THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS COMPARED

The Gospel of Matthew
Chapter 9


MATTHEW
Chapter 9



1 And getting into a boat
he crossed over and came
to his own city.


2 And behold, they
brought to him a man sick
of the palsy, lying on a
bed: and Jesus seeing their
faith said unto the sick of
the palsy, Son, be of good
cheer; thy sins are
forgiven.
3 And behold, certain of
the scribes said within
themselves, This man
blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus knowing
their thoughts said,
Wherefore think ye evil in
your hearts?
5 For which is easier, to
say, Thy sins are forgiven;
or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know
that the Son of man hath
authority on earth to
forgive sins (then saith he
to the sick of the palsy),
Arise, and take up thy bed,
and go up unto thy house.
7 And he arose, and
departed to his house.
8 But when the multitudes
saw it, they were afraid,
and glorified God, who
had given such authority
unto men.

























9 And as Jesus passed by
from thence, he saw a
man, called Matthew,
sitting at the place of toll:
and he saith unto him,
Follow me. And he arose,
and followed him.
10 And it came to pass, as
he sat at meat in the house,
behold, many publicans
and sinners came and sat
down with Jesus and his
disciples.
11 And when the
Pharisees saw it, they said
unto his disciples, Why
eateth your Teacher with
the publicans and sinners?
12 But when he heard it,
he said, They that are
whole have no need of a
physician, but they that are
sick.
13 But go ye and learn
what this meaneth, I desire
mercy, and not sacrifice,
for I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners.
14 Then come to him the
disciples of John, saying,
Why do we and the
Pharisees fast oft, but thy
disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto
them, Can the sons of the
bridechamber mourn, as
long as the bridegroom is
with them? but the days
will come, when the
bridegroom shall be taken
away from them, and then
will they fast.
16 And no man putteth a
piece of undressed cloth
upon an old garment; for
that which should fill it up
taketh from the garment,
and a worse rent is made.
17 Neither do men put
new wine into old
wine-skins: else the skins
burst, and the wine is
spilled, and the skins
perish: but they put new
wine into fresh wine-skins,
and both are preserved.














18 While he spake these
things unto them, behold,
there came a ruler, and
worshipped him, saying,
My daughter is even now
dead: but come and lay thy
hand upon her, and she
shall live.
19 And Jesus arose, and
followed him, and so did
his disciples.
20 And behold, a woman,
who had an issue of blood
twelve years, came behind
him, and touched the
border of his garment:
21 for she said within
herself, If I do but touch
his garment, I shall be
made whole.
22 But Jesus turning and
seeing her said, Daughter,
be of good cheer; thy faith
hath made thee whole.
And the woman was made
whole from that hour.
23 And when Jesus came
into the ruler's house, and
saw the flute-players, and
the crowd making a
tumult,
24 he said, Give place: for
the damsel is not dead, but
sleepeth. And they laughed
him to scorn.
25 But when the crowd
was put forth, he entered
in, and took her by the
hand; and the damsel
arose.
26 And the fame hereof
went forth into all that
land.




















































































27 And as Jesus passed
by from thence, two blind
men followed him, crying
out, and saying, Have
mercy on us, thou son of
David.











28 When he entered 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."
29 Then he touched their
eyes, saying, "According
to your faith be it done to
you."
30 And their eyes were
opened. And Jesus sternly
charged them, "See that no
one knows it."




31 But they went away
and spread his fame
through all that district.









32 As they were going
away, behold, a dumb
demoniac was brought to
him.
33 And when the demon
had been cast out, the
dumb man spoke; and the
crowds marveled, saying,
"Never was anything like
this seen in Israel."




34 But the Pharisees said,
"He casts out demons by
the prince of demons."






35 And Jesus went about
all the cities and villages,
teaching in their
synagogues and preaching
the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing every disease
and every infirmity.


36 When he saw the
crowds, he had
compassion for them,
because they were
harassed and helpless, like
sheep without a shepherd.




37 Then he said to his
disciples, "The harvest is
plentiful, but the laborers
are few;
38 pray therefore the Lord
of the harvest to send out
laborers into his harvest."


