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¹ Being imbark'd, he pass'd over, and came to his own town, ² where they brought a man on a bed, lying sick of the palsy: and Jesus perceiving their faith, said to the paralytic, take courage, my son, thy sins are forgiven. ³ whereupon certain of the scribes said within themselves, this man blasphemes. ⁴ and Jesus perceiving their reflections, said, why do you entertain so bad an opinion? ⁵ for is it not as easy to say, thy sins are forgiven? as to say, arise, and walk? ⁶ only it was fit you should know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins: arise, then, said he, to the paralytic, take up thy bed, and march home. ⁷ and he arose, and returned to his family. ⁸ at this the multitude were amazed, and glorified God, for having communicated such power to men.

⁹ As Jesus left that place, he saw one Matthew by name, sitting at the customhouse: and said to him, follow me. and he rose and followed him. ¹⁰ and while Jesus was at table in Matthew's house, several publicans and loose people happen'd to come in, who sat down with him and his disciples. ¹¹ which the Pharisees observing, why, said they to his disciples, is your master so familiar with publicans and such loose people? ¹² Jesus hearing that, said to them, they that are in health don't want a physician, but they that are sick. ¹³ go then and learn the meaning of that expression, "I will have mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call saints, but sinners.

¹⁴ Then John's disciples came to him and said, why do the Pharisees, as well as we, observe so many fasts, and your disciples keep none? ¹⁵ Jesus answer'd them, can the bride-men mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? the day indeed will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then will be the time to fast. ¹⁶ new cloth is never patch'd upon an old garment: for the patch will draw the garment, and rend it still worse. ¹⁷ neither do men put new wine into old skins: if they should, the bottles will burst, so that the wine will be lost and the skins be spoil'd: but they put new wine into new skins, whereby both are preserved.

¹⁸ Whilst he thus entertain'd them, the ruler of the synagogue came and made his address to him, saying, my daughter is upon the point of death: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. ¹⁹ so Jesus arose, together with his disciples, and follow'd him. ²⁰ When a woman, who had been troubled with an hemorrhage twelve years, came behind him, and touch'd the hem of his garment. ²¹ for she said within her self, if I do but touch his garment, I shall be cured: ²² but Jesus turned about, and looking upon her, said, daughter lay aside your fears, thy faith hath cured thee: and the woman was cured from that instant. ²³ When Jesus came to the ruler's house, he found a set of flute-players and a crowd of people making a lamentable cry, ²⁴ and he said to them, withdraw, for the maid is not dead, but asleep. and they treated him with contemptuous laughter. ²⁵ but when the company were turn'd out, he went in, and grasping her hand, the maid rose up. ²⁶ the fame whereof was spread over all the country.

²⁷ As Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, son of David, have mercy on us. ²⁸ and when he was got into the house, the blind men advanc'd: and Jesus said to them, do ye think I am able to effect this cure? they answer'd, yes, Lord. ²⁹ then he touched their eyes, saying, according to your faith, be it unto you. ³⁰ and they had their sight: but Jesus gave them a strict charge, saying, take care not to let any man know it: ³¹ however when they were gone, they spread abroad his fame thro' all that country. ³² At their going out, a demoniac was brought in, who was dumb. ³³ and when the devil was cast out, the dumb man came to his speech; at which the people were amazed, saying, nothing like this was ever seen in Israel. ³⁴ but the Pharisees said, he casteth out devils by the authority of the prince of the devils.

³⁵ And Jesus went about all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing diseases and disorders of every kind. ³⁶ but when he saw how the multitude were fatigued and dispers'd like so many sheep without their Pastors, he was moved with compassion, and said to his disciples, ³⁷ the harvest indeed is plentiful, but the labourers are few: ³⁸ entreat therefore the Lord of the harvest, to send forth labourers into his harvest.