1It came to pass as the people pressed upon him, to hear the word of God, that he stood by the lake of Genazareth: 2and saw two ships stand by the lakeside, for the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3Iesus entered into one of the ships, which pertained to Simon, and prayed him, that he would carry him a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship. 4When he had left speaking, he said unto Simon: Carry us into the deep, and let slip thy net to make a draught. 5And Simon answered, and said to him: Master we have laboured all night, and have taken nothing. Yet now at thy word I will loose forth the net. 6And when they had so done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes. And the net brake: 7and they made signs to their fellows which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and they filled both the ships, that they sunk again. 8When Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Iesus' knees saying: Lord go from me, for I am a sinful man. 9For he was utterly astonied, and all that were with him at the draught of fish which they took: 10and so was also Iames and Ihon the sons of Zebedei, which were partakers with Simon. And Iesus said unto Simon: fear not, from henceforth thou shalt catch men. 11And they brought the ships to land, and forsook all, and followed him.

12And it fortuned as he was in a certain city, and behold there was a man full of leprosy: and when he had spied Iesus, he fell on his face and besought him saying: Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him saying: I will, be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14And he warned him, that he should tell no man: but that he should go and shew himself to the priest, and offer for his cleansing according as Moses commandment was, for a witness unto them. 15But his name spread the more abroad, and the people came together to hear, and to be healed of him, of infirmities. 16And he kept himself apart in the wildernesses, and gave himself to prayer.

17And it happened on a certain day, that he taught, and there sat the pharises, and doctors of law, which were come out of all the towns of Galile, Jewry, and Ierusalem, and the power of the Lord was to heal them. 18And behold, men brought a man lying in his bed, which was taken with a palsy, and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the press, they went up on the top of the house, and let him down thorow the tiling, bed and all in the midst before Iesus. 20When he saw their faith he said unto him: man thy sins are forgiven thee. 21And the scribes, and the pharises, began to think saying: What fellow is this: which speaketh blasphemy? Who can forgive sins, but God only? 22When Iesus perceived their thoughts, he answered and said unto them: What think ye in your hearts? 23Whether is easier to say, thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say: Rise and walk? 24That ye may know that the son of man hath power to forgive sins on earth, he said unto the sick of the palsy: I say to thee, arise, take up thy bed and go home to thy house. 25And immediately he rose up before them all, and took up his bed whereon he lay, and departed to his own house praising God. 26And they were ail amazed, and they lauded God, and were filled with fear, saying: We have seen strange things today.

27And after that he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him: follow me. 28And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

29And that same Levi made him a great feast at home in his own house. And there was a great company of publicans, and of other that sat at meat with him. 30And the scribes and pharises murmured against his disciples, saying: Why eat ye and drink ye, with publicans and sinners? 31Iesus answered and said unto them: They that are whole, need not of the physician: but they that are sick. 32I came not to call the righteous to repentance: but the sinners.

33They said unto him: Why do the disciples of Ihon fast often and pray: and the disciples of the pharises also: and thine eat and drink? 34To whom he said: Can ye make the Children of the wedding fast, as long as the bridegroom is present with them? 35The days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then shall they fast in those days. 36He spake unto them in a similitude: No man putteth a piece of a new garment, into an old vesture: for if he do, then breaketh he the new and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the old. 37Also no man poureth new wine into old vessels, if he do, the new wine breaketh the vessels, and runneth out itself, and the vessels perish: 38But new wine must be poured into new vessels, and both are preserved. 39Also no man that drinketh old wine, straightway can away with new, for he sayeth: the old is pleasanter.