Matthew

1And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city.

2And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

3And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth.

4And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?

5Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk?

6But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

7And he arose, and went into his house.

8And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.

9And when Jesus passed on from hence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.

10And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

11And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

12But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.

13Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.

14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?

15And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

16And nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment. For it taketh away the fullness thereof from the garment, and there is made a greater rent.

17Neither do they put new wine into old bottles. Otherwise the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish. But new wine they put into new bottles: and both are preserved.

18And he was speaking these things unto them, behold a certain ruler came up, and adored him, saying: Lord, my daughter is even now dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

19And Jesus rising up followed him, with his disciples.

20And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

21For she said within herself: If I shall touch only his garment, I shall be healed.

22But Jesus turning and seeing her, said: Be of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

23And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout,

24He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25And when the multitude was put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand. And the maid arose.

26And the fame hereof went abroad into all that country.

27And as Jesus passed from thence, there followed him two blind men crying out and saying, Have mercy on us, O Son of David.

28And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus saith to them, Do you believe, that I can do this unto you? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

29Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it done unto you.

30And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know this.

31But they going out, spread his fame abroad in all that country.

32And when they were gone out, behold they brought him a dumb man, possessed with a devil.

33And after the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke, and the multitudes wondered, saying, Never was the like seen in Israel.

34But the Pharisees said, By the prince of devils he casteth out devils.

35And Jesus went about all the cities, and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease, and every infirmity.

36And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd.

37Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.

38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.

治好癱瘓病人

1耶穌上了船，渡過海，來到自己的城裏。

2有人用褥子抬着一個癱子到耶穌跟前來。耶穌見他們的信心，就對癱子說：「小子，放心吧！你的罪赦了。」

3有幾個文士心裏說：「這個人說僭妄的話了。」

4耶穌知道他們的心意，就說：「你們為甚麼心裏懷着惡念呢？

5或說『你的罪赦了』，或說『你起來行走』，哪一樣容易呢？

6但要叫你們知道，人子在地上有赦罪的權柄」；就對癱子說：「起來！拿你的褥子回家去吧。」

7那人就起來，回家去了。

8眾人看見都驚奇，就歸榮耀與上帝，因為他將這樣的權柄賜給人。

呼召馬太

9耶穌從那裏往前走，看見一個人名叫馬太，坐在稅關上，就對他說：「你跟從我來。」他就起來跟從了耶穌。

10耶穌在屋裏坐席的時候，有好些稅吏和罪人來，與耶穌和他的門徒一同坐席。

11法利賽人看見，就對耶穌的門徒說：「你們的先生為甚麼和稅吏並罪人一同吃飯呢？」

12耶穌聽見，就說：「康健的人用不着醫生，有病的人才用得着。

13經上說：『我喜愛憐恤，不喜愛祭祀。』這句話的意思，你們且去揣摩。我來本不是召義人，乃是召罪人。」

禁食的問題

14那時，約翰的門徒來見耶穌，說：「我們和法利賽人常常禁食，你的門徒倒不禁食，這是為甚麼呢？」

15耶穌對他們說：「新郎和陪伴之人同在的時候，陪伴之人豈能哀慟呢？但日子將到，新郎要離開他們，那時候他們就要禁食。

16沒有人把新布補在舊衣服上；因為所補上的反帶壞了那衣服，破的就更大了。

17也沒有人把新酒裝在舊皮袋裏；若是這樣，皮袋就裂開，酒漏出來，連皮袋也壞了。惟獨把新酒裝在新皮袋裏，兩樣就都保全了。」

管會堂者的女兒和血漏的女人

18耶穌說這話的時候，有一個管會堂的來拜他，說：「我女兒剛才死了，求你去按手在她身上，她就必活了。」

19耶穌便起來跟着他去；門徒也跟了去。

20有一個女人，患了十二年的血漏 ，來到耶穌背後，摸他的衣裳繸子；

21因為她心裏說：「我只摸他的衣裳，就必痊癒。」

22耶穌轉過來，看見她，就說：「女兒，放心！你的信救了你。」從那時候，女人就痊癒了。

23耶穌到了管會堂的家裏，看見有吹手，又有許多人亂嚷，

24就說：「退去吧！這閨女不是死了，是睡着了。」他們就嗤笑他。

25眾人既被攆出，耶穌就進去，拉着閨女的手，閨女便起來了。

26於是這風聲傳遍了那地方。

兩個瞎子得醫治

27耶穌從那裏往前走，有兩個瞎子跟着他，喊叫說：「大衛的子孫，可憐我們吧！」

28耶穌進了房子，瞎子就來到他跟前。耶穌說：「你們信我能做這事嗎？」他們說：「主啊，我們信。」

29耶穌就摸他們的眼睛，說：「照着你們的信給你們成全了吧。」

30他們的眼睛就開了。耶穌切切地囑咐他們說：「你們要小心，不可叫人知道。」

31他們出去，竟把他的名聲傳遍了那地方。

治好啞巴

32他們出去的時候，有人將鬼所附的一個啞巴帶到耶穌跟前來。

33鬼被趕出去，啞巴就說出話來。眾人都希奇，說：「在以色列中，從來沒有見過這樣的事。」

34法利賽人卻說：「他是靠着鬼王趕鬼。」

耶穌的憐憫

35耶穌走遍各城各鄉，在會堂裏教訓人，宣講天國的福音，又醫治各樣的病症。

36他看見許多的人，就憐憫他們；因為他們困苦流離，如同羊沒有牧人一般。

37於是對門徒說：「要收的莊稼多，做工的人少。

38所以，你們當求莊稼的主打發工人出去收他的莊稼。」