MARK









Mark 2:3 And they come,
bringing unto him a man
sick of the palsy, borne of
four.
Mark 2:4 And when they
could not come nigh unto
him for the crowd, they
uncovered the roof where
he was: and when they had
broken it up, they let down
the bed whereon the sick
of the palsy lay.
Mark 2:5 And Jesus
seeing their faith saith unto
the sick of the palsy, Son,
thy sins are forgiven.
Mark 2:6 But there were
certain of the scribes
sitting there, and reasoning
in their hearts,
Mark 2:7 Why doth this
man thus speak? he
blasphemeth: who can
forgive sins but one, even
God?
Mark 2:8 And straightway
Jesus, perceiving in his
spirit that they so reasoned
within themselves, saith
unto them, Why reason ye
these things in your hearts?
Mark 2:9 Which is easier,
to say to the sick of the
palsy, Thy sins are
forgiven; or to say, Arise,
and take up thy bed, and
walk?
Mark 2:10 But that ye
may know that the Son of
man hath authority on
earth to forgive sins (he
saith to the sick of the
palsy),
Mark 2:11 I say unto thee,
Arise, take up thy bed, and
go unto thy house.
Mark 2:12 And he arose,
and straightway took up
the bed, and went forth
before them all; insomuch
that they were all amazed,
and glorified God, saying,
We never saw it on this
fashion.



Mark 2:14 And as he
passed by, he saw Levi the
son of Alphaeus sitting at
the place of toll, and he
saith unto him, Follow me.
And he arose and followed
him.
Mark 2:15 And it came to
pass, that he was sitting at
meat in his house, and
many publicans and
sinners sat down with
Jesus and his disciples: for
there were many, and they
followed him.
Mark 2:16 And the
scribes of the Pharisees,
when they saw that he was
eating with the sinners and
publicans, said unto his
disciples, How is it that he
eateth and drinketh with
publicans and sinners?
Mark 2:17 And when
Jesus heard it, he saith
unto them, They that are
whole have no need of a
physician, but they that are
sick: I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners.
Mark 2:18 And John's
disciples and the Pharisees
were fasting: and they
come and say unto him,
Why do John's disciples
and the disciples of the
Pharisees fast, but thy
disciples fast not?
Mark 2:19 And Jesus said
unto them, Can the sons of
the bridechamber fast,
while the bridegroom is
with them? as long as they
have the bridegroom with
them, they cannot fast.
Mark 2:20 But the days
will come, when the
bridegroom shall be taken
away from them, and then
will they fast in that day.
Mark 2:21 No man
seweth a piece of
undressed cloth on an old
garment: else that which
should fill it up taketh
from it, the new from the
old, and a worse rent is
made.
Mark 2:22 And no man
putteth new wine into old
wineskins; else the wine
will burst the skins, and
the wine perisheth, and the
skins: but they put new
wine into fresh wine-skins.





