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* And it came to pass , that , as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God , he stood by the lake of Gennesaret , * And saw two ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of them , and were washing their nets . * And he entered into one of the ships , which was Simon 's , and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land . And he sat down , and taught the people out of the ship . * Now when he had left speaking , he said unto Simon , Launch out into the deep , and let down your nets for a draught . * And Simon answering said unto him , Master , we have toiled all the night , and have taken nothing : nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net . * And when they had this done , they inclosed a great multitude of fishes : and their net brake . * And they beckoned unto their partners , which were in the other ship , that they should come and help them . And they came , and filled both the ships , so that they began to sink . * When Simon Peter saw it , he fell down at Jesus ' knees , saying , Depart from me ; for I am a sinful man , O Lord . * For he was astonished , and all that were with him , at the draught of the fishes which they had taken : * And so was also James , and John , the sons of Zebedee , which were partners with Simon . And Jesus said unto Simon , Fear not ; from henceforth thou shalt catch men . * And when they had brought their ships to land , they forsook all , and followed him . * And it came to pass , when he was in a certain city , behold a man full of leprosy : who seeing Jesus fell on his face , and besought him , saying , Lord , if thou wilt , thou canst make me clean . * And he put forth his hand , and touched him , saying , I will : be thou clean . And immediately the leprosy departed from him . * And he charged him to tell no man : but go , and shew thyself to the priest , and offer for thy cleansing , according as Moses commanded , for a testimony unto them . * But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him : and great multitudes came together to hear , and to be healed by him of their infirmities . * And he withdrew himself into the wilderness , and prayed . * And it came to pass on a certain day , as he was teaching , that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by , which were come out of every town of Galilee , and Judaea , and Jerusalem : and the power of the Lord was present to heal them . * And , behold , men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy : and they sought means to bring him in , and to lay him before him . * And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude , they went upon the housetop , and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus . * And when he saw their faith , he said unto him , Man , thy sins are forgiven thee . * And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason , saying , Who is this which speaketh blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins , but God alone ? * But when Jesus perceived their thoughts , he answering said unto them , What reason ye in your hearts ? * Whether is easier , to say , Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say , Rise up and walk ? * But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins , (he said unto the sick of the palsy ,) I say unto thee , Arise , and take up thy couch , and go into thine house . * And immediately he rose up before them , and took up that whereon he lay , and departed to his own house , glorifying God . * And they were all amazed , and they glorified God , and were filled with fear , saying , We have seen strange things to day . * And after these things he went forth , and saw a publican , named Levi , sitting at the receipt of custom : and he said unto him , Follow me . * And he left all , rose up , and followed him . * And Levi made him a great feast in his own house : and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them . * But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples , saying , Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners ? * And Jesus answering said unto them , They that are whole need not a physician ; but they that are sick . * I came not to call the righteous , but sinners to repentance . * And they said unto him , Why do the disciples of John fast often , and make prayers , and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees ; but thine eat and drink ? * And he said unto them , Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast , while the bridegroom is with them ? * But the days will come , when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them , and then shall they fast in those days . * And he spake also a parable unto them ; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old ; if otherwise , then both the new maketh a rent , and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old . * And no man putteth new wine into old bottles ; else the new wine will burst the bottles , and be spilled , and the bottles shall perish . * But new wine must be put into new bottles ; and both are preserved . * No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new : for he saith , The old is better . * And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first , that he went through the corn fields ; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn , and did eat , rubbing them in their hands . * And certain of the Pharisees said unto them , Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days ? * And Jesus answering them said , Have ye not read so much as this , what David did , when himself was an hungred , and they which were with him ; * How he went into the house of God , and did take and eat the shewbread , and gave also to them that were with him ; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone ? * And he said unto them , That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath . * And it came to pass also on another sabbath , that he entered into the synagogue and taught : and there was a man whose right hand was withered . * And the scribes and Pharisees watched him , whether he would heal on the sabbath day ; that they might find an accusation against him . * But he knew their thoughts , and said to the man which had the withered hand , Rise up , and stand forth in the midst . And he arose and stood forth . * Then said Jesus unto them , I will ask you one thing ; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good , or to do evil ? to save life , or to destroy it ? * And looking round about upon them all , he said unto the man , Stretch forth thy hand . And he did so : and his hand was restored whole as the other . * And they were filled with madness ; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus . * And it came to pass in those days , that he went out into a mountain to pray , and continued all night in prayer to God . * And when it was day , he called unto him his disciples : and of them he chose twelve , whom also he named apostles ; * Simon , (whom he also named Peter ,) and Andrew his brother , James and John , Philip and Bartholomew , * Matthew and Thomas , James the son of Alphaeus , and Simon called Zelotes , * And Judas the brother of James , and Judas Iscariot , which also was the traitor . * And he came down with them , and stood in the plain , and the company of his disciples , and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem , and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon , which came to hear him , and to be healed of their diseases ; * And they that were vexed with unclean spirits : and they were healed . * And the whole multitude sought to touch him : for there went virtue out of him , and healed them all . * And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples , and said , Blessed be ye poor : for yours is the kingdom of God . * Blessed are ye that hunger now : for ye shall be filled . Blessed are ye that weep now : for ye shall laugh . * Blessed are ye , when men shall hate you , and when they shall separate you from their company , and shall reproach you , and cast out your name as evil , for the Son of man 's sake . * Rejoice ye in that day , and leap for joy : for , behold , your reward is great in heaven : for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets . * But woe unto you that are rich ! for ye have received your consolation . * Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shall hunger . Woe unto you that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn and weep . * Woe unto you , when all men shall speak well of you ! for so did their fathers to the false prophets . * But I say unto you which hear , Love your enemies , do good to them which hate you , * Bless them that curse you , and pray for them which despitefully use you . * And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also . * Give to every man that asketh of thee ; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again . * And as ye would that men should do to you , do ye also to them likewise . * For if ye love them which love you , what thank have ye ? for sinners also love those that love them . * And if ye do good to them which do good to you , what thank have ye ? for sinners also do even the same . * And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive , what thank have ye ? for sinners also lend to sinners , to receive as much again . * But love ye your enemies , and do good , and lend , hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall be great , and ye shall be the children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil . * Be ye therefore merciful , as your Father also is merciful . * Judge not , and ye shall not be judged : condemn not , and ye shall not be condemned : forgive , and ye shall be forgiven : * Give , and it shall be given unto you ; good measure , pressed down , and shaken together , and running over , shall men give into your bosom . For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again . * And he spake a parable unto them , Can the blind lead the blind ? shall they not both fall into the ditch ? * The disciple is not above his master : but every one that is perfect shall be as his master . * And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother 's eye , but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? * Either how canst thou say to thy brother , Brother , let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye , when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite , cast out first the beam out of thine own eye , and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother 's eye . * For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit ; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit . * For every tree is known by his own fruit . For of thorns men do not gather figs , nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes . * A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil : for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh . * And why call ye me , Lord , Lord , and do not the things which I say ? * Whosoever cometh to me , and heareth my sayings , and doeth them , I will shew you to whom he is like : * He is like a man which built an house , and digged deep , and laid the foundation on a rock : and when the flood arose , the stream beat vehemently upon that house , and could not shake it : for it was founded upon a rock . * But he that heareth , and doeth not , is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth ; against which the stream did beat vehemently , and immediately it fell ; and the ruin of that house was great . * Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people , he entered into Capernaum .

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