 5:1  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him
to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
 5:2  And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen
were gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets.
 5:3  And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's,
and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land.
And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
 5:4  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch
out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
 5:5  And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled
all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word
I will let down the net.
 5:6  And when they had this done, they enclosed a great
multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
 5:7  And they beckoned unto [their] partners, which were in
the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they
came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
 5:8  When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
 5:9  For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the
draught of the fishes which they had taken:
 5:10  And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee,
which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear
not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
 5:11  And when they had brought their ships to land, they
forsook all, and followed him.
 5:12  And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city,
behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his]
face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst
make me clean.
 5:13  And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I
will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from
him.
 5:14  And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show
thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according
as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
 5:15  But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him:
and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by
him of their infirmities.
 5:16  And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
 5:17  And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was
teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law
sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and
Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present]
to heal them.
 5:18  And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken
with a palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to
lay [him] before him.
 5:19  And when they could not find by what [way] they might
bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the
housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch
into the midst before Jesus.
 5:20  And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy
sins are forgiven thee.
 5:21  And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,
saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive
sins, but God alone?
 5:22  But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering
said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
 5:23  Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or
to say, Rise up and walk?
 5:24  But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon
earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I
say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine
house.
 5:25  And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that
whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
 5:26  And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and
were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to
day.
 5:27  And after these things he went forth, and saw a
publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he
said unto him, Follow me.
 5:28  And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
 5:29  And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and
there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat
down with them.
 5:30  But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his
disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and
sinners?
 5:31  And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole
need not a physician; but they that are sick.
 5:32  I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
 5:33  And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John
fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of
the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
 5:34  And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the
bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
 5:35  But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be
taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
 5:36  And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a
piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the
new maketh a rent, and the piece that was [taken] out of the
new agreeth not with the old.
 5:37  And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the
new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the
bottles shall perish.
 5:38  But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are
preserved.
 5:39  No man also having drunk old [wine] straightway desireth
new: for he saith, The old is better.
