Luke 5

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Now it happened that he was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressinground him listening to the word of God,	1 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,
2 when he caught sight of two boats at the water's edge. The fishermen had got out of them and werewashing their nets.	2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 He got into one of the boats -- it was Simon's -- and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then hesat down and taught the crowds from the boat.	3 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.
4 When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, 'Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for acatch.'	4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 Simon replied, 'Master, we worked hard al night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I wil payout the nets.'	5 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.
6 And when they had done this they netted such a huge number of fish that their nets began to tear,	6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7 so they signal ed to their companions in the other boat to come and help them; when these came, theyfilled both boats to sinking point.	7 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.
8 When Simon Peter saw this he fel at the knees of Jesus saying, 'Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.'	8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9 For he and all his companions were completely awestruck at the catch they had made;	9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
10 so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. But Jesus said to Simon,'Do not be afraid; from now on it is people you wil be catching.'	10 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.
11 Then, bringing their boats back to land they left everything and fol owed him.	11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
12 Now it happened that Jesus was in one of the towns when suddenly a man appeared, covered with askin-disease. Seeing Jesus he fel on his face and implored him saying, 'Sir, if you are wil ing you can cleanseme.'	12 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.
13 He stretched out his hand, and touched him saying, 'I am wil ing. Be cleansed.' At once the skin-disease left him.	13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 He ordered him to tell no one, 'But go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering for yourcleansing just as Moses prescribed, as evidence to them.'	14 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.
15 But the news of him kept spreading, and large crowds would gather to hear him and to have theiril nesses cured,	15 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.
16 but he would go off to some deserted place and pray.	16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17 Now it happened that he was teaching one day, and Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who hadcome from every vil age in Galilee, from Judaea and from Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of theLord was there so that he should heal.	17 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.
18 And now some men appeared, bringing on a bed a paralysed man whom they were trying to bring inand lay down in front of him.	18 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.
19 But as they could find no way of getting the man through the crowd, they went up onto the top of thehouse and lowered him and his stretcher down through the tiles into the middle of the gathering, in front ofJesus.	19 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.
20 Seeing their faith he said, 'My friend, your sins are forgiven you.'	20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 The scribes and the Pharisees began to think this over. 'Who is this man, talking blasphemy? Who butGod alone can forgive sins?'	21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22 But Jesus, aware of their thoughts, made them this reply, 'What are these thoughts you have in yourhearts?	22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Which of these is easier: to say, "Your sins are forgiven you," or to say, "Get up and walk"?	23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But to prove to you that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins,' -- he said to theparalysed man-'I order you: get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.'	24 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.
25 And immediately before their very eyes he got up, picked up what he had been lying on and wenthome praising God.	25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 They were all astounded and praised God and were fil ed with awe, saying, 'We have seen strangethings today.'	26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
27 When he went out after this, he noticed a tax collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax office, and saidto him, 'Fol ow me.'	27 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.
28 And leaving everything Levi got up and fol owed him.	28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
29 In his honour Levi held a great reception in his house, and with them at table was a large gathering oftax col ectors and others.	29 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.
30 The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples and said, 'Why do you eat and drink withtax col ectors and sinners?'	30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31 Jesus said to them in reply, 'It is not those that are wel who need the doctor, but the sick.	31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32 I have come to cal not the upright but sinners to repentance.'	32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33 They then said to him, 'John's disciples are always fasting and saying prayers, and the disciples of thePharisees, too, but yours go on eating and drinking.'	33 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?
34 Jesus replied, 'Surely you cannot make the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is stillwith them?	34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the time wil come when the bridegroom is taken away from them; then, in those days, they wilfast.'	35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
36 He also told them a parable, 'No one tears a piece from a new cloak to put it on an old cloak;otherwise, not only wil the new one be torn, but the piece taken from the new wil not match the old.	36 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.
37 'And nobody puts new wine in old wineskins; otherwise, the new wine wil burst the skins and run towaste, and the skins wil be ruined.	37 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.
38 No; new wine must be put in fresh skins.	38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
39 And nobody who has been drinking old wine wants new. "The old is good," he says.'	39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.