Mark 5:22 And there
cometh one of the rulers of
the synagogue, Jairus by
name; and seeing him, he
falleth at his feet,
Mark 5:23 and beseecheth
him much, saying, My
little daughter is at the
point of death: I pray thee,
that thou come and lay thy
hands on her, that she may
be made whole, and live.
Mark 5:24 And he went
with him; and a great
multitude followed him,
and they thronged him.
Mark 5:25 And a woman,
who had an issue of blood
twelve years,
Mark 5:26 and had
suffered many things of
many physicians, and had
spent all that she had, and
was nothing bettered, but
rather grew worse,
Mark 5:27 having heard
the things concerning
Jesus, came in the crowd
behind, and touched his
garment.
Mark 5:28 For she said, If
I touch but his garments, I
shall be made whole.
Mark 5:29 And
straightway the fountain of
her blood was dried up;
and she felt in her body
that she was healed of her
plague.
Mark 5:30 And
straightway Jesus,
perceiving in himself that
the power proceeding from
him had gone forth, turned
him about in the crowd,
and said, Who touched my
garments?
Mark 5:31 And his
disciples said unto him,
Thou seest the multitude
thronging thee, and sayest
thou, Who touched me?
Mark 5:32 And he looked
round about to see her that
had done this thing.
Mark 5:33 But the woman
fearing and trembling,
knowing what had been
done to her, came and fell
down before him, and told
him all the truth.
Mark 5:34 And he said
unto her, Daughter, thy
faith hath made thee
whole; go in peace, and be
whole of thy plague.
Mark 5:35 While he yet
spake, they come from the
ruler of the synagogue's
house saying, Thy
daughter is dead: why
troublest thou the Teacher
any further?
Mark 5:36 But Jesus, not
heeding the word spoken,
saith unto the ruler of the
synagogue, Fear not, only
believe.
Mark 5:37 And he
suffered no man to follow
with him, save Peter, and
James, and John the
brother of James.
Mark 5:38 And they come
to the house of the ruler of
the synagogue; and he
beholdeth a tumult, and
many weeping and wailing
greatly.
Mark 5:39 And when he
was entered in, he saith
unto them, Why make ye a
tumult, and weep? the
child is not dead, but
sleepeth.
Mark 5:40 And they
laughed him to scorn. But
he, having put them all
forth, taketh the father of
the child and her mother
and them that were with
him, and goeth in where
the child was.
Mark 5:41 And taking the
child by the hand, he saith
unto her, Talitha cumi;
which is, being interpreted,
Damsel, I say unto thee,
Arise.
Mark 5:42 And
straightway the damsel
rose up, and walked; for
she was twelve years old.
And they were amazed
straightway with a great
amazement.
Mark 5:43 And he
charged them much that no
man should know this: and
he commanded that
something should be given
her to eat.






Mark 10:46 And they
came to Jericho; and as he
was leaving Jericho with
his disciples and a great
multitude, Bartimaeus, a
blind beggar, the son of
Timaeus, was sitting by
the roadside.
Mark 10:47 And when he
heard that it was Jesus of
Nazareth, he began to cry
out and say, "Jesus, Son of
David, have mercy on
me!"






Mark 1:44 and said to
him, "See that you say
nothing to any one; but go,
show yourself to the priest,
and offer for your
cleansing what Moses
commanded, for a proof to
the people."
Mark 1:45 But he went
out and began to talk
freely about it, and to
spread the news, so that
Jesus could no longer
openly enter a town, but
was out in the country; and
people came to him from
every quarter.







Mark 2:12 And he rose,
and immediately took up
the pallet and went out
before them all; so that
they were all amazed and
glorified God, saying, "We
never saw anything like
this!"


Mark 3:22 And the
scribes who came down
from Jerusalem said, "He
is possessed by Beelzebul,
and by the prince of
demons he casts out the
demons."











Mark 6:34 As he went
ashore he saw a great
throng, and he had
compassion on them,
because they were like
sheep without a shepherd;
and he began to teach them
many things.
















LUKE









Luke 5:18 And behold,
men bring on a bed a man
that was palsied: and they
sought to bring him in, and
to lay him before him.
Luke 5:19 And not
finding by what way they
might bring him in because
of the multitude, they went
up to the housetop, and let
him down through the tiles
with his couch into the
midst before Jesus.
Luke 5:20 And seeing
their faith, he said, Man,
thy sins are forgiven thee.
Luke 5:21 And the scribes
and the Pharisees began to
reason, saying, Who is this
that speaketh blasphemies?
Who can forgive sins, but
God alone?
Luke 5:22 But Jesus
perceiving their
reasonings, answered and
said unto them, Why
reason ye in your hearts?
Luke 5:23 Which is
easier, to say, Thy sins are
forgiven thee; or to say,
Arise and walk?
Luke 5:24 But that ye
may know that the Son of
man hath authority on
earth to forgive sins (he
said unto him that was
palsied), I say unto thee,
Arise, and take up thy
couch, and go unto thy
house.
Luke 5:25 And
immediately he rose up
before them, and took up
that whereon he lay, and
departed to his house,
glorifying God.
Luke 5:26 And
amazement took hold on
all, and they glorified God;
and they were filled with
fear, saying, We have seen
strange things to-day.





