Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
(Matthew 9.1-8Luke 5.17-26)1 A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum, and the news spread that he was at home. 2 So many people came together that there was no room left, not even out in front of the door. Jesus was preaching the message to them 3 when four men arrived, carrying a paralyzed man to Jesus. 4 Because of the crowd, however, they could not get the man to him. So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where Jesus was. When they had made an opening, they let the man down, lying on his mat. 5 Seeing how much faith they had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Some teachers of the Law who were sitting there thought to themselves, 7 “How does he dare talk like this? This is blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins!”
8 At once Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, “Why do you think such things? 9 Is it easier to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? 10 I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, 11 “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
12 While they all watched, the man got up, picked up his mat, and hurried away. They were all completely amazed and praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Jesus Calls Levi
(Matthew 9.9-13Luke 5.27-32)13 Jesus went back again to the shore of Lake Galilee. A crowd came to him, and he started teaching them. 14 As he walked along, he saw a tax collector, Levi son of Alphaeus, sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Levi got up and followed him.
15 Later on Jesus was having a meal in Levi's house. A large number of tax collectors and other outcasts was following Jesus, and many of them joined him and his disciples at the table. 16 Some teachers of the Law, who were Pharisees, saw that Jesus was eating with these outcasts and tax collectors, so they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such people?”
17 Jesus heard them and answered, “People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick. I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.”
The Question about Fasting
(Matthew 9.14-17Luke 5.33-39)18 On one occasion the followers of John the Baptist and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Jesus and asked him, “Why is it that the disciples of John the Baptist and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but yours do not?”
19 Jesus answered, “Do you expect the guests at a wedding party to go without food? Of course not! As long as the bridegroom is with them, they will not do that. 20 But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
21 “No one uses a piece of new cloth to patch up an old coat, because the new patch will shrink and tear off some of the old cloth, making an even bigger hole. 22 Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, because the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.”
The Question about the Sabbath
(Matthew 12.1-8Luke 6.1-5)23 Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. As his disciples walked along with him, they began to pick the heads of wheat. 24 So the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do that on the Sabbath!”
25 Jesus answered, “Have you never read what David did that time when he needed something to eat? He and his men were hungry, 26 so he went into the house of God and ate the bread offered to God. This happened when Abiathar was the High Priest. According to our Law only the priests may eat this bread—but David ate it and even gave it to his men.”
27 And Jesus concluded, “The Sabbath was made for the good of human beings; they were not made for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Jēzus dziedina paralizēto
(Mt 9:1–8Lk 5:17–26)1 Pēc dažām dienām viņš atkal ieradās Kapernaumā, un ļaudis uzzināja, ka viņš ir namā. 2 Tik daudz ļaužu sapulcējās, ka pat durvju priekšā vairs nebija vietas, un viņš runāja uz tiem. 3 Te nāca četri vīri, kas nesa pie viņa kādu paralizēto. 4 Kad ļaužu pūļa dēļ tie nevarēja viņam piekļūt, tie atsedza jumtu namam, kur viņš bija, un, jumtu uzplēsuši, nolaida gultu, kurā paralizētais gulēja. 5 Jēzus, redzēdams viņu ticību, sacīja paralizētajam: “Dēls, tavi grēki tev ir piedoti.” 6 Bet tur sēdēja daži rakstu mācītāji, un tie sprieda savās sirdīs: 7 “Kā viņš tā runā? Viņš zaimo! Kurš cits var grēkus piedot kā vienīgi Dievs?” 8 Un tūlīt Jēzus savā garā nomanīja, ka viņi sevī tā domā, un viņiem sacīja: “Kādēļ jūs tā spriežat savās sirdīs? 9 Kas ir vieglāk – sacīt paralizētajam: tev tavi grēki ir piedoti! – vai sacīt: celies, ņem savu gultu un staigā! – 10 Bet lai jūs zinātu, ka Cilvēka Dēlam ir vara virs zemes grēkus piedot,” – un viņš sacīja paralizētajam: 11 “Es tev saku: celies, ņem savu gultu un ej mājās!” 12 Un viņš tūlīt piecēlās un, gultu paņēmis, izgāja ārā visu priekšā; un visi izbrīnījās un slavēja Dievu, sacīdami: “Neko tādu mēs vēl nekad neesam redzējuši!”
Levija aicināšana
(Mt 9:9–13Lk 5:27–32)13 Tad viņš atkal aizgāja pie jūras, un visi ļaudis nāca pie viņa, un viņš tos mācīja. 14 Garām iedams, viņš ieraudzīja Leviju, Alfeja dēlu, pie muitnīcas sēžam un tam sacīja: “Seko man!” Tad tas piecēlies gāja viņam līdzi. 15 Reiz viņš apsēdās tā namā pie galda, un līdz ar Jēzu un viņa mācekļiem tur sēdēja arī daudz muitnieku un grēcinieku, jo daudz tādu viņam sekoja. 16 Kad rakstu mācītāji no farizeju vidus viņu redzēja ēdam kopā ar grēciniekiem un muitniekiem, tie jautāja viņa mācekļiem: “Kādēļ viņš ēd kopā ar muitniekiem un grēciniekiem?” 17 Jēzus, to dzirdējis, tiem sacīja: “Veseliem ārsta nevajag, bet gan slimajiem. Es neesmu nācis aicināt taisnos, bet grēciniekus.”
Kāzu viesi negavē
(Mt 9:14–17Lk 5:33–39)18 Jāņa mācekļi un farizeji gavēja. Daži nāca pie Jēzus un jautāja: “Kādēļ Jāņa un farizeju mācekļi gavē, bet tavi mācekļi negavē?” 19 Tad Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Kā var kāzu viesi gavēt, kamēr līgavainis ir pie viņiem? Kamēr līgavainis ir kopā ar tiem, tie nevar gavēt. 20 Bet nāks dienas, kad līgavainis tiem tiks atņemts; tad tie gavēs tajā dienā. 21 Neviens nešuj jauna auduma ielāpu uz vecām drēbēm, jo tad ielāps no tām noplīst – jaunais no vecā – un plīsums kļūst vēl lielāks. 22 Un neviens jaunu vīnu nelej vecos ādas maisos, citādi vīns maisu saplēš, un vīns un maisi iet bojā. Nē, jauns vīns lejams jaunos maisos.”
Mācekļi plūc vārpas sabatā
(Mt 12:1–8Lk 6:1–5)23 Tad kādā sabatā viņš gāja caur labības lauku, un ceļā viņa mācekļi sāka plūkt vārpas. 24 Farizeji viņam teica: “Redzi, kādēļ viņi sabatā dara, kas nav atļauts?” 25 Un viņš tiem sacīja: “Vai jūs nekad neesat lasījuši, ko darīja Dāvids, kad viņu spieda trūkums un kad viņš pats bija izsalcis un tie, kas ar viņu bija? 26 Kā viņš iegāja Dieva namā augstā priestera Abjatāra laikā un ēda upurmaizes, kuras ļauts ēst tikai priesteriem, un deva arī tiem, kas bija ar viņu?” 27 Tad viņš tiem teica: “Sabats ir iecelts cilvēka dēļ, bet ne cilvēks sabata dēļ. 28 Tātad Cilvēka Dēls ir kungs arī pār sabatu.”
