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Luke 5

1 Christ teacheth the people out of Peter's ship: 4 in a miraculous taking of fishes, sheweth how he will make him and his partners fishermen of men: 12 cleanseth the leper: 16 prayeth in the wilderness: 18 healeth one sick of the palsy: 27 calleth Matthew the publican: 29 eateth with sinners, as being the physician of souls: 34 foretelleth the fastings and afflictions of the Apostles after his ascension: 36 and likeneth fainhearted and weak disciples to old bottles and worn garments.

 5:1 ¶ 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,

 5:2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets.

 5:3 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.

 5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

 5:5 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.

 5:6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

 5:7 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.

 5:8 When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

 5:9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

 5:10 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.

 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

 5:12 ¶ 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.

 5:13 And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

 5:14 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.

 5:15 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.

 5:16 ¶ And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

 5:17 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.

 5:18 ¶ 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.

 5:19 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.

 5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

 5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

 5:23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

 5:24 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.

 5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

 5:26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

 5:27 ¶ 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.

 5:28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

 5:29 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.

 5:30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

 5:31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

 5:33 ¶ 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?

 5:34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

 5:35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

 5:36 ¶ 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.

 5:37 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.

 5:38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

 5:39 No man also having drunk old [wine] straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.