1He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.

2⁶⁵Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Yeshua [Salvation], seeing their trusting faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up! Your abstract sins ·miss the marks· are forgiven you.”

3Behold, some of the Torah-Teachers said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”

4Yeshua [Salvation], knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?

5For which is easier, to say, ‘Your abstract sins ·miss the marks· are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk?’

6But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive abstract sins ·miss the marks·,” (then he said to the paralytic), “Get up, and take up your mat, and go to your house.”

7He arose and departed to his house.

8⁶⁶But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

9⁶⁷As Yeshua [Salvation] passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew [Gift of Yah] sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.

10As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners ·devoted to missing the mark and without share in the goal· came and sat down with Yeshua [Salvation] and his disciples.

11When the Pharisees [Separated] saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your Rabbi ·Teacher· eat with tax collectors and sinners ·devoted to missing the mark and without share in the goal·?”

12When Yeshua [Salvation] heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

13But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire eleos ·merciful compassion in action·, not sacrifice,’ ⁶⁸for I came not to call the upright, but sinners devoted to sin ·miss the marks and be without share in the goal (and stained by definite crime vice)· to teshuvah ·complete repentance·.”

14Then John [Yah is gracious]’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees [Separated] fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”

15Yeshua [Salvation] 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.

16No 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.

17Neither 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.”

18While 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.”

19Yeshua [Salvation] got up and followed him, as did his disciples.

20Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the tzitzit ·fringes· ⁶⁹on his outer garment;

21for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”

22But Yeshua [Salvation], turning around and seeing her, said, “Daughter, cheer up! Your trusting faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

23When Yeshua [Salvation] came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,

24he said to them, “Make room, because the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.

25But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

26The report of this went out into all that land.

27⁷⁰⁷¹As Yeshua [Salvation] passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David [Beloved]!”

28When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Yeshua [Salvation] said to them, “Do you trust that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.”

29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your trusting faith be it done to you.”

30Their eyes were opened. Yeshua [Salvation] strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”

31But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

32⁷²As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.

33When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel [God prevails]!”

34⁷³But the Pharisees [Separated] said, “By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons.”

35⁷⁴Yeshua [Salvation] went about all the cities and the villages, ⁷⁵teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

36⁷⁶But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

37Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

38Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”