{"book":"Luke","slug":"luke","ch":5,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Luke","prev":"luke/4","next":"luke/6","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"On one occasion, while [Jesus] was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret [with] the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,","f":["That is, the Sea of Galilee"],"h":"The First Disciples","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing [their] nets.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"[Jesus] got into the boat belonging to Simon [and] asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"When [Jesus] had finished speaking, He said to Simon,“ Put out into deep [water] and let down your nets for a catch.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"When [Jesus] had finished speaking, He said to Simon,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Put out into deep [water] and let down your nets for a catch.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"“ Master,” Simon replied,“ we have worked hard all night [without] catching [anything]. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"When they had done so, they caught [such] a large number of fish [that] their nets began to tear.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"So they signaled to [their] partners in the other boat to come [and] help them, and they came and filled both boats so [full] that they began to sink.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"When Simon Peter saw [this], he fell at Jesus’ knees.“ Go away from me, Lord,” he said,“ for I am a sinful man.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"and so [were] [his] partners James and John, [the] sons of Zebedee.“ {Do} not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon.“ From now on you will catch men.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"and so [were] [his] partners James and John, [the] sons of Zebedee."},{"style":"reg","t":"“ {Do} not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon."},{"style":"red","t":"“ From now on you will catch men.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"And when they had brought [their] boats ashore, they left everything [and] followed Him.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"While [Jesus] was in one of the towns, a man [came along] [who was] covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown [and] begged Him,“ Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”","f":["Leprosy was a term used for various skin diseases. See Leviticus 13."],"h":"The Leper’s Prayer","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"[Jesus] reached out [His] hand [and] touched [the man].“ I am willing,” He said.“ Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] reached out [His] hand [and] touched [the man]."},{"style":"red","t":"“ I am willing,” He said."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"“ {Do not} tell [anyone],” [Jesus] instructed him.“ But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”","f":["See Leviticus 14:1–32."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ {Do not} tell [anyone],” [Jesus] instructed him."},{"style":"red","t":"“ But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"But the news about [Jesus] spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear [Him] and to be healed of their sicknesses.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"One day [Jesus] was teaching, and [the] Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting [there]. [People] had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and [the] power of [the] Lord was [present] for Him to heal [the sick].","f":[],"h":"Jesus Heals a Paralytic","style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"Just then [some] men [came] carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before [Jesus],","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on [his] mat through the tiles into the middle [of the crowd], right in front of Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"When [Jesus] saw their faith, He said,“ Friend, your sins are forgiven.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"When [Jesus] saw their faith, He said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Friend, your sins are forgiven.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves,“ Who is this [man] who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied,“ Why are you thinking [these things] in your hearts?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Why are you thinking [these things] in your hearts?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"Which is easier: to say,‘ Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say,‘ Get up and walk ’?","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins… ” He said to the paralytic,“ I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, [and] go home.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins… ” He said to the paralytic,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, [and] go home.”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":25,"t":"And immediately [the man] stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe [and] said,“ We have seen remarkable things today.”","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"After [this], [Jesus] went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“ Follow Me,” He told him,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"After [this], [Jesus] went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Follow Me,” He told him,"}],"h":"Jesus Calls Levi","style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"and [Levi] got up, left everything, [and] followed Him.","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"Then Levi hosted a great banquet for [Jesus] at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to [Jesus’] disciples,“ Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"Jesus answered,“ [It is] not the healthy [who] need a doctor, but the sick.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ [It is] not the healthy [who] need a doctor, but the sick."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"I have not come to call [the] righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"Then they said to Him,“ John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”","f":[],"h":"Questions about Fasting","style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"Jesus replied,“ Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while [He] is with them?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while [He] is with them?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"But [the] time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”","f":[]},{"v":36,"t":"He also told them a parable:“ No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment [and] sews [it] on an old [one]. If he does, he will tear the new [garment] as well, and [the] patch from the new will not match the old.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"He also told them a parable:"},{"style":"red","t":"“ No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment [and] sews [it] on an old [one]. If he does, he will tear the new [garment] as well, and [the] patch from the new will not match the old."}],"h":"The Patches and the Wineskins","style":"reg"},{"v":37,"t":"And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, [the wine] will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":38,"t":"Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"And no one after drinking old [wine ] wants new, for he says,‘ The old is better.’”","f":[]}]}