1Now it happened that, when the crowds pressed toward him, so that they might hear the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Genesaret.stylus1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:11, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 1:16, 1 Peter 1:152And he saw two boats standing beside the lake. But the fishermen had climbed down, and they were washing their nets.stylusJohn 13:34, John 13:34, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:143And so, climbing into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, he asked him to draw back a little from the land. And sitting down, he taught the crowds from the boat.stylusColossians 3:5, Colossians 3:5, Ephesians 5:5, Ephesians 5:5, Galatians 5:194Then, when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, “Lead us into deep water, and release your nets for a catch.”stylusColossians 3:8, Colossians 3:8, Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 4:29, 1 Thessalonians 5:185And in response, Simon said to him: “Teacher, working throughout the night, we caught nothing. But on your word, I will release the net.”stylusGalatians 5:21, Galatians 5:21, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 6:10, 1 Corinthians 6:96And when they had done this, they enclosed such a copious multitude of fish that their net was rupturing.stylusRomans 1:18, Romans 1:18, Matthew 24:4, Matthew 24:4, Colossians 2:87And they signaled to their associates, who were in the other boat, so that they would come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were nearly submerged.stylusRevelation 18:4, Revelation 18:4, 1 Timothy 5:22, 1 Timothy 5:22, Ephesians 5:118But when Simon Peter had seen this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”stylusJohn 8:12, John 8:12, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:7, Acts 26:189For astonishment had enveloped him, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish that they had taken.stylus1 John 3:9, 1 John 3:10, 1 John 3:9, 1 John 3:10, 3 John 1:1110Now the same was true of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were associates of Simon. And Jesus said to Simon: “Do not be afraid. From now on, you will be catching men.”stylusRomans 12:1, Romans 12:2, Romans 12:1, Romans 12:2, Psalms 19:1411And having led their boats to land, leaving behind everything, they followed him.stylusRomans 13:12, Romans 13:12, 1 Timothy 5:20, 1 Timothy 5:20, 2 John 1:1012And it happened that, while he was in a certain city, behold, there was a man full of leprosy who, upon seeing Jesus and falling to his face, petitioned him, saying: “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to cleanse me.”stylusEphesians 5:3, Ephesians 5:3, Romans 2:16, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Jeremiah 23:2413And extending his hand, he touched him, saying: “I am willing. Be cleansed.” And at once, the leprosy departed from him.stylusJohn 3:20, John 3:21, John 3:20, John 3:21, Hosea 2:1014And he instructed him that he should tell no one, “But go, show yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your cleansing, just as Moses has commanded, as a testimony for them.”stylusIsaiah 60:1, Isaiah 60:1, Romans 13:11, Romans 13:12, Romans 13:1115Yet word of him traveled around all the more. And great crowds came together, so that they might listen and be cured by him from their infirmities.stylusColossians 4:5, Colossians 4:5, James 3:13, James 3:13, Philippians 1:2716And he withdrew into the desert and prayed.stylusColossians 4:5, Colossians 4:5, Amos 5:13, Amos 5:13, John 12:3517And it happened, on a certain day, that he again sat down, teaching. And there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting nearby, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present, to heal them.stylusRomans 12:2, Romans 12:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Ephesians 5:1518And behold, some men were carrying in the bed of a man who was paralyzed. And they sought a way to bring him in, and to place him before him.stylusProverbs 20:1, Proverbs 20:1, Romans 13:13, Romans 13:13, Luke 1:1519And not finding a way by which they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they climbed up to the roof, and they let him down through the roof tiles with his bed, into their midst, in front of Jesus.stylusColossians 3:16, Colossians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 14:26, 1 Corinthians 14:26, Psalms 95:220And when he saw his faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”stylusColossians 3:17, Colossians 3:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Hebrews 13:1521And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: “Who is this, who is speaking blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins, except God alone?”stylusPhilippians 2:3, Philippians 2:3, Ephesians 5:24, Ephesians 5:24, Ephesians 5:2222But when Jesus realized their thoughts, responding, he said to them: “What are you thinking in your hearts?stylusColossians 3:18, Colossians 4:1, Colossians 3:18, Colossians 4:1, 1 Peter 3:123Which is easier to say: ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk?’stylus1 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Corinthians 11:10, 1 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Corinthians 11:10, Colossians 1:1824But so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the paralytic, “I say to you to: Rise up, take up your bed, and go into your house.”stylusEphesians 5:33, Ephesians 5:33, Colossians 3:20, Titus 2:7, Colossians 3:2025And at once, rising up in their sight, he took up the bed on which he was lying, and he went away to his own house, magnifying God.stylus1 Peter 3:7, 1 Peter 3:7, Colossians 3:19, Colossians 3:19, Ephesians 5:2826And astonishment took hold of everyone, and they were magnifying God. And they were filled with fear, saying: “For we have seen miracles today.”stylusJohn 15:3, John 15:3, Hebrews 10:22, Hebrews 10:22, John 17:1727And after these things, he went out, and he saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the customs office. And he said to him, “Follow me.”stylusColossians 1:22, Colossians 1:22, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:1928And leaving behind everything, rising up, he followed him.stylusEphesians 5:25, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Ephesians 5:25, Genesis 2:2129And Levi made a great feast for him in his own house. And there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others, who were sitting at table with them.stylusEphesians 5:31, Ezekiel 34:14, Ezekiel 34:15, Ephesians 5:31, Ezekiel 34:1430But the Pharisees and scribes were murmuring, saying to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”stylus1 Corinthians 6:15, 1 Corinthians 6:15, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 Corinthians 12:1231And responding, Jesus said to them: “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who have maladies.stylusGenesis 2:24, Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5, Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:732I have not come to call the just, but sinners to repentance.”stylusRevelation 21:2, Revelation 21:2, 2 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Isaiah 54:533But they said to him, “Why do the disciples of John fast frequently, and make supplications, and those of the Pharisees act similarly, while yours eat and drink?”stylus1 Peter 3:2, 1 Peter 3:7, 1 Peter 3:2, 1 Peter 3:7, Ephesians 5:2234And he said to them: “How can you cause the sons of the groom to fast, while the groom is still with them?stylus35But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast, in those days.”stylus36Then he also made a comparison for them: “For no one sews a patch from a new garment onto an old garment. Otherwise, he both disrupts the new one, and the patch from the new one does not join together with the old one.stylus37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine ruptures the wineskins, and it will be poured out, and the wineskins will be lost.stylus38Instead, the new wine is put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.stylus39And no one who is drinking the old, soon wishes for the new. For he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”stylus
