The First Disciples
(Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; John 1:35–42)

1Now it came to pass, in the crowd pressing on Him also to hear the word of God, that He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.† 2And He saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen, having gone away from them, were washing the nets. 3And having entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, He asked him to put out a little from the land. And having sat down, out of the boat He was teaching the crowds.

4And when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your⁺ nets for a catch.”

5And answering, Simon said, “Master, having toiled through the whole night, we took nothing. But upon Your word, I will let down the nets.†” 6And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fish, and their nets† were tearing. 7And they beckoned to the partners in the other boat, having come, to help them, and they came and filled both boats so that they were sinking.

8And having seen, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Go out from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man.” 9For amazement laid hold on him and on all those with him at the catch of the fish that they took, 10and likewise also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon.

And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 11And having brought down the boats upon the land, having left all, they followed Him.

The Leper’s Prayer
(Leviticus 14:1–32; Matthew 8:1–4; Mark 1:40–45)

12And it came to pass in His being in one of the cities, that behold, a man full of leprosy,† and having seen Jesus, having fallen upon his face, he begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me.”

13And having stretched out the hand, He touched him, “saying, I am willing; be cleansed!” And immediately the leprosy went away from him.

14“And He instructed him to tell no one: “But, having gone, show yourself to the priest, and offer concerning your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”†

15But the word concerning Him was spreading still more, and many crowds were coming to hear and to be healed† from their infirmities. 16And He Himself was withdrawing into the wilderness† and praying.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic
(Matthew 9:1–8; Mark 2:1–12)

17And it came to pass on one of the days, that He was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and of Judea, and of Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there for Him to heal.

18And behold, men bringing upon a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and to place him before Him. 19And not having found what way they might bring him in through the crowd, having gone up on the housetop, they let him down with the little bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.

20And having seen their faith, He said,† “Man, your sins have been forgiven you.”

21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?”

22And Jesus, having known their reasonings, answering, said to them, “Why do you⁺ reason in your⁺ hearts? 23Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? 24But so that you⁺ may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralyzed man, “I say to you, arise, and having taken up your mat, go to your house.”

25And immediately, having stood up before them, having taken up that on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God. 26And amazement took all, and they were glorifying God. And they were filled with fear, saying, “We saw remarkable things today.”

Jesus Calls Levi
(Matthew 9:9–13; Mark 2:13–17)

27And after these things, He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” 28And having left all, having arisen, he began to follow Him.

29And Levi made a great banquet for Him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them. 30And the Pharisees and their scribes† were grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you⁺ eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

31And answering, Jesus said to them, “Those being in good health have no need of a physician, but those being ill. 32I have not come to call righteous ones, but sinners, to repentance.”

Questions about Fasting
(Matthew 9:14–15; Mark 2:18–20)

33And they said to Him, “The disciples† of John fast often and make petitions; likewise also do those of the Pharisees; but Yours⁺ eat and drink.”

34And Jesus said to them, “Are you⁺ able to make the sons of the bridechamber to fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35But days will come also when the bridegroom shall have been taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”

The Patches and the Wineskins
(Matthew 9:16–17; Mark 2:21–22)

36And He was speaking also a parable to them: “No one having torn a patch from a new garment puts it on† an old garment. and if otherwise, he will tear the new also, and the old will not match the patch from the new.

37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. and if otherwise, the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will be poured out, and the wineskins will be destroyed. 38But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.† 39And no one having drunk old wine† wants new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’”

Footnotes:

1 That is, the Sea of Galilee
5 BYZ and TR the net
6 BYZ and TR their net
12 Leprosy was a term used for various skin diseases. See Leviticus 13.
14 See Leviticus 14:1–32.
15 BYZ and TR include by Him.
16 Or desert
20 BYZ and TR He said to him
30 BYZ and TR their scribes and the Pharisees
33 BYZ and TR Why do the disciples
36 BYZ and TR No one sews a piece of cloth from a new garment onto
38 See Matthew 9:17; BYZ and TR include and both are preserved.
39 BYZ and TR include immediately.