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Jesus Calls His First Disciples

And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:

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The First Disciples

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

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and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.

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and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

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And getting into one of the ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to draw out a little from the land; and he sat down and taught the crowds out of the ship.

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And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the people from the boat.

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But when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Draw out into the deep [water] and let down your nets for a haul.

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When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

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And Simon answering said to him, Master, having laboured through the whole night we have taken nothing, but at thy word I will let down the net.

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Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.”

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And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net broke.

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When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break;

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And they beckoned to their partners who were in the other ship to come and help them, and they came, and filled both the ships, so that they were sinking.

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

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But Simon Peter, seeing it, fell at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

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But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus’ feet, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

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For astonishment had laid hold on him, and on all those who were with him, at the haul of fishes which they had taken;

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For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken;

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and in like manner also on James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt be catching men.

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and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.”

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And having run the ships on shore, leaving all they followed him.

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When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.

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The Leper's Prayer

And it came to pass as he was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, falling upon his face, he besought him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

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The Leper and the Paralytic

While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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And stretching forth his hand he touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately the leprosy departed from him.

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And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

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And he enjoined him to tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing as Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.

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

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But the report concerning him was spread abroad still more, and great crowds came together to hear, and to be healed from their infirmities.

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But the news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

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And *he* withdrew himself, and was about in the desert [places] and praying.

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But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

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Jesus Heals a Paralytic

And it came to pass on one of the days, that *he* was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and [out of] Jerusalem; and [the] Lord's power was [there] to heal them.

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One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing.

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And lo, men bringing upon a couch a man who was paralysed; and they sought to bring him in, and put [him] before him.

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And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.

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And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.

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But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.

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And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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Seeing their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”

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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason [in their minds], saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins but God alone?

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

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But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answering said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

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But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

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which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

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“Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

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But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralysed man, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy little couch and go to thine house.

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“But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” — He said to the paralytic — “I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.”

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And immediately standing up before them, having taken up that whereon he was laid, he departed to his house, glorifying God.

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

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And astonishment seized all, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

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They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

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Jesus Calls Levi

And after these things he went forth and saw a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the receipt of taxes, and said to him, Follow me.

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Call of Levi (Matthew)

After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me.”

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And having left all, rising up, he followed him.

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And he left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him.

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And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

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And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.

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And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with tax-gatherers and sinners?

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The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

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And Jesus answering said to them, They that are in sound health have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

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And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.

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I am not come to call righteous [persons], but sinful [ones] to repentance.

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

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Jesus Questioned about Fasting

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make supplications, in like manner those also of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink?

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And they said to Him, “The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do the same, but Yours eat and drink.”

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And he said to them, Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast when the bridegroom is with them?

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And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

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But days will come when also the bridegroom will have been taken away from them; then shall they fast in those days.

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“But the days will come; and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”

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The Patches and Wineskins

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one puts a piece of a new garment upon an old garment, otherwise he will both rend the new, and the piece which is from the new will not suit with the old.

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And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

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And no one puts new wine into old skins, otherwise the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be poured out, and the skins will be destroyed;

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“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined.

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but new wine is to be put into new skins, and both are preserved.

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“But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

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And no one having drunk old wine [straightway] wishes for new, for he says, The old is better.

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“And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”

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Luke 5

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