim a greatfeastin his ownhouse: and there was a greatcompany of publicansand of othersthat sat downwiththem.
30ButtheirscribesandPhariseesmurmuredagainsthisdisciples, saying, Why do ye eatanddrinkwithpublicansandsinners?
31AndJesusansweringsaiduntothem, They that arewholeneednot a physician; but they that aresick.
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I camenottocall the righteous, butsinnerstorepentance.
33And they saiduntohim, Whydo the disciples of Johnfastoften, andmakeprayers, andlikewise the disciples of the Pharisees; butthineeatanddrink?
34And he saiduntothem, Can yemake the children of the bridechamberfast, while the bridegroomiswiththem?
35But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken awayfromthem, and then shall they fastinthosedays.
36And he spakealso a parableuntothem; No manputteth a pieceof a newgarmentupon an old; if otherwise, thenboth the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the newagreethnot with the old.
37And no manputtethnewwineintooldbottles; else the newwine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
38Butnewwine must be putintonewbottles; andboth are preserved.
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No manalso having drunkold wine straightwaydesirethnew: for he saith, The oldisbetter.