1And He got into a boat, and crossed over to His home town. 2And they brought to Him a man lying on a cot, paralyzed by palsy; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” 3At this, certain of the scribes said to themselves, “This Man blasphemes.” 4And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you.’; or to say, ‘Arise, and walk.’”? 6But to show you that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (He then turned to the man with palsy) and said, “Stand up, take up your cot, and go to your house.” 7And the paralytic got up, and went to his house. 8And when the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe, and glorified God, Who had given such power to men.

9And as Jesus went on from there, He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at his tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me.” And Matthew, the tax collector, got up and followed Him. 10And later, as Jesus sat eating in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and other sinners came, sat, and ate with Him and with His disciples. 11And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12But when Jesus heard it, He said to them, “They that are well have no need for a physician, but only they that are sick. 13But go and learn what this means, ‘I will have mercy, and not sacrifices.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

14Then the disciples of John (the Baptist) came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15And Jesus replied, “Can the guests of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the Bridegroom is with them? But the time will come, when the Bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they shall fast. 16No one sews a new (unshrunk) piece of cloth into an old garment, for that new patch will shrink and tear the garment, and the repair will just make it worse. 17Neither do men put new wine into old wineskins; because if they do, the old wineskins will break, spilling the wine, and the wineskins will be ruined; but instead. they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

18While He was saying these things to them, a certain synagogue ruler came, and knelt before Him, and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and lay Your hand upon her, and she shall live.” 19And Jesus arose, and followed him, as did His disciples. 20And, as they were going, a woman who had been afflicted with an issue of blood for twelve years, came up behind Him, and touched the hem of His garment; 21For she said within herself, “If I can just touch His garment, I shall be healed.” 22But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her, He said, “Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed from that moment. 23And when Jesus entered the synagogue ruler's house, and saw the noisy crowd and people playing instruments, 24He said to them, “Give some space; for the maid is not dead, but only sleeps.” And they laughed Him to scorn. 25But when the crowd had been moved outside, He went in, and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26And the news of this spread throughout the region.

27And when Jesus left there, two blind men followed Him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” 28And when He had entered the house where He was staying, the blind men came to Him; and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this (restore your sight)?” And they answered Him, “Yes, Lord.” 29Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith, let be it done to you.” 30And their sight was restored; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.” 31But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him all over that area. 32And as they were leaving, others brought to Him a man possessed with a demon and unable to speak. 33And when the demon had been driven out of him, the man began to speak; and the crowds marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” 34But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the power of the head of the demons.”

35And Jesus went about all the neighboring towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and healing every sickness and disease among the people. 36But when He saw the large crowds that had gathered, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were faint, and were scattered about, like sheep with no shepherd. 37Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workers are few; 38Pray, therefore, and ask the Lord of the harvest, that He will send out workers into His harvest.”