Luke 5:27 And after
these things he went forth,
and beheld a publican,
named Levi, sitting at the
place of toll, and said unto
him, Follow me.
Luke 5:28 And he forsook
all, and rose up and
followed him.
Luke 5:29 And Levi made
him a great feast in his
house: and there was a
great multitude of
publicans and of others
that were sitting at meat
with them.
Luke 5:30 And the
Pharisees and their scribes
murmured against his
disciples, saying, Why do
ye eat and drink with the
publicans and sinners?
Luke 5:31 And Jesus
answering said unto them,
They that are in health
have no need of a
physician; but they that are
sick.
Luke 5:32 I am not come
to call the righteous but
sinners to repentance.
Luke 5:33 And they said
unto him, The disciples of
John fast often, and make
supplications; likewise
also the disciples of the
Pharisees; but thine eat and
drink.
Luke 5:34 And Jesus said
unto them, Can ye make
the sons of the
bride-chamber fast, while
the bridegroom is with
them?
Luke 5:35 But the days
will come; and when the
bridegroom shall be taken
away from them, then will
they fast in those days.
Luke 5:36 And he spake
also a parable unto them:
No man rendeth a piece
from a new garment and
putteth it upon an old
garment; else he will rend
the new, and also the piece
from the new will not
agree with the old.
Luke 5:37 And no man
putteth new wine into old
wine-skins; else the new
wine will burst the skins,
and itself will be spilled,
and the skins will perish.
Luke 5:38 But new wine
must be put into fresh
wine-skins.




Luke 8:41 And behold,
there came a man named
Jairus, and he was a ruler
of the synagogue: and he
fell down at Jesus' feet,
and besought him to come
into his house;
Luke 8:42 for he had an
only daughter, about
twelve years of age, and
she was dying. But as he
went the multitudes
thronged him.
Luke 8:43 And a woman
having an issue of blood
twelve years, who had
spent all her living upon
physicians, and could not
be healed of any,
Luke 8:44 came behind
him, and touched the
border of his garment: and
immediately the issue of
her blood stanched.
Luke 8:45 And Jesus said,
Who is it that touched me?
And when all denied, Peter
said, and they that were
with him, Master, the
multitudes press thee and
crush thee.
Luke 8:46 But Jesus said,
Some one did touch me;
for I perceived that power
had gone forth from me.
Luke 8:47 And when the
woman saw that she was
not hid, she came
trembling, and falling
down before him declared
in the presence of all the
people for what cause she
touched him, and how she
was healed immediately.
Luke 8:48 And he said
unto her, Daughter, thy
faith hath made thee
whole; go in peace.
Luke 8:49 While he yet
spake, there cometh one
from the ruler of the
synagogue's house,
saying, Thy daughter is
dead; trouble not the
Teacher.
Luke 8:50 But Jesus
hearing it, answered him,
Fear not: only believe, and
she shall be made whole.
Luke 8:51 And when he
came to the house, he
suffered not any man to
enter in with him, save
Peter, and John, and
James, and the father of
the maiden and her
mother.
Luke 8:52 And all were
weeping, and bewailing
her: but he said, Weep not;
for she is not dead, but
sleepeth.
Luke 8:53 And they
laughed him to scorn,
knowing that she was
dead.
Luke 8:54 But he, taking
her by the hand, called,
saying, Maiden, arise.
Luke 8:55 And her spirit
returned, and she rose up
immediately: and he
commanded that
something be given her to
eat.
Luke 8:56 And her
parents were amazed: but
he charged them to tell no
man what had been done.





Luke 18:35 As he drew
near to Jericho, a blind
man was sitting by the
roadside begging;
Luke 18:36 and hearing a
multitude going by, he
inquired what this meant.
Luke 18:37 They told
him, "Jesus of Nazareth is
passing by."
Luke 18:38 And he cried,
"Jesus, Son of David, have
mercy on me!"







































Luke 5:14 And he
charged him to tell no one;
but "go and show yourself
to the priest, and make an
offering for your
cleansing, as Moses
commanded, for a proof to
the people."
Luke 5:15 But so much
the more the report went
abroad concerning him;
and great multitudes
gathered to hear and to be
healed of their infirmities.





















Luke 11:15 But some of
them said, "He casts out
demons by Beelzebul, the
prince of demons";
























Luke 10:2 And he said to
them, "The harvest is
plentiful, but the laborers
are few; pray therefore the
Lord of the harvest to send
out laborers into his
harvest.














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