And as the crowd pressed upon Him to hear the word of God, He was standing by the  ¹lake of Gennesaret.

And He  ¹saw two boats lying by the lake, and the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing the nets.

And He got into one of the boats, which was  ¹Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and from the boat taught the crowds.

And when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

And Simon answered and said,  ¹Master, through the whole night we toiled and caught nothing; but based on Your word I will let down the nets.

And when they did this, they enclosed a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear apart.

And they signaled to their companions in the other boat to come and assist them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

And when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

For amazement had taken possession of him and all who were with him, because of the catch of the fish which they took;

And likewise also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were  ¹partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Do not be afraid. From now on you will be  ²catching men alive.

And when they had brought the boats to the land, they left all and followed Him.

And while He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a  ¹man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You can cleanse me.

And stretching out His hand, He touched him, saying, I am willing; be cleansed! And immediately the leprosy left him.

And He charged him to tell no one: But go away, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift for your cleansing, even as Moses directed, for a testimony to them.

But the word concerning Him spread abroad all the more, and great crowds came together to hear Him and to be healed from their infirmities.

But He Himself often withdrew in the wilderness and  ¹prayed.

And on one of the days He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord  ¹was with Him to heal.

And behold, some men brought on a bed a  ¹man who was paralyzed, and they sought a way to carry him in and lay him before Him.

And since they could not find by what way they might carry him in because of the crowd, they went up onto the housetop and let him down with the cot through the tiles into the midst, in front of Jesus.

And seeing their faith, He said, Man, your sins are forgiven you.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins except God alone?

But Jesus, knowing fully their reasonings, answered and said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

Which is easier: to say, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Rise and walk?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins — He said to the one paralyzed, To you I say, Rise and take up your cot and go to your house.

And he rose up at once before them and took up that upon which he was lying and went away to his house, glorifying God.

And astonishment took hold of all, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen extraordinary things today.

And after these things He went out and beheld a  ¹tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, Follow Me.

And leaving all, he rose up and followed Him.

And Levi gave a great reception for Him in his  ¹house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining at table with them.

And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured at His disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?

And Jesus answered and said to them, Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but those who are ill;

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And they said to Him, The  ¹disciples of John fast often and make petitions, likewise also those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink.

And Jesus said to them, You cannot make the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.

And He also spoke a parable to them: No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise,  ¹he will tear the new garment, and also the patch from the new will not match the old.

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will be poured out and the wineskins will be ruined;

But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

And no one who has drunk the old desires the new, for he says, The old is better.

 ¹And  ²one Sabbath He was going through the grainfields, and His disciples were picking and eating the ears of grain, rubbing them in their hands.

And some of the Pharisees said, Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?

And Jesus answered them and said, Have you not even read this that David did when he became hungry, he and those who were with him;

How he entered into the house of God, and taking the bread of the presence, he ate it and gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests alone?

And He said to them, The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

And  ¹on another Sabbath He entered into the synagogue and  ²taught. And there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.

But He knew their reasonings and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise and stand in the midst. And he rose up and stood.

And Jesus said to them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a  ¹life or to destroy it?

And looking around at all of them, He said to him, Stretch out your hand. And he did, and his hand was restored.

But they were filled with  ¹rage and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

And in these days He went out to the mountain to  ¹pray, and He spent the whole night in  ²prayer to God.

And when it became day, He  ¹called His disciples to Him, and He chose from them twelve, whom He also named apostles:

Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew

And Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Simon, who was called Zealot,

And Judas the  ¹brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became the traitor.

And He came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases.

And those who were troubled by unclean spirits were healed.

And all the crowd sought to touch Him, because power was going out from Him and healing all.

And He lifted up His eyes to His disciples and said,  ¹Blessed are the  ²poor, for yours is the  ³kingdom of God.

Blessed are those who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are those who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Blessed are you when men hate you and when they separate you from them and reproach you and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.

 ¹But woe to you who are rich, for you have  ²received your consolation in full.

Woe to you who are satiated now, for you shall hunger. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you shall mourn and weep.

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

But to you who hear I say,  ¹Love your enemies; do well to those who hate you;

Bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.

To him who beats you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.

To everyone who asks of you, give; and from him who takes away your things, do not require their return.

And just as you want men to do to you, do to them likewise.

And if you love those who love you, what  ¹thanks is it to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

For if you also do good to those who do good to you, what thanks is it to you? Even sinners do the same.

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks is it to you? Even sinners lend to sinners that they may get back the equal amount.

But love your enemies, and do good and lend,  ¹expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

Be full of compassion, even as your Father also is full of compassion.

And  ¹do not judge, and you shall by no means be judged; and do not condemn, and you shall by no means be condemned; release, and you will be released;

Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, they will give into your  ¹bosom. For with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you in return.

And He also spoke a parable to them:  ¹A  ²blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will not both fall into a pit?

A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who has been perfected will be like his teacher.

And why do you  ¹look at the splinter which is in your brother's eye, but the beam which is in your own eye you do not consider?

How can you say to your brother, Brother, let me remove the splinter which is in your eye, you yourself not seeing the beam which is in your eye?  ¹Hypocrite, first remove the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the splinter which is in your brother's eye.

For there is no good tree that produces corrupt fruit, nor again a corrupt tree that produces good fruit.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not collect figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a thornbush.

The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth that which is good, and the evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, brings forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaks.

And why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not do the things that I say?

 ¹Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and does them, I will show you whom he is like.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep and laid a foundation on the rock. And when a flood came, the river broke out against that house, yet it was not strong enough to shake it, because it had been built well.

But he who hears and does not do is like a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation, against which the river broke out, and immediately it collapsed, and the crash of that house was great.