Matthew 9:16-38 ▼

16 No one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment; for that which is put in to fill it up, takes from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

17 Nor do men put new wine into old bottles; if so, the bottles burst, and the wine runs out, and the bottles are lost. But they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

18 While he was speaking these things to them, behold, a certain ruler came and did him homage, saying: My daughter is already dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

19 And Jesus and his disciples arose and followed him.

20 And behold, a woman that had been diseased with an issue of blood for twelve years, came behind him, and touched the fringe of his mantle.

21 For she said within herself: If I may only touch his mantle, I shall be saved.

22 But Jesus turned, and saw her, and said: Daughter, be of good courage; your faith has saved you. And the woman was saved from that hour.

23 And when Jesus came into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making lamentation,

24 he said to them: Depart; for the maid is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.

25 But when the multitude had been sent out, he went in, and took the maiden by the hand, and she arose.

26 And the fame of this went abroad in all that land.

27 And as Jesus was departing thence, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying: Son of David, have mercy on us.

28 And when he had entered 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.

29 Then he touched their eyes, and said: According to your faith, be it to you.

30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying: See that no one know it,

31 But they went out and spread his fame abroad in all that land.

32 And as they were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.

33 And after the demon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke. And the multitudes were astonished, and said: Never was it seen thus in Israel.

34 But the Pharisees said: He casts out the demons by the prince of the demons.

35 And Jesus went through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every infirmity.

36 And when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and scattered as sheep that had no shepherd.

37 Then he said to his disciples: The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.

38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.