# Matthew 9

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/9

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. And he got into the boat, crossed over, and came to his own city.
2. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take heart, child; your sins are forgiven."
3. And behold, certain scribes said among themselves, "This one blasphemes."
4. And Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, "Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?"
5. For which is easier, to say, "Your sins are forgiven," or to say, "Stand up and walk"?
6. But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins—then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, take your bed, and go to your house.”
7. And he got up and went to his house.
8. But when the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to people.
9. As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. He said to him, "Follow me." And he arose and followed him.
10. And as he reclined in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples.
11. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
12. But when he heard, he said, "The healthy have no need of a physician, but the sick."
13. But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous but sinners.
14. Then John's disciples came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"
15. And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken from them, and then they will fast."
16. No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for its filling tears away from the garment, and a worse tear develops.
17. Neither do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins burst, the wine pours out, and the wineskins perish. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.
18. While he was speaking these things to them, suddenly one ruler came, worshiped him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come, put your hand on her, and she will live."
19. And Jesus rose and followed him, and his disciples.
20. And behold, a woman who had been hemorrhaging for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment.
21. For she was saying to herself, "If only I touch his garment, I will be healed."
22. But Jesus turned, saw her, and said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has saved you." And the woman was healed from that hour.
23. And when Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the pipers and the crowd in an uproar,
24. He said, "Go away, for the girl has not died but is sleeping." And they laughed at him.
25. But when the crowd was driven out, he entered, grasped her hand, and the girl arose.
26. And this report went out into all that land.
27. And as Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
28. When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."
29. Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be done for you."
30. And their eyes were opened, and Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows."
31. But they went out and spread his renown throughout all that land.
32. As they were going out, look, they brought to him a mute demon-possessed man.
33. And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke, and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never has anything like this been seen in Israel."
34. But the Pharisees said, "By the ruler of the demons he casts out the demons."
35. And Jesus went around all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.
36. When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them because they were distressed and scattered like sheep without a shepherd.
37. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few."
38. Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that he send out workers into his harvest.

## Nearby chapters

[Matthew 8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/8.md)
[Matthew 10](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/10.md)

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