'On one occasion,1while34the5crowd6was pressing in on7him8to hear10the11word12of God,14he16was17standing18by19the20lake21of Gennesaret,22 and1he saw2two3boats4by6the7lake,8but10the9fishermen11had gone out14of12them13andwere washing15theirnets.17 Getting1into3one4of the5boats,6which7was8Simon’s,9he asked10him11to put out15a little16from12the13land.14And18he sat down17andtaught22the23people24from19the20boat.21 And2when1he had finished3speaking,4he said5to6Simon,8“Put out9into10the11deep12and13let down14your17nets16for18a catch.”19 And1Simon3answered,2“Master,5we11toiled9all7night8andtook11nothing!10But13at12your16word15I will let down17the18nets.”19 And1when they had done3this,2they enclosed4a large7number5of fish,6and9their12nets11were breaking.8 They signaled2to theirpartners4in5the6other7boat8to come10andhelp11them.12And13they came14and15filled16both17the18boats,19so that20they22began to sink.21 But when2Simon3Peter4saw1it,he fell down at5Jesus’8knees,7saying,9“Depart10from11me,12for13I am16a sinful15man,14O Lord.”17 For2he4and5all6who7werewith8him9were astonished13at10the11catch12of fish14that15they had taken,16 and2so1also3were10James4and5John,6sons7of Zebedee,8who9were10partners11with Simon.13And14Jesus20said15to16Simon,18“Donot21be afraid;22from23now on25you will be27catching28men.”26 And1when they had brought2theirboats4to5land,7they left8everything9andfollowed10him.11 While34he6was5in7one8of the9cities,10there came a12man13full14of leprosy.15And17when he saw16Jesus,19he fell20on21his24face22andbegged23him,25“Lord,26if27you will,28you can29make31me30clean.”31 And1[Jesus] stretched out2hishand4andtouched5him,6saying,7“I will;8be clean.”9And10immediately11the12leprosy13left14him.16 And1he2charged3him4to tell6no one,5but7“go8and13show9yourself10to the11priest,12andmake an offering14for15your18cleansing,17as19Moses21commanded,20for22a proof23to them.”24 But2noweven more3the4report5about6him7went abroad,1and8great11crowds10gathered9to hear12himand13to be healed14of15their18infirmities.17 But2he1would withdraw4to5desolate places7and8pray.9 On3one4of those5days,6as9he8was9teaching,10Pharisees14and15teachers of the law16were12sitting there,13who17had come19from20every21village22of Galilee24and25Judea26and27fromJerusalem.28And29the power30of the Lord31was32with him36to heal.35 And1behold,2some men3were bringing4on5a bed6a man7who8was9paralyzed,10and11they were seeking12to bring14him13in14and15lay16him17before18[Jesus],19 but1finding3no2way4to bring5him6in,5because of7the8crowd,9they went up10on11the12roof13andlet17him18down17with19hisbed21through14the15tiles16into22the23midst24before25Jesus.27 And1when he saw2their5faith,4he said,6“Man,7your12sins11are forgiven8you.”9 And1the4scribes5and6the7Pharisees8began2to question,3saying,9“Who10is11this12who13speaks14blasphemies?15Who16can17forgive19sins18but2021God24alone?”22 When2Jesus4perceived1their7thoughts,6he answered8them,11“Why12doyou question13in14your17hearts?16 Which1is2easier,3to say,4‘Your9sins8are forgiven5you,’6or10to say,11‘Rise12and13walk’?14 But2that1you may know3that4the5Son6of Man8has10authority9on11earth13to forgive14sins”15—he said16to the man17who was paralyzed —18“I say20to you,19rise,21pick up23your26bed25andgo27home.”30 And1immediately2he rose up3before4them5andpicked up6what8he had been lying9on7andwent10home,13glorifying15God.17 And1amazement2seized them3all,4and5they glorified6God8and9were filled with10awe,11saying,12“We have seen14extraordinary things15today.”16 After2this3he went out4and5saw6a tax collector7named8Levi,9sitting10at11the12tax booth.13And14he said15to him,16“Follow17me.”18 And1leaving2everything,3he rose4andfollowed5him.6 And1Levi5made2him6a great4feast3in7his10house,9and11there was12a large14company13of tax collectors15and16others17reclining at table22with20them.21 And1the3Pharisees4and5their8scribes7grumbled2at9his12disciples,11saying,13“Why1415doyou eat21and19drink23with16tax collectors18and22sinners?”20 And1Jesus4answered2them,7“Those11who are well12have10no8need9of a physician,13but14those15who are17sick.16 I have2not1come2to call3therighteous4but5sinners6to7repentance.”8 And2they1said3to4him,5“The6disciples7of John8fast9often10and11offer13prayers,12and15so14dothe [disciples]16of the17Pharisees,18but20yours21eat22and23drink.”24 And2Jesus3said4to5them,6“Can you78make20wedding guests1012fast21while1314the15bridegroom16is19with17them?18 The2days3will come1when5the9bridegroom10is taken away6from7them,8andthen11they will fast12in13those14days.”16 He1also3told1them6a parable:4“No one8tears13a piece9from10a new12garment11andputs14iton15an old17garment.16If he does,18192021he will tear25the23new,24and26the31piece32from34the35new36will30not29match30the27old.28 And1no one2puts3new5wine4into6old8wineskins.7If he does,9101112the14new17wine15will burst13the18skins19and20it21will be spilled,22and23the24skins25will be destroyed.26 But1new3wine2must be put7into4fresh6wineskins.5 And1no one2afterdrinking3old [wine]4desires5new,6for8he says,7‘The9old10is12good.’”11