Matthew 9 - Lexham English Bible (LEB)

A Paralytic Healed

9 And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own town.^{[a] 2} And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and when^[b] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven.” ³ And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!” ⁴ And knowing^[c] their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? ⁵ For which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? ⁶ But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home.” ⁷ And he got up and^[d] went to his home. ⁸ But when^[e] the crowds saw this,^[f] they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.

Matthew Called to Follow Jesus

⁹ And as^[g] Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, “Follow me!” And he stood up and^[h] followed him.

¹⁰ And it happened as^[i] he was dining^[j] in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners were coming and^[k] dining^[l] with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹ And when they^[m] saw it,^[n] the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” ¹² And when he^[o] heard it,^[p] he said, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.^{[q] 13} But go and^[r] learn what it means, “I want mercy and not sacrifice.”^[s] For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

On Fasting

¹⁴ Then the disciples of John^[t] approached him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” ¹⁵ And Jesus said to them, “The bridegroom’s attendants^[u] are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. ¹⁶ But no one puts a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment, for its patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear becomes worse. ¹⁷ Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise^[v] the wineskins burst and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved.”

A Woman Healed and a Daughter Raised

¹⁸ As^[w] he was saying these things to them, behold, one of the rulers came and^[x] knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!” ¹⁹ And Jesus and his disciples got up and^[y] followed him. ²⁰ And behold, a woman who had been suffering with a hemorrhage twelve years approached from behind and^[z] touched the edge^[aa] of his cloak, ²¹ for she said to herself, “If only I touch his cloak I will be healed.” ²² But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Have courage, daughter! Your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that hour.

²³ And when^[ab] Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd, ²⁴ he said, “Go away, because the girl is not dead, but is sleeping.” And they ridiculed him. ²⁵ But when the crowd had been sent out, he entered and^[ac] took her hand, and the girl got up. ²⁶ And this report went out into that whole region.

Two Blind Men Healed

²⁷ And as^[ad] Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” ²⁸ And when he^[ae] came into the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” ²⁹ Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done for you.” ³⁰ And their eyes were opened, and Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one finds out.” ³¹ But they went out and^[af] spread the report about him in that whole region.

A Demon Expelled

³² Now as^[ag] they were going away, behold, they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak. ³³ And after^[ah] the demon had been expelled, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished, saying, “This has never been seen before^[ai] in Israel!” ³⁴ But the Pharisees were saying,^[aj] “By the ruler of demons he expels the demons!”

A Plentiful Harvest But Few Workers

³⁵ And Jesus was going around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every^[ak] disease and every^[al] sickness. ³⁶ And when he^[am] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were weary and dejected, like sheep that did not have a shepherd. ³⁷ Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. ³⁸ Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that he send out workers into his harvest.”

Footnotes

1. Matthew 9:1 A reference to Capernaum
2. Matthew 9:2 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
3. Matthew 9:4 Some manuscripts have “perceiving”
4. Matthew 9:7 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
5. Matthew 9:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
6. Matthew 9:8 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
7. Matthew 9:9 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
8. Matthew 9:9 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
9. Matthew 9:10 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was dining”)
10. Matthew 9:10 Literally “was reclining at table”
11. Matthew 9:10 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“were coming”) has been translated as a finite verb
12. Matthew 9:10 Literally “reclining at table”
13. Matthew 9:11 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
14. Matthew 9:11 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
15. Matthew 9:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
16. Matthew 9:12 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
17. Matthew 9:12 Literally “having badly”
18. Matthew 9:13 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb
19. Matthew 9:13 A quotation from Hos 6:6 (see also Matt 12:7)
20. Matthew 9:14 That is, John the Baptist
21. Matthew 9:15 Literally “the sons of the bridal chamber”
22. Matthew 9:17 Literally “but if not”
23. Matthew 9:18 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was saying”)
24. Matthew 9:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
25. Matthew 9:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
26. Matthew 9:20 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
27. Matthew 9:20 Or “tassel”
28. Matthew 9:23 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
29. Matthew 9:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“entered”) has been translated as a finite verb
30. Matthew 9:27 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“going away”) which is understood as temporal
31. Matthew 9:28 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
32. Matthew 9:31 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb
33. Matthew 9:32 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were going away”)
34. Matthew 9:33 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had been expelled”)
35. Matthew 9:33 Literally “never has it been seen thus”
36. Matthew 9:34 Or “began to say”
37. Matthew 9:35 Or “every kind of”
38. Matthew 9:35 Or “every kind of”
39. Matthew 9:36 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal