Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Walk
(Matthew 9.1-8Luke 5.17-26)1 Jesus went back to Capernaum, and a few days later people heard that he was at home. 2 Then so many of them came to the house that there wasn't even standing room left in front of the door.
Jesus was still teaching 3 when four people came up, carrying a man on a mat because he could not walk. 4 But because of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus. So they made a hole in the roof above him and let the man down in front of everyone.
5 When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the man, “My friend, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were sitting there. They started wondering, 7 “Why would he say such a thing? He must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins.”
8 At once, Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, “Why are you thinking such things? 9 Is it easier for me to tell this man his sins are forgiven or to tell him to get up and pick up his mat and go on home? 10 I will show you that the Son of Man has the right to forgive sins here on earth.” So Jesus said to the man, 11 “Get up! Pick up your mat and go on home.”
12 The man got right up. He picked up his mat and went out while everyone watched in amazement. They praised God and said, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Jesus Chooses Levi
(Matthew 9.9-13Luke 5.27-32)13 Once again, Jesus went to the shore of Lake Galilee. A large crowd gathered around him, and he taught them. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at the place for paying taxes, and Jesus said to him, “Follow me!” So he got up and went with Jesus.
15 Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and other sinners had become followers of Jesus, and they were also guests at the dinner.
16 Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were Pharisees, and they saw Jesus eating with sinners and tax collectors. So they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 Jesus heard them and answered, “Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do. I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”
People Ask about Going without Eating
(Matthew 9.14-17Luke 5.33-39)18 The followers of John the Baptist and the Pharisees often went without eating. Some people came and asked Jesus, “Why do the followers of John and those of the Pharisees often go without eating, while your disciples never do?”
19 Jesus answered:
The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them. 20 But the time will come when he will be taken from them. Then they will go without eating.
21 No one patches old clothes by sewing on a piece of new cloth. The new piece would shrink and tear a bigger hole.
22 No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins. Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. New wine must be put into new wineskins.
A Question about the Sabbath
(Matthew 12.1-8Luke 6.1-5)23 One Sabbath Jesus and his disciples were walking through some wheat fields. His disciples were picking grains of wheat as they went along. 24 Some Pharisees asked Jesus, “Why are your disciples picking grain on the Sabbath? They are not supposed to do that!”
25 Jesus answered, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his followers were hungry and in need? 26 It was during the time of Abiathar the high priest. David went into the house of God and ate the sacred loaves of bread that only priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his followers.”
27 Jesus finished by saying, “People were not made for the good of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was made for the good of people. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.”
شفاء كسيح في كفرناحوم
(متى 9:1-8، لوقا 5:17-26)1 ورجَعَ يَسوعُ بَعدَ أيّامٍ إلى كَفْرَناحومَ، فسَمِعَ النّاسُ أنّهُ في البَيتِ. 2 فتجَمّعَ مِنهُم عددٌ كبيرٌ ملأَ المكانَ حتى عِندَ البابِ، فوَعظَهُم بِكلامِ اللهِ. 3 وجاءَ إليهِ أربعةُ رِجالٍ يَحمِلونَ كسيحًا. 4 فلمّا عَجِزوا عَن الوُصولِ بِه إليهِ لِكثرَةِ الزّحامِ، نقَبُوا السّقفَ وكشَفوا فوقَ المكانِ الذي كانَ فيهِ يَسوعُ ودلّوا الكسيحَ وهوَ على فراشِهِ. 5 فلمّا رأى يَسوعُ إيمانَهُم قالَ للكسيحِ: «يا اَبني، مَغفورَةٌ لكَ خَطاياكَ!»
6 وكانَ بَينَ الحُضورِ بعضُ مُعَلّمي الشّريعةِ، فقالوا في أنفُسِهِم: 7 «كيفَ يتكَلّمُ هذا الرّجُلُ كلامًا كهذا؟ فهوَ يُجدّفُ! مَنْ يَقدِرُ أن يَغفِرَ الخطايا إلاّ اللهُ وَحدَهُ؟»
8 وعرَفَ يَسوعُ في سِرّه أفكارَهُم، قالَ لهُم: «ما هذِهِ الأفكارُ في قلوبِكُم؟ 9 أيّما أسهَلُ: أنْ يُقالَ لِهذا الكسيح: مَغفورَةٌ لكَ خَطاياكَ، أمْ أنْ يُقالَ لَه: قُمْ واَحمِلْ فِراشَكَ واَمشِ؟ 10 سأُريكُم أنّ اَبنَ الإنسانِ لَه سُلطانٌ على الأرضِ ليَغفِرَ الخَطايا». وقالَ لِلكسيح: 11 «أقولُ لكَ: قُمْ واَحْمِلْ فِراشَكَ واَذهبْ إلى بَيتِكَ!» 12 فقامَ الرّجُلُ وحمَلَ فِراشَهُ في الحالِ وخرَجَ بِمَشْهدٍ مِنَ الحاضِرينَ. فتَعجّبوا كُلّهُم ومَجّدوا اللهَ وقالوا: «ما رأينا مِثلَ هذا في حَياتِنا!»
