Luke 5

1 And when the people were pressing on Him to hear the word of God, as He stood by the lake of Gennesareth, seeing two vessels at the lake, 2 (but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing nets:) 3 He went into one of them, which was Simon’s, and desired him to put off a little from the shore: and He sat down and taught the multitudes from the ship. 4 And when He had done speaking, He said to Simon, 5 And Simon answered and said unto Him, Master, we have been toiling all the night, and have caught nothing; however at thy word I will cast the net. 6 And when they had done this, they inclosed a multitude of fishes; and their net was breaking. 7 And they beckoned to partners in the other ship, to come and help them; and they came, and filled both the ships, so that they were sinking: and when Simon Peter saw 8 he fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinful man; 9 for he was astonished, and all with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken; 10 as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, 11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they left all and followed Him. 12 And when He was in one of the cities behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell prostrate and besought Him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. 13 And stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, and immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And He charged him to tell no one: 15 But the fame of Him spread more and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. 16 But He retired into solitary places, and prayed. 17 And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was to heal the people: 18 and behold, men bringing on a couch a man that was paralytic; and they endeavoured to bring him in, and lay before Him: 19 but when they could not find what to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the house, and let him down from the roof with couch, into the midst before Jesus, 20 who seeing their faith said unto him, 21 And the scribes and pharisees began to cavil, saying, Who is this that talketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God? 22 but Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said unto them, 24 on earth to forgive sins,} (He spake to the paralytic) 25 And immediately he rose up before them, took up on which he lay, and went away to his house, glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed and glorified God, and were filled with awe, saying, we have seen wonderful to-day. 27 After these He went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom- and said to him, 28 and he left all, rose up, and followed Him. 29 And Levi made Him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great number of publicans, and others at table with them. 30 And their scribes and pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answered and said unto them, 33 And they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John frequently fast and pray, and likewise those of the pharisees; but thine eat and drink? 34 And He said unto them, 36 Then He spake a parable to them, 38 both are saved.} 39 immediately desireth new; for he saith, the old is better.}