Matthew 9
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So He got into a boat, crossed over, a and came to His own city.
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b Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. c When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."
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And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!"
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But Jesus, d knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
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"For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'?
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"But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" - then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
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And he arose and departed to his house.
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Now when the multitudes saw it, they e marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
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f As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, "Follow Me." So he arose and followed Him.
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g Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.
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And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with h tax collectors and i sinners?"
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When Jesus heard that, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
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"But go and learn what this means: j 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, k but sinners, to repentance."
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Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, l "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?"
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And Jesus said to them, "Can m the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and n then they will fast.
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"No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.
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"Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."
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o While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live."
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So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His p disciples.
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q And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and r touched the hem of His garment.
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For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well."
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But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, "Be of good cheer, daughter; s your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.
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t When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw u the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing,
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He said to them, v "Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping." And they ridiculed Him.
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But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and w took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
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And the x report of this went out into all that land.
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When Jesus departed from there, y two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, z "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
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And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord."
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Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you."
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And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, a "See that no one knows it."
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b But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
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c As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
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And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, "It was never seen like this in Israel!"
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But the Pharisees said, d "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons."
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Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, e teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
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f But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, g like sheep having no shepherd.
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Then He said to His disciples, h "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
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i "Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."
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Cross References
Matthew 4:13
And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Matthew 11:23
And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Mark 5:21
Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea.
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Cross References
Mark 2:3 - 12
Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.
Luke 5:18 - 26
Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.
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Matthew 8:10
When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
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Psalms 139:2
You know my sitting down and my rising up; You ...
Matthew 12:25
But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them...
Mark 12:15
"Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?" But He, kn...
Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He ans...
Luke 6:8
But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man...
Luke 9:47
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their hear...
Luke 11:17
But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "...
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Matthew 8:27
So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?
John 7:15
And the Jews marveled, saying, "How does this Man know letters, having never studied?
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Mark 2:14
As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, "Follow Me." So he arose and followed Him.
Luke 5:27
After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, "Follow Me.
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Mark 2:15
Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi's house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him.
Luke 5:29
Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them.
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Matthew 11:19
"The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."
Mark 2:16
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, "How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?
Luke 5:30
And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, "Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?
Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man receives sinners and eats with them.
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Galatians 2:15
We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles.
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Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Micah 6:6 - 8
With what shall I come before the LORD, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old?
Matthew 12:7
But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
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Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
Luke 5:32
"I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."
1 Timothy 1:15
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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Mark 2:18
The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?
Luke 5:33 - 35
Then they said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?
Luke 18:12
'I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.'
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John 3:29
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
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Acts 13:2
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Acts 13:3
Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
Acts 14:23
So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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Mark 5:22 - 43
And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet
Luke 8:41 - 56
And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged Him to come to his house.
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Matthew 10:2 - 4
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother.
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Mark 5:25
Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years.
Luke 8:43
Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any.
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Cross References
Numbers 15:38
Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners.
Deuteronomy 22:12
You shall make tassels on the four corners of the clothing with which you cover yourself.
Matthew 14:36
And begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
Matthew 23:5
But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.
Mark 6:56
Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.
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Cross References
Matthew 9:29
Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According ...
Matthew 15:28
Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, ...
Mark 5:34
And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has m...
Mark 10:52
Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your fait...
Luke 7:50
Then He said to the woman, "Your faith has save...
Luke 8:48
And He said to her, "Daughter, be of good cheer...
Luke 17:19
And He said to him, "Arise, go your way. Your f...
Luke 18:42
Then Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; yo...
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Mark 5:38
Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly.
Luke 8:51
When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl.
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2 Chronicles 35:25
Jeremiah also lamented for Josiah. And to this day all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments.
Jeremiah 9:17
Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider and call for the mourning women, That they may come; And send for skillful wailing women, That they may come.
Jeremiah 16:6
Both the great and the small shall die in this land. They shall not be buried; neither shall men lament for them, cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them.
Ezekiel 24:17
"Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow."
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John 11:3
Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.
Acts 20:10
But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, "Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.
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Matthew 8:3
Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 8:15
So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.
Mark 1:31
So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them.
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Matthew 4:24
Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and th...
Mark 1:28
And immediately His fame spread throughout all ...
Mark 1:45
However, he went out and began to proclaim it f...
Luke 4:14
Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit ...
Luke 4:37
And the report about Him went out into every pl...
Luke 5:15
However, the report went around concerning Him ...
Luke 7:17
And this report about Him went throughout all J...
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Matthew 20:29 - 34
Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.
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Matthew 15:22
And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.
Mark 10:47
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!
Luke 18:38
And he cried out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!
Luke 18:39
Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!
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Matthew 8:4
And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.
Luke 5:14
And He charged him to tell no one, "But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded.
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Mark 7:36
Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
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Matthew 12:22
Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
Matthew 12:24
Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.
Luke 11:14
And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.
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Matthew 12:24
Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.
Mark 3:22
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebub," and, "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.
Luke 11:15
But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.
John 7:20
The people answered and said, "You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?
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Matthew 4:23
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
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Mark 6:34
And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.
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Numbers 27:17
"who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be like sheep which have no shepherd."
1 Kings 22:17
Then he said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.'
Ezekiel 34:5
So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.
Zechariah 10:2
For the idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies, And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wend their way like sheep; They are in trouble because there is no shepherd.
Mark 6:34
And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.
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Luke 10:2
Then He said to them, "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
John 4:35
Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
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Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Ephesians 4:11
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.
Ephesians 4:12
For the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 3:1
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.