Jesus Heals and Forgives Sins
1   And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2   And, behold, they brought to him a man sick, a paralytic, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their  faith  said  unto  the paralytic; Son, be  of good cheer; your sins be forgiven you.
3   And,  behold, certain  of  the  scribes  said within themselves, This man blasphemes.
4   And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Why think you evil in your hearts?
5   For which is easier, to say, Your sins be forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6   But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the paralytic) Arise, take up your bed, and go unto your house.
7   And he arose, and departed to his house.
8   But when the multitude saw it, they marveled,  and  glorified  God,  who  had  given such power unto men.

The Calling of Matthew
9   And as Jesus passed forth from there, he saw  a  man,  named  Matthew,  sitting  at  the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
10   And it came to pass, as Jesus sat to eat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners  came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11   And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?
12   But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13   But go and learn what that means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

A Question About Fasting
14   Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples fast not?
15   And Jesus said unto them, Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16   No man puts a piece of new cloth onto an old garment, for that which is put on to fill it up takes from the garment, and the tear is made worse.
17   Neither  do  men  put  new wine  into  old wineskins:  else  the  wineskins  break,  and  the wine runs out, and the wineskins perish: but they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.

A Dead Girl Raised and A Woman Healed
18   While he spoke these things unto them, behold,   there   came   a   certain   ruler,   and worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay your hand upon her, and she shall live.
19   And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
20   And, behold, a woman, who was diseased with  an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years,  came behind   him,   and   touched the hem of his garment:
21   For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
22   But Jesus turned about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23   And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
24   He said unto them, Depart: for the girl is not dead, but sleeps.  And they laughed him to scorn.
25   But when the people were put outside, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
26   And the fame of this went abroad into all that land.
Two Blind Men Receive Sight
27   And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Son of David, have mercy on us.
28   And when he came into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus said unto them,  You  believe that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yes, Lord.
29   Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
30   And their eyes were opened; and Jesus sternly charged them, saying, See that no man knows it.
31   But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

A Dumb Man Given Speech
32   As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
33   And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34   But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons through the prince of the demons.

More Laborers Are Needed
35   And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching   the  gospel  of  the  kingdom, and healing   every   sickness   and   every   disease among the people.
36   But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37   Then  said  he  unto  his  disciples,  The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
38   Pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.