Matthew - Chapter 9

1 And he entered the ship, and passed over and came to his own city. 2 And they brought to him a certain paralytic, lying on a bed. And Yeshua saw their faith, and said to the paralytic: "Take courage, my son; your sins are forgiven of you." 3 And some of the scribes said in their minds, "This man commits blasphemy." 4 But Yeshua knew their thoughts and he said to them, "Why do you think evil in your heart? 5 For, which is the easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven of you;' or to say, 'Arise and walk?' 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralytic: 'Arise, take up your bed, and go to your home.' 7 And he arose and went to his home."

8 And when the crowds saw this they were in fear; and they praised God, who had given authority like this to men.

9 And as Yeshua passed on from there, he saw a man sitting at the customs house, whose name was Mattai. And he said to him, "Follow me"; and he arose and followed him. 10 And as they reclined in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and reclined with Yeshua and with his talmidim.

11 And when the Pharisees saw this they said to his talmidim, "Why does your Rabbi eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 12 And when Yeshua heard this, he said to them: "Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, rather those that are very poor in health. 13 Go and learn what is meant by this: 'I require mercy*, and not a sacrifice!' For I did not come to call on the righteous, but on the sinners."

14 Then the talmidim of Yokhanan came to him, and said: "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often and your talmidim do not fast?" 15 Yeshua said to them: "Can the children of the marriage chamber fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast. 16 No man puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment; in case it tears away from the garment, and the hole becomes greater. 17 And they do not put new wine into old wineskins in case the wineskins burst, and the wine runs out, and the wineskins become destroyed. Rather they put new wine into new wineskins and both of them are preserved."

18 And while he was speaking with them a certain ruler came, drew near, worshipped him and said: "My daughter is already dead, but come lay your hand upon her, and she will live." 19 And Yeshua arose, and his talmidim followed after him.

20 And behold, a woman whose blood had flowed twelve years, came up behind him, and touched the edge of his clothing 21 for she had said in her mind, 'If only I touch his garment I shall be cured.' 22 And Yeshua turned, looked at her, and said to her: "Take courage, my daughter, your faith has given you life." And the woman was cured from that very moment.

23 And Yeshua came to the house of the ruler and he saw that there were pipers and a crowd making a lot of noise. 24 And he said to them: "Leave, for the girl is not dead, but is asleep." And they laughed at him. 25 And when he had dismissed the crowd, he entered and took her by the hand, and the girl rose up.

26 And the news of what had taken place spread throughout all this land.

27 When Yeshua had passed from there, two blind men followed after him, and said: "Have mercy on us, Bar David!" 28 And when he had entered a house, those blind men approached him, and Yeshua said to them: "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him: "Yes, Maran." 29 Then he touched their eyes, and said: "As you have believed, so shall it be to you." 30 And immediately their eyes were opened. And Yeshua instructed them saying: "See to it that no man knows of this." 31 But they went out and spread the news of it in all of that area.

32 And as Yeshua went out, they brought to him a certain mute man in whom was a demon. 33 And when the demon had left him, the mute man was able to speak. And the crowds were amazed, and said: "Never was it so seen in Yisrael!" 34 But the Pharisees said: "It is by the chief of demons that he casts out demons."

35 And Yeshua went throughout all the cities and the villages and he taught in their synagogues, and proclaimed the hope of the kingdom, and healed all of their diseases and sicknesses.

36 And when Yeshua saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were weary and were scattered like sheep that do not have a shepherd. 37 And he said to his talmidim: "The harvest is great, and the labourers few. 38 Pray, therefore, from the Lord of the harvest*, that he will send labourers into his harvest."