Matthew 9:1-38 Many Are Healed by Jesus

 

Many Are Healed by Jesus

Matthew 9:1-38    The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks]

And [Jesus] entered into a ship, & [crossed] over, & came into His Own city. And, [saw,] they brought to Him a man sick [with paralysis,] lying on a bed. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the sick, [paralyzed] [person,] Son, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.

And [some] of the scribes [saw,] & said within themselves, This Man blasphemes. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, [For what reason] [do] you think evil in your hearts? For [which] is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise, & walk?

But [so] that you may know that the Son of Man [has] power on earth to forgive sins: (then, He [said] to the [paralyzed,]) Arise, & take up your bed, & go to your house. And he arose, & departed to his house. But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled & glorified God, [Who] had given such power to men.

And as Jesus [left] from [there,] He saw a man, named Matthew, [a.k.a. Levi,] sitting [where customs are received.] And [Jesus] said to him, Follow Me. And [Matthew] arose & followed Him.

And it [happened,] as Jesus sat [to dine] in the house, & [saw,] many publicans, [a.k.a. tax collectors,] & sinners came, & sat down with [Jesus] & His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, Why [does] your Master eat with publicans & sinners?

But when Jesus heard that, He said to them, [Those, who are] whole [don't] need a physician, but [those, who] are sick. But you go & learn what: I will have mercy, & not [sacrifices,] means. For I [haven't] come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.

[Hosea 6:6-8 For I desired mercy, & not [sacrifices;] & the knowledge of God, more than burnt offerings. But like men, they have transgressed, [a.k.a. sinned against] the Covenant [contract.] They have [behaved] treacherously there, against Me.]

Then, the disciples of John [the Baptist] came to Him, saying, Why do we & the Pharisees fast [often,] but Your disciples [don't] fast? And Jesus said to them, Can the children, [a.k.a. people, in] the [bride's room] mourn, as long as the bridegroom, [a.k.a. bride's groom] is with them?

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, & then they shall fast. [John 20:19-20 Then, the same day, at evening, being the 1st day of the week, the disciples were assembled, when the doors were shut for fear of the Jews.

And Jesus came & stood in the [middle,] & said to them, Peace be to you. And when He had said [this,] He [showed] to them His hands & His side. Then, the disciples were glad, when they saw the Lord.]

No man [puts] a piece of new, [a.k.a. unshrunk] cloth into an old garment. For [what] is put in to fill up [the tear,] takes from the [old] garment, & the tear is made worse.

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles, [a.k.a. wineskins,] else, the bottles break, & the wine runs out. And the bottles [are ruined.] But they put new wine into new bottles, & both are preserved, [a.k.a. saved.]

While He [spoke] these things to them, [saw,] a certain ruler came there & worshiped Him, saying, My daughter is even now dead. But, come, & lay Your hand upon her, & she shall live.

And Jesus arose, & followed him, & so did His disciples. And, [saw] a woman, [who] was diseased 12 years, with a [discharge] of blood, & came behind [Jesus,] & touched the hem of His garment. For she said within herself, If I may [only] touch His garment, I shall be whole.

But Jesus turned [Himself around,] & when He saw her, He said, Daughter, be [comforted;] your faith [has] made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that [very] hour.

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, & saw the minstrels & people making noise, He said to them, Give place, [a.k.a. Give us some space.] For the [maiden] isn't dead, but [sleeps.] And they [disrespectfully] laughed [at] Him.

But when the people were put [out,] He went in, & took her by the hand, & the [maiden] arose.  And the fame [of this,] went [around] into all that land. And when Jesus [left from there,] 2 blind men followed Him, crying [out,] & saying, You, Son of David, have mercy on us.

And when [Jesus came] into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus [said] to them, [Do] you believe that I Am able to do this? They said to Him, [Yes,] Lord. Then, He touched their eyes, saying, [Let] it be done to you, according to your faith. And their eyes were opened.

And Jesus [immediately] charged them, See that no man [knows] it. But when they [left,] they spread His fame all [around] in that country. As they went out, [look,] they brought Him a dumb, [a.k.a. mute,] man, possessed by a [demon.] *And when the [demon] was cast out, the [mute] [man] [spoke.]

And the multitude marveled, saying, It was never seen [like this,] in Israel. [Isaiah 35:5-6 *Then, the eyes of the blind shall be opened, & the ears of the deaf, shall be [unplugged.]

*Then, the lame man shall leap up, [like] a [rabbit.] And the tongue of the [mute] shall sing. For in the wilderness, waters break out, & streams [appear] in the desert.]

But the Pharisees said, He casts out [demons,] through the prince of the [demons.] [Matthew 12:22-26 Then, [someone] possessed with a [demon,] blind, & [mute] was brought to Him, & He healed him, [in] that, the blind, & dumb, both [spoke] & saw.

And all the people were amazed, & said, Isn't this the Son of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This Fellow doesn't cast out [demons,] but [only does it] by Beelzebub, the prince of the [demons.]

And Jesus knew their thoughts, & said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand. And, if Satan [casts] out Satan, he is divided against himself. Then, how shall his kingdom stand?]

And *Jesus went [around] all the cities & villages, teaching in their synagogues, & preaching the gospel of the Kingdom, & healing every sickness, & every disease among the people. [Psalm 103:2-3 *O my soul, bless the Lord, & [don't] forget all His benefits: Who forgives all your [sins,] & Who heals all your diseases.]

But, when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion [for] them, because they fainted, & were scattered [all around, like] sheep [without a] shepherd. [John 10:11 I Am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep.]

Then, He said to His disciples, The harvest is truly [plentiful,] but the laborers are few. Therefore, you pray [to] the Lord of the harvest, that He will send [out] laborers into His harvest.