Webster - Luke - 5

5:1  And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret.

5:2  And saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets.

5:3  And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the boat.

5:4  Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Lanch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

5:5  And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net.

5:6  And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.

5:7  And they beckoned to [their] partners, who were in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

5:8  When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

5:9  For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

5:10  And so [was] also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

5:11  And when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

5:12  And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell on [his] face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

5:13  And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will: Be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

5:14  And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded for a testimony to them.

5:15  But so much the more a fame of him went abroad: and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

5:16  And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

5:17  And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.

5:18  And behold, men brought in a bed a man who was taken with the palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before him.

5:19  And when they could not find by what [way] they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch, into the midst before Jesus.

5:20  And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

5:21  And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?

5:22  But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering, said to them, What reason ye in your hearts?

5:23  Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Rise and walk?

5:24  But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, He said to the sick with the palsy, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house.

5:25  And immediately he arose before them, and took up that on which he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

5:26  And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

5:27  And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.

5:28  And he left all, arose, and followed him.

5:29  And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat down with them.

5:30  But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

5:31  And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.

5:32  I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

5:33  And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

5:34  And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

5:35  But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast in those days.

5:36  And he spoke also a parable to them: No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old: if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was [taken] out of the new, agreeth not with the old.

5:37  And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles will perish.

5:38  But new wine must be put into new bottles, and both are preserved.

5:39  No man also having drank old [wine], immediately desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.