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1So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,

1As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God's word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret.

2and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.

2He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

3Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

3He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then he sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.

4When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

5But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.”

5"Master," Simon replied, "we've worked hard all night long and caught nothing. But if you say so, I'll let down the nets."

6And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.

6When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”

8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus's knees and said, "Go away from me, because I'm a sinful man, Lord!"

9For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken;

9For he and all those with him were amazed at the catch of fish they had taken,

10and so also were 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 catch men.”

10and so were James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's partners. "Don't be afraid," Jesus told Simon. "From now on you will be catching people."

11So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.

11Then they brought the boats to land, left everything, and followed him.

12And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

12While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged him: "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

13Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him.

13Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, "I am willing; be made clean," and immediately the leprosy left him.

14And He charged him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded.”

14Then he ordered him to tell no one: "But go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses commanded for your cleansing as a testimony to them."

15However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities.

15But the news about him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

16So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

16Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.

17Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

17On one of those days while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea, and also from Jerusalem. And the Lord's power to heal was in him.

18Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.

18Just then some men came, carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed. They tried to bring him in and set him down before him.

19And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.

19Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus.

20When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

20Seeing their faith he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."

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

21Then the scribes and the Pharisees began to think to themselves: "Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

22But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, "Why are you thinking this in your hearts?

23Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’?

23Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

24But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” —He said to the man who was paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

24But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" --he told the paralyzed man, "I tell you: Get up, take your stretcher, and go home."

25Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

25Immediately he got up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

26And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today!”

26Then everyone was astounded, and they were giving glory to God. And they were filled with awe and said, "We have seen incredible things today."

27After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.”

27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me."

28So he left all, rose up, and followed Him.

28So, leaving everything behind, he got up and began to follow him.

29Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.

29Then Levi hosted a grand banquet for him at his house. Now there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were guests with them.

30And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

30But the Pharisees and their scribes were complaining to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

31Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

31Jesus replied to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick.

32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

33Then they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?”

33Then they said to him, "John's disciples fast often and say prayers, and those of the Pharisees do the same, but yours eat and drink."

34And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?

34Jesus said to them, "You can't make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?

35But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”

35But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them--then they will fast in those days."

36Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.

36He also told them a parable: "No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. Otherwise, not only will he tear the new, but also the piece from the new garment will not match the old.

37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined.

37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, it will spill, and the skins will be ruined.

38But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.

38No, new wine is put into fresh wineskins.

39And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”

39And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, 'The old is better.'"

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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