يسوع يدعو لاوي
(متى 9:9-13، لوقا 5:27-32)13 ورجَعَ يَسوعُ إلى شاطئِ بحرِ الجليلِ. وجاءَهُ جُمهورٌ مِنَ النّاسِ فأخَذَ يُعلّمُهُم. 14 وبَينَما هوَ سائِرٌ رأى لاوِيَ بنَ حَلْفى جالِسًا في بَيتِ الجبايةِ. فقالَ لَه يَسوعُ: «اَتبَعْني!» فقامَ وتَبِعَهُ.
15 وكانَ يَسوعُ يأكُلُ في بَيتِ لاوِي، فجلَسَ معَهُ ومعَ تلاميذِهِ كثيرونَ مِنَ الذينَ تَبِعوهُ مِنْ جُباةِ الضّرائبِ والخاطِئينَ. 16 فلمّا رأى بَعضُ مُعَلّمي الشّريعةِ مِنَ الفَرّيسيّينَ أنّهُ يأكُلُ معَ جُباةِ الضّرائِبِ والخاطِئينَ، قالوا لِتلاميذِهِ: «ما بالُهُ يأكُلُ ويَشربُ معَ جُباةِ الضرائِبِ والخاطئينَ!» 17 فسَمِعَ يَسوعُ كلامَهُم، فقالَ لهُم: «لا يَحتاجُ الأصِحّاءُ إلى طبيبٍ، بلِ المَرضى. ما جِئتُ لأدعُوَ الصّالِحينَ، بلِ الخاطِئينَ».
الصوم
(متى 9:14-17، لوقا 5:33-39)18 وكانَ تلاميذُ يوحنّا والفَرّيسيّونَ صائِمينَ، فَجاءَ بعضُ النّاسِ إلى يَسوعَ وقالوا لَه: «لماذا يَصومُ تلاميذُ يوحنّا وتلاميذُ الفَرّيسيّينَ، ولا يَصومُ تلاميذُكَ؟» 19 فقالَ لهُم: «أتَنْتَظِرونَ مِنْ أهلِ العريسِ أنْ يَصوموا والعريسُ بينَهُم؟ فما دامَ العريسُ بينَهُم، لا يَقدِرونَ أنْ يَصوموا. 20 ولكِنْ يَجيءُ وقتٌ يُرفَعُ فيهِ العريسُ مِنْ بَينِهِم وفي ذلِكَ الوقتِ يَصومونَ. 21 ما مِنْ أحدٍ يَرقَعُ ثوبًا عتيقًا برُقعةٍ مِنْ قماشٍ جديدٍ، لِئلاّ تَنكَمِشَ فتَنتَزع الرُقعةُ الجديدةُ شَيئًا مِنَ الثّوبِ العَتيقِ فيتّسع الخَرْقُ. 22 وما مِنْ أحدٍ يضَعُ خَمرًا جديدةً في أوعِيَةٍ مِنْ جلدٍ عتيقةٍ، لِئلاّ تَشُقّ الخَمرُ الجديدةُ الأوعيةَ، فَتَتلف الخَمرُ والأَوعيةُ معًا. ولكِنْ للخَمرِ الجديدةِ أوعِيَةٌ جديدةٌ!»
السبت
(متى 12:1-8، لوقا 6:1-5)23 ومَرّ في السبتِ بَينَ المزارعِ، فأخَذَ تلاميذُهُ يَقطِفونَ السّنبُلَ وهُم سائِرونَ. 24 فقالَ لَه الفَرّيسيّونَ: «اَنظُرْ! لماذا يَعمَلُ تلاميذُكَ ما لا يَحلّ في السّبتِ؟» 25 فقالَ لهُم: «أما قَرأتُم ما عمِلَ داودُ عِندَما أحوجَهُ الجُوعُ هوَ ورِجالُهُ؟ 26 كيفَ دخَلَ بَيتَ اللهِ في أيّامِ أبياتارَ رئيسِ الكَهنَةِ، فأكَلَ خُبزَ القُربانِ وأعطى مِنهُ رِجالَهُ، وأكْلُهُ لا يَحِلّ إلاّ للكَهنَةِ». 27 وقالَ يَسوعُ: «اللهُ جعَلَ السّبتَ للإنسانِ، وما جعلَ الإنسانَ للسّبتِ. 28 فاَبنُ الإنسانِ سيّدُ السّبتِ أيضًا».
