Matthew 9

Call of Matthew Matthew 9:9–13

⁹Verse 9. As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him,“Follow me.” He got up and followed him.¹⁰Verse 10. As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.¹¹Verse 11. When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”¹²Verse 12. When Jesus heard it, he said to them,“Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.¹³Verse 13. But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Teaching on Fasting Matthew 9:14–17

¹⁴Verse 14. Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?” ¹⁵Verse 15. Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. ¹⁶Verse 16. No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made. ¹⁷Verse 17. Neither do people put new wine into old wine skins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wine skins, and both are preserved.”

Miracles of Healing Matthew 9:18–26

¹⁸Verse 18. While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” ¹⁹Verse 19. Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples. ²⁰Verse 20. Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; ²¹Verse 21. for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.” ²²Verse 22. But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

²³Verse 23. When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder, ²⁴Verse 24. he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him. ²⁵Verse 25. But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose. ²⁶Verse 26. The report of this went out into all that land.

Healing the Blind and Mute Matthew 9:27–34

²⁷Verse 27. As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!” ²⁸Verse 28. When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.” ²⁹Verse 29. Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” ³⁰Verse 30. Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.” ³¹Verse 31. But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land. ³²Verse 32. As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.

³³Verse 33. When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!” ³⁴Verse 34. But the Pharisees said, “By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons.”

Compassion and the Harvest Matthew 9:35–38

³⁵Verse 35. Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people. ³⁶Verse 36. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷Verse 37. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few. ³⁸Verse 38. Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”