Matthew 9
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Jesus Heals a Paralytic
(Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26)

1Then entred he into a shipp, and passed ouer and came into his awne cite.

2And lo, they brought vnto him a man sicke of ye palsie, lyinge in his bed. And when Iesus sawe the faith of the, he sayde to the sicke of ye palsie: my sonne, be of good cheare, thy sinnes are forgeue the. 3And beholde, certeyne of the scribes sayde in them selues: this man blasphemeth. 4But when Iesus sawe their thoughtes, he sayde: wherfore thinke ye euill in youre hertes?. 5Whether ys it easier to saye: thy synnes be forgeue ye, or to saie: arise and walke? 6But that ye maye knowe, that the sonne of man hath power to forgeue sinnes in earth, the sayde he vnto the sicke of ye palsye: arise, take vp thy bed, and go home. 7And he arose and wente home. 8hen ye people sawe it, they marueyled, & glorified God, which had geue soch power vnto men.

Jesus Calls Matthew
(Mark 2:13–17; Luke 5:27–32)

9And as Iesus passed forth from thence, he sawe a man syt a receyuinge of custome, named Mathew, & sayde vnto him: folowe me.

10And he arose, and folowed him. And it came to passe as he sat at meate in the house: beholde, many publicans and synners came and sat downe also with Iesus and hys disciples. 11When the Pharises sawe that, they sayde to hys disciples: why eateth youre master with publicans and synners? 12When Iesus herde that, he sayde vnto them: The whole nede not ye phisicio, but they that are sicke. 13Go and learne, what that meaneth: I haue pleasure in mercy, and not in offerynge. For I am not come to call the righteous, but ye synners to repentaunce,

Questions about Fasting
(Mark 2:18–20; Luke 5:33–35)

14Then came the disciples of Ihon to hym sayinge: why do we & ye Pharises fast so oft: and thy disciples fast not? 15And Iesus sayde vnto the: Can the weddynge chyldre mourne as loge as the bridegrome is with them? The tyme will come, when the bridegrome shalbe taken from them, and the shall they fast.

The Patches and the Wineskins
(Mark 2:21–22; Luke 5:36–39)

16No man peceth an olde garment with a pece of newe clothe. For then taketh he awaye the pece agayne from the garment, & the rent ys made greater. 17Nether do men put new wyne in to olde vessels, for then the vessels breake, and the wyne runneth out, & ye vessels peryshe, But they poure newe wyne in to newe vessels, and so are both saued together,

The Healing Touch of Jesus
(Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56)

18Whyle he thus spake vnto them, beholde there came a certayne ruler, and worshipped him, sayinge: My doughter is eue now deceased, but come and lay yi honde on her, and she shall liue. 19Iesus arose and folowed hym with hys disciples.

20And beholde, a woman which was diseased wt an yssue of bloude xij. yeres, came behynde hym, and touched the hem of hys vesture. 21For she sayde in her silfe: yf I maye touche but euen his vesture only, I shalbe safe. 22Then Iesus tourned him aboute, and behelde her, sayinge: Doughter be of good conforte, thy faith hath made ye safe. And she was made whole, euen that same houre.

23And when Iesus came into the rulers house, and sawe the minstrels and the people raginge,

24he sayde vnto them: Get you hece, for ye mayde is not deed, but slepeth. And they laughed hym to scorne. 25But whan the people were put forth, he went in, and toke her by the honde, and the mayde arose. 26And this was noysed through out all that londe.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute
(Mark 7:31–37)

27And as Iesus departed thence, two blynde me folowed hym, cryinge and sayinge: O thou sonne of Dauid, haue mercy vpon vs. 28And when he was come home, the blynde came to hym, And Iesus sayde vnto them Beleue ye, that I am able to do thys? And they sayde vnto hym: yee, LORDE. 29Then touched he their eyes, sayinge: acordinge to youre fayth, be it vnto you. 30And their eyes were opened. And Iesus charged the, sayinge: Se that no ma knowe of it. 31But they departed, & spred abroade his name through out all the londe.

32Whan these were gone out, beholde, they brought to hym a domme man possessed of a deuyll. 33And whan the deuyl was cast out, the domme spake: And the people merueled sayinge: it was neuer so sene in Israel. 34But ye Pharises sayde: he casteth out deuyls, thorow the chefe deuyll.

The Lord of the Harvest
(Luke 10:1–12)

35And Iesus wente aboute in all cities and townes, teachinge in their synagoges & preachyng ye gospel of ye kyngdome, & healinge all maner sicknes & all maner desease amoge the people.

36And when he sawe the people, he had compassion on the, because they were pyned awaye, and scattered abroade, euen as shepe hauinge no shepherd, 37Then sayde he to hys disciples: ye heruest is greate, but ye laborers are fewe. 38Wherfore praye the LORDE of the haruest, to sende forth laborers into hys haruest.


Coverdale Bible of 1535

Section Headings Courtesy Berean Bible

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