5:1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret:

5:2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets:

5:3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon' s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship:

5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught:

5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net:

5:6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake:

5:7 And they beckoned unto [their] partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink:

5:8 When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord:

5:9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

5:10 And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men:

5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him:

5:12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his] face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean:

5:13 And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him:

5:14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them:

5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities:

5:16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed:

5:17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them:

5:18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before him:

5:19 And when they could not find by what [way] they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch into the midst before Jesus:

5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee:

5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone:

5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts:

5:23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk:

5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, ( he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house:

5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God:

5:26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day:

5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me:

5:28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him:

5:29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them:

5:30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners:

5:31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick:

5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance:

5:33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink:

5:34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them:

5:35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days:

5:36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was [taken] out of the new agreeth not with the old:

5:37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish:

5:38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved:

5:39 No man also having drunk old [wine] straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better: