5On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,G1161G1096G1722G3793G1945G846G191G3056G2316G2532G846G2258G2476G3844G3041G10822and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.G2532G1492G1417G4143G2476G3844G3041G1161G231G576G575G846G637G13503Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.G1161G1684G1519G1520G4143G3739G2258G4613G2065G846G1877G3641G575G1093G2532G2523G1321G3793G1537G41434And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."G1161G5613G3973G2980G2036G4314G4613G1877G1519G899G2532G5465G5216G1350G1519G615And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets."G2532G4613G611G2036G846G1988G2872G3650G1223G3571G2983G3762G1161G1909G4675G4487G5465G13506And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.G2532G4160G5124G4160G4788G4183G4128G2486G1161G846G1350G12847They 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.G2532G2656G3353G3588G1722G2087G4143G2064G4815G846G2532G2064G2532G4130G297G4143G5620G846G10368But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."G1161G4613G4074G1492G4363G2424G1119G3004G1831G575G1700G3754G1510G268G435G29629For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,G1063G846G4023G2285G2532G3956G4862G846G1909G61G2486G3739G481510and so also were James and John, 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."G1161G3668G2532G2385G2532G2491G5207G2199G3739G2258G2844G4613G2532G2424G2036G4314G4613G5399G3361G575G3568G2071G2221G44411And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.G2532G2609G4143G1909G1093G863G537G190G84612While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."G2532G1096G846G1511G1722G1722G3391G4172G2532G2400G435G4134G3014G2532G1492G2424G4098G1909G4383G1189G846G3004G2962G1437G2309G1410G2511G3165G251113And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately the leprosy left him.G2532G1614G5495G680G846G2036G2309G2511G2532G2112G3014G565G575G84614And he charged him to tell no one, but "go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them."G2532G846G3853G846G2036G3367G235G565G1166G4572G2409G2532G4374G4012G4675G2512G2531G3475G4367G1519G3142G84615But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.G1161G3123G1330G3056G1330G4012G846G2532G4183G3793G4905G191G2532G2323G5259G846G575G846G76916But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.G1161G2258G5298G846G1722G2048G2532G433617On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal.G2532G1096G1722G3391G2250G2532G846G2258G1321G2532G2258G5330G2532G3547G2521G3739G2258G2064G1537G3956G2968G1056G2532G2449G2532G2419G2532G1411G2962G2258G1519G2390G84618And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus,G2532G2400G435G5342G1909G2825G444G3739G2258G3886G2532G2212G1533G846G1533G2532G5087G1799G84619but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.G2532G2147G3361G2147G1223G4169G1533G846G1533G1223G3793G305G1909G1430G2524G846G2524G1223G2766G4862G2826G1519G3319G1715G242420And when he saw their faith, he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."G2532G1492G846G4102G2036G846G444G4675G266G863G467121And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"G2532G1122G2532G5330G756G1260G3004G5101G2076G3778G3739G2980G988G5101G1410G863G266G1508G2316G344122When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts?G1161G2424G1921G846G1261G611G2036G4314G846G5101G1260G1722G5216G258823Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?G5101G2076G2123G2036G4675G266G863G4671G2228G2036G1453G2532G404324But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"—he said to the man who was paralyzed—"I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home."G1161G2443G1492G3754G5207G444G2192G1849G1909G1093G863G266G2036G3886G3004G4671G1453G2532G142G4675G2826G4198G1519G4675G362425And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God.G2532G3916G450G1799G846G142G1909G3739G2621G565G1519G846G3624G1392G231626And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen extraordinary things today."G2532G2983G537G1611G2532G1392G2316G2532G4130G5401G3004G3754G1492G3861G459427After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, "Follow me."G2532G3326G5023G1831G2532G2300G5057G3686G3018G2521G1909G5058G2532G2036G846G190G342728And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.G2532G2641G537G450G190G84629And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them.G2532G3018G4160G846G3173G1403G1722G846G3614G2532G2258G4183G3793G5057G2532G243G3739G2258G2621G3326G84630And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"G2532G846G1122G2532G5330G1111G4314G846G3101G3004G1302G2068G2532G4095G3326G5057G2532G26831And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.G2532G2424G611G2036G4314G846G5198G5532G2192G3756G2395G235G2192G256032I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."G2064G3756G2564G1342G235G268G1519G334133And they said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."G1161G2036G4314G846G1302G3522G3101G2491G3522G4437G2532G4160G1162G2532G3668G3588G5330G1161G4674G2068G2532G409534And Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?G1161G2036G4314G846G3361G1410G4160G5207G3567G3522G3739G1722G3566G2076G3326G84635The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days."G1161G2250G2064G3752G2532G3566G522G575G846G5119G3522G1722G1565G225036He also told them a parable: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.G1161G3004G2532G3850G4314G846G3754G3762G1911G1915G2537G2440G1909G2440G3820G1490G2532G2537G4977G2532G1915G575G2537G4856G3756G382037And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.G2532G3762G906G3501G3631G1519G3820G779G1490G3501G3631G4486G779G2532G846G1632G2532G779G62238But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.G235G3501G3631G992G1519G2537G779G2532G297G493339And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, 'The old is good.'"G3762G2532G4095G3820G2112G2309G3501G1063G3004G3820G2076G5543
Dublin, OH
