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Matthew 9

And he got into a boat and crossed over and came to his own town. And they brought him a paralysed man lying on a mat. And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralysed man, Son, take heart. Your sins are forgiven. And some of the scribes said to themselves, This man is blaspheming. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why are y

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The paralysed man

And he got into a boat and crossed over and came to his own town. And they brought him a paralysed man lying on a mat. And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralysed man, Son, take heart. Your sins are forgiven. And some of the scribes said to themselves, This man is blaspheming. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? Because which is easier — to say, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Get up and walk? But so you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins — then he said to the paralysed man, Get up, pick up your mat and go home. And he got up and went home. But when the crowds saw it they were amazed, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

And he got into a boat and went over and came into his own town. And look — they brought him one who was paralysed, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the one who was paralysed: Son, cheer up. Your sins are forgiven you. And look — some of the scribes said in themselves: This man speaks against God. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said: Why do you think evil in your hearts? Because which is easier, to say: Your sins are forgiven you — or to say: Get up and walk? But so you can know the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins — then he says to the one who was paralysed: Get up, take up your bed and go to your house. And he got up and went off to his house. But when the crowds saw it, they were shocked and gave glory to God, who'd given such power to men.

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 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 be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his house. But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

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And he got into a boat and crossed over and came to his own town.

Plain English

And he got into a boat and went over and came into his own town.

King James Version, 1611

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

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And they brought him a paralysed man lying on a mat. And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralysed man, Son, take heart. Your sins are forgiven.

Plain English

And look — they brought him one who was paralysed, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the one who was paralysed: Son, cheer up. Your sins are forgiven you.

King James Version, 1611

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 be forgiven thee.

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And some of the scribes said to themselves, This man is blaspheming.

Plain English

And look — some of the scribes said in themselves: This man speaks against God.

King James Version, 1611

And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

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And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?

Plain English

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

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Because which is easier — to say, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Get up and walk?

Plain English

Because which is easier, to say: Your sins are forgiven you — or to say: Get up and walk?

King James Version, 1611

For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

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But so you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins — then he said to the paralysed man, Get up, pick up your mat and go home.

Plain English

But so you can know the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins — then he says to the one who was paralysed: Get up, take up your bed and go to your house.

King James Version, 1611

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

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And he got up and went home.

Plain English

And he got up and went off to his house.

King James Version, 1611

And he arose, and departed to his house.

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But when the crowds saw it they were amazed, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

Plain English

But when the crowds saw it, they were shocked and gave glory to God, who'd given such power to men.

King James Version, 1611

But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

Matthew called

And as Jesus went on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, Follow me. And he got up and followed him. And as Jesus sat at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it they said to his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners? But when Jesus heard it he said to them, It isn't the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Because I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And as Jesus went past from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him: Follow me. And he got up and followed him. And it happened that as Jesus sat at table in the house, look — plenty of tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? But when Jesus heard it, he said to them: The ones who are well don't need a doctor, but the ones who are sick. But go and learn what that means: I'll have mercy and not sacrifice. Because I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners to turn back.

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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And as Jesus went on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, Follow me. And he got up and followed him.

Plain English

And as Jesus went past from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him: Follow me. And he got up and followed him.

King James Version, 1611

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

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And as Jesus sat at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Plain English

And it happened that as Jesus sat at table in the house, look — plenty of tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

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And when the Pharisees saw it they said to his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?

Plain English

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?

King James Version, 1611

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

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But when Jesus heard it he said to them, It isn't the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

Plain English

But when Jesus heard it, he said to them: The ones who are well don't need a doctor, but the ones who are sick.

King James Version, 1611

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

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But go and learn what this means: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. Because I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Plain English

But go and learn what that means: I'll have mercy and not sacrifice. Because I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners to turn back.

King James Version, 1611

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

New wine

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast? And Jesus said to them, Can the guests at a wedding mourn while the groom is with them? But the days will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. Nobody puts a piece of new cloth on an old coat, because the patch pulls away from the coat and the tear is made worse. And men don't put new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins burst and the wine runs out and the skins are ruined. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are kept.

Then the disciples of John came to him: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast? And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the wedding party mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they'll fast. Nobody puts a piece of new cloth on an old coat. Because what's put in to fill it up takes from the coat, and the tear is made worse. And men don't put new wine into old wineskins. Or else the skins burst and the wine runs out and the skins are wrecked. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are kept.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

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Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?

Plain English

Then the disciples of John came to him: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?

King James Version, 1611

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

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And Jesus said to them, Can the guests at a wedding mourn while the groom is with them? But the days will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Plain English

And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the wedding party mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they'll fast.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

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Nobody puts a piece of new cloth on an old coat, because the patch pulls away from the coat and the tear is made worse.

Plain English

Nobody puts a piece of new cloth on an old coat. Because what's put in to fill it up takes from the coat, and the tear is made worse.

King James Version, 1611

No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

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And men don't put new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins burst and the wine runs out and the skins are ruined. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are kept.

Plain English

And men don't put new wine into old wineskins. Or else the skins burst and the wine runs out and the skins are wrecked. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are kept.

King James Version, 1611

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

The ruler's daughter and the woman

While he was speaking these things to them, a certain ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter has just died. But come and lay your hand on her, and she will live. And Jesus got up and followed him, and so did his disciples. And a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. Because she said to herself, If I can just touch his cloak, I will be made well. But Jesus turned round, and when he saw her he said, Daughter, take heart. Your faith has made you well. And the woman was made well from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a noise, he said to them, Make way. The girl isn't dead but asleep. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. And the news of it went out into all that land.

