Matthew 9

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Matthew 9:1–8

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 paralyzed, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the paralyzed man; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the paralyzed man,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

7 And he arose, and departed to his house.

8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

Jesus Calls Matthew

Matthew 9:9–13

9 ¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the tax collection booth: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

10 ¶ And it came to pass, as Jesus was dining 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 eateth your Master 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 ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Questions about Fasting

Matthew 9:14–15

14 ¶ Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber 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.

The Patches and the Wineskins

Matthew 9:16–17

16 No man putteth a piece of unshrunk cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh 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 runneth out, and the wineskins perish: but they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.

The Healing Touch of Jesus

Matthew 9:18–26

18 ¶ While he spoke these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

20 ¶ And, behold, a woman, which was suffering from bleeding for 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 him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

23 And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the people making a noise,

24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute

Matthew 9:27–34

27 ¶ And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, 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 warned them, saying, See that no man know it.

31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

32 ¶ As they went out, behold, they brought to him a mute man possessed by a demon.

33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

34 But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons through the prince of the demons.

The Lord of the Harvest

Matthew 9:35–38

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 saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the workers are few;

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth workers into his harvest.