Luke:5

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* The people came close around Jesus to hear Gods word . He was standing by Lake Gennesaret &lt ;FI &gt ;the Sea of Galilee &lt ;Fi &gt ;. * He saw two boats by the water . The fishermen were not in their boats . They were washing their nets . * Jesus got into one of the boats . It was Simons boat . Jesus asked him to put the boat out into the water a little way from the land . Then he sat down in the boat and taught the people . * When he stopped talking , he said to Simon , Put the boat out into deep water and let down your nets to catch some fish . * Simon answered , Master , we worked hard all night and did not catch anything . But because you say so , I will let down the nets . * When they did this , they caught many fish . Their nets were so full they were breaking . * They called their friends in the other boat to come and help them . They came . They filled both boats with so much fish , they began to go down . * When Simon Peter saw this , he kneeled down in front of Jesus . He said , Lord , leave me because I am a bad man ! * He was very much surprised to see how many fish they had caught . All those who were with him were surprised too . * James and John , the sons of Zebedee , were helping Simon . They were surprised also . Jesus said to Simon , Do not fear . From now on your work will be to catch men . * They brought their boats to the land . Then they left everything and went with Jesus . * Jesus was in one of the cities and a man was there who had leprosy , a bad skin disease . When he saw Jesus , he bowed his face to the ground . He begged Jesus saying , Sir , I know you can heal me if you want to . * Jesus put out his hand and touched the man . He said , I want you to be healed . Right away the man was free from leprosy . * Jesus said to him , Do not tell anyone about this . But go and let the priest look at you . Moses gave a law about the sacrifice you must give when you are healed . Give it to prove to the people that you are healed . * But more people heard about Jesus than before . And many people gathered to hear him , and so be healed . * Many times Jesus went away to the desert and talked with God . * One day Jesus was teaching people . Pharisees and other Jewish teachers of the law were sitting there . They had come from every town in Galilee and Judea , and from Jerusalem . Jesus had the power of the Lord to heal the sick . * Some men brought a sick man on his bed . The man could not move his arms or legs . They tried to bring him in and put him in front of Jesus . * But they could not get in the house where Jesus was , because there were so many people . So they went up on the roof . Then through a hole in the roof they let down the bed with the sick man on it , until he was in front of Jesus . * Jesus saw that they believed he would be healed . So he said to him , Man , the wrong things you have done are forgiven . * The scribes and Pharisees began to talk about this . They said , Who is this man that is not giving respect to God ? No one but God can forgive anyone for the wrong things they have done . * Jesus knew what they were thinking . He said , Why do you think these wrong things in your hearts ? * Which is easier , to say , "The wrong things you have done are forgiven ," or to say , "Get up and walk "? * I want you to know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive wrong things people have done . So he said to the sick man , I tell you , get up . Take up your bed and go home . * Right away the man stood up in front of them . He took up his bed and went home praising God . * The people were all surprised and they praised God . They did not know what to think . They said , We have seen things today that are hard to believe . * After this , Jesus went out . He saw a tax collector named Levi . Levi was sitting at the place where people came to pay taxes . Jesus said to him Come with me . * Levi left everything . He stood up and went with Jesus . * Levi made a big dinner at his house for Jesus . Many tax collectors and other people were sitting at the table with them . * The Pharisees and their scribes did not like what Jesus disciples did . They said , Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and bad people ?" * Jesus answered them , People who are well do not need a doctor . But sick people need him . * I did not come to call good people . I came to call bad people to stop doing wrong things . * They said to him , The disciples or followers of John are often fasting &lt ;FI &gt ;not eating for a time &lt ;Fi &gt ;, and they talk with God . The disciples of the Pharisees do the same . But your disciples eat and drink . * Then Jesus said to them , The people at a wedding cannot be sad while the man who is married is with them . * But the time will come when he will be taken away from them . Then they will be fasting at that time . * Jesus told them a short story . He said , No one takes a piece from a new coat and sews it on an old coat . If he does , the new coat will have a hole . And the new piece will not be like the old coat . * No one puts new wine into old wineskins . If he does , the new wine will break the skins . The wine will be lost and the skins will be spoiled . * New wine must be put into new skins . * No one wants to drink new wine after he has had old wine . He says , "The old is better ."

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