While he spoke these things to them, look — a certain ruler came and bowed down to him: My daughter is only just now dead. But come and lay your hand on her, and she'll live. And Jesus got up and followed him, and his disciples too. And look — a woman who had a flow of blood twelve years came behind him and touched the edge of his coat. Because she said in herself: If I only touch his coat, I'll be whole. But Jesus turned about. And when he saw her, he said: Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the pipers and the people making a noise, he said to them: Give room. Because the girl isn't dead but asleep. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put out, he went in and took her by the hand. And the girl got up. And word of it went out into all that land.

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

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While he was speaking these things to them, a certain ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter has just died. But come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.

Plain English

While he spoke these things to them, look — a certain ruler came and bowed down to him: My daughter is only just now dead. But come and lay your hand on her, and she'll live.

King James Version, 1611

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

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And Jesus got up and followed him, and so did his disciples.

Plain English

And Jesus got up and followed him, and his disciples too.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

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And a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.

Plain English

And look — a woman who had a flow of blood twelve years came behind him and touched the edge of his coat.

King James Version, 1611

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

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Because she said to herself, If I can just touch his cloak, I will be made well.

Plain English

Because she said in herself: If I only touch his coat, I'll be whole.

King James Version, 1611

For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

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But Jesus turned round, and when he saw her he said, Daughter, take heart. Your faith has made you well. And the woman was made well from that hour.

Plain English

But Jesus turned about. And when he saw her, he said: Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

King James Version, 1611

But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

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And when Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a noise,

Plain English

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the pipers and the people making a noise,

King James Version, 1611

And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

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he said to them, Make way. The girl isn't dead but asleep. And they laughed him to scorn.

Plain English

he said to them: Give room. Because the girl isn't dead but asleep. And they laughed him to scorn.

King James Version, 1611

He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

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But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

Plain English

But when the people were put out, he went in and took her by the hand. And the girl got up.

King James Version, 1611

But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

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And the news of it went out into all that land.

Plain English

And word of it went out into all that land.

King James Version, 1611

And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

Two blind men

And as Jesus left there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, Son of David, have mercy on us. And when he had come into the house the blind men came to him. And Jesus said to them, Do you believe I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord. Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith let it be done for you. And their eyes were opened. And Jesus warned them sternly, saying, See that nobody knows about it. But when they had gone out, they spread the news of him through all that country. As they went out, they brought him a man who couldn't speak, possessed by a demon. And when the demon was driven out, the man who couldn't speak spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He drives out demons by the prince of demons. And Jesus went about all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were worn out and scattered, like sheep with no shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. So pray to the Lord of the harvest, that he will send out labourers into his harvest.

And when Jesus went past from there, two blind men followed him, crying out: Son of David, have pity on us. And when he'd come into the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them: Do you believe I'm able to do this? They say to him: Yes, Lord. Then he touched their eyes: According to your faith let it be to you. And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly ordered them: See that no man knows it. But when they'd left, they spread word of him in all that country. As they went out, look — they brought him a dumb man who had a demon. And when the demon was thrown out, the dumb man spoke. And the crowds were shocked: It's never been seen like this in Israel. But the Pharisees said: He throws out demons through the leader of the demons. And Jesus went about all the towns and villages, teaching in their meeting houses and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the crowds, he was moved with pity for them, because they fainted and were scattered abroad, like sheep that haven't got a shepherd. Then he says to his disciples: The harvest truly is great, but the workers are few. So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

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And as Jesus left there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, Son of David, have mercy on us.

Plain English

And when Jesus went past from there, two blind men followed him, crying out: Son of David, have pity on us.

King James Version, 1611

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.

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And when he had come into the house the blind men came to him. And Jesus said to them, Do you believe I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

Plain English

And when he'd come into the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them: Do you believe I'm able to do this? They say to him: Yes, Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

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Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith let it be done for you.

Plain English

Then he touched their eyes: According to your faith let it be to you.

King James Version, 1611

Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

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And their eyes were opened. And Jesus warned them sternly, saying, See that nobody knows about it.

Plain English

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly ordered them: See that no man knows it.

King James Version, 1611

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

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But when they had gone out, they spread the news of him through all that country.

Plain English

But when they'd left, they spread word of him in all that country.

King James Version, 1611

But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

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As they went out, they brought him a man who couldn't speak, possessed by a demon.

Plain English

As they went out, look — they brought him a dumb man who had a demon.

King James Version, 1611

As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.

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And when the demon was driven out, the man who couldn't speak spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.

Plain English

And when the demon was thrown out, the dumb man spoke. And the crowds were shocked: It's never been seen like this in Israel.

King James Version, 1611

And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

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But the Pharisees said, He drives out demons by the prince of demons.

Plain English

But the Pharisees said: He throws out demons through the leader of the demons.

King James Version, 1611

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

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And Jesus went about all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Plain English

And Jesus went about all the towns and villages, teaching in their meeting houses and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

King James Version, 1611

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

36

But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were worn out and scattered, like sheep with no shepherd.

Plain English

But when he saw the crowds, he was moved with pity for them, because they fainted and were scattered abroad, like sheep that haven't got a shepherd.

King James Version, 1611

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

37

Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few.

Plain English

Then he says to his disciples: The harvest truly is great, but the workers are few.

King James Version, 1611

Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

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So pray to the Lord of the harvest, that he will send out labourers into his harvest.

Plain English

So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

King James Version, 1611

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.