About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

6/16/2025

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.