Thematic Bible
Matthew 9:1 (show verse)
And He got into a boat and crossed to the other side, and went into His home town.
Matthew 9:2 (show verse)
And all at once some men were bringing to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a couch. And because He saw their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Cheer up, my child, your sins are forgiven."
Matthew 9:3 (show verse)
Then some of the scribes said to themselves, "He is a blasphemer."
Matthew 9:4 (show verse)
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said, "Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts?
Matthew 9:5 (show verse)
For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or, to say 'Get up and go to walking'?
Matthew 9:6 (show verse)
But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the paralyzed man, He said to Him -- "Get up, pick up your bed, and go home."
Matthew 9:7 (show verse)
And he got up and went home.
Matthew 9:8 (show verse)
And the crowds saw it, and were stricken with awe, and gave praise to God for giving such power to men.
Matthew 9:9 (show verse)
And as He was passing along from there, He saw a man named Matthew in his seat at the tax-collector's desk, and He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed Him.
Matthew 9:10 (show verse)
While He was at table in the house many tax-collectors and notorious sinners came in and took their seats at table with Jesus and His disciples.
Matthew 9:11 (show verse)
And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax-collectors and notorious sinners?"
Matthew 9:12 (show verse)
And when He heard it, He said, "It is not well, but sick people that have to send for a doctor.
Matthew 9:13 (show verse)
Go, learn what this means, 'It is mercy and not sacrifice that I want.' It is not upright but sinful people that I have come to invite."
Matthew 9:14 (show verse)
Then John's disciples went up to Him, and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees practice fasting, but your disciples do not?"
Matthew 9:15 (show verse)
Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn, can they, as long as they have the bridegroom with them? But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 9:16 (show verse)
Nobody sews a patch of brand-new goods on an old coat, for such a patch would tear away from the coat, and the hole would be bigger than ever.
Matthew 9:17 (show verse)
Nobody pours new wine into old wine-bottles; or, if they do, the bottles burst, the wine runs out, and the bottles are ruined. But people pour new wine into new wine-bottles, and so both are preserved."
Matthew 9:18 (show verse)
And just as He was saying these things to them, an official came up and fell on his knees before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life."
Matthew 9:19 (show verse)
And Jesus got up and followed him; and His disciples, too.
Matthew 9:20 (show verse)
And a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up and touched the tassel on His coat.
Matthew 9:21 (show verse)
For she kept saying to herself, "If I can only touch His coat, I will get well."
Matthew 9:22 (show verse)
And Jesus, on turning and seeing her, said, "Cheer up, my daughter! Your faith has cured you." And from that moment the woman was well.
Matthew 9:23 (show verse)
And Jesus, on coming to the house of the official, and on seeing the flute-players and the wailing crowd,
Matthew 9:24 (show verse)
said, "Go away, for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping." And they began to laugh in His face.
Matthew 9:25 (show verse)
But when the crowd had been driven out, He went in and took hold of her hand, and the girl got up.
Matthew 9:26 (show verse)
And the news about her spread all over that country.
Matthew 9:27 (show verse)
As Jesus was passing along from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting, "Do pity us, O Son of David!"
Matthew 9:28 (show verse)
After He had gone into the house, and the blind men had gone up to Him, Jesus said to them, "Do you really believe that I can do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord."
Matthew 9:29 (show verse)
Then He touched their eyes, and said, "In accordance with your faith it must be done for you."
Matthew 9:30 (show verse)
And their eyes received strength to see. Then Jesus sternly charged them, "See that nobody knows it."
Matthew 9:31 (show verse)
But they went out and spread the news about Him all over that country.
Matthew 9:32 (show verse)
But at the very time they were going out, some people brought to Him a dumb man, who was under the power of a demon,
Matthew 9:33 (show verse)
and after the demon had been driven out, the dumb man could talk. So the crowds were dumbfounded, saying, "Never before among the Jews was anything like this?
Matthew 9:34 (show verse)
But the Pharisees kept on saying, "It is by the help of the prince of the demons that He drives them out."
Matthew 9:35 (show verse)
Jesus kept visiting all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing every sort of sickness and ailment.
Matthew 9:36 (show verse)
When He saw the crowds, His heart was moved with pity for them, because they were tired and scattered like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 9:37 (show verse)
Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the reapers are scarce.
Matthew 9:38 (show verse)
So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out reapers to His harvest field."