Andit came to pass, that, as thepeoplepressed uponhimto hearthewordof God, hestoodbythelakeof Gennesaret, Andsawtwoshipsstandingbythelake: butthefishermenwere goneout ofthem, and were washing their nets. Andhe enteredintooneof theships, whichwasSimon's, and prayedhimthat he would thrust outa littlefromtheland. Andhe sat down, and taughtthepeopleout oftheship. Nowwhenhe had leftspeaking, he saiduntoSimon, Launch outintothedeep, and let downyournetsfor a draught. AndSimonansweringsaidunto him, Master, we have toiledallthenight, and have takennothing: neverthelessatthywordI will let downthenet. Andwhen they had thisdone, they encloseda greatmultitudeof fishes: andtheirnetbroke. Andthey beckonedunto their partners, whichwere intheothership, that they should comeand helpthem. Andthey came, andfilledboththeships, so thattheybegan to sink. WhenSimonPetersaw it, he fell downat Jesus' knees, saying, Departfromme; forI ama sinfulman, O Lord. Forhewas astonished, andallthatwere withhim, atthedraughtof thefisheswhichthey had taken: Andso was alsoJames, andJohn, the sonsof Zebedee, whichwerepartnerswith Simon. AndJesussaiduntoSimon, Fearnot; fromhenceforth thou shaltcatchmen. Andwhen they had broughttheir shipstoland, they forsookall, and followedhim. Andit came to pass, when hewasina certaincity, beholda manfullof leprosy: whoseeingJesusfellon his face, and besoughthim, saying, Lord, ifthou wilt, thou canstmake me clean. Andhe put forth his hand, and touchedhim, saying, I will: be thou clean. Andimmediatelytheleprosydepartedfromhim. Andhechargedhimto tell no man: butgo, and showthyself to thepriest, andofferforthycleansing, according asMosescommanded, for a testimony unto them. Butso much the morewent there a fame abroadofhim: andgreatmultitudescame togetherto hear, andto be healedbyhimoftheirinfirmities. Andhewithdrewhimself intothewilderness, andprayed. Andit came to passona certainday, ashewasteaching, thatthere werePhariseesanddoctors of the lawsitting by, whichwerecomeout ofeverytownof Galilee, andJudea, andJerusalem: andthe powerof the Lordwas present to healthem. And, behold, menbroughtina beda manwhichwastaken with a palsy: andthey sought means to bring him in, andto lay him beforehim. Andwhen they could notfindbywhat way they might bring him inbecause ofthemultitude, they wentuponthehousetop, andlet him downthroughthetilingwith his couchintothemidstbeforeJesus. Andwhen he sawtheirfaith, he saidunto him, Man, thysins are forgiventhee. AndthescribesandthePhariseesbeganto reason, saying, Whoisthiswhichspeakethblasphemies? Whocanforgivesins, butGodalone? Butwhen Jesusperceivedtheirthoughts, he answeringsaiduntothem, Whatreason ye inyourhearts? Whetheriseasier, to say, Thysins be forgiventhee; or to say, Rise upandwalk? Butthat ye may knowthattheSon of manhathpoweruponearth to forgivesins, (he saidunto thesick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take upthycouch, andgointothinehouse. Andimmediatelyhe rose upbeforethem, and took upthat whereonhe lay, and departedtohis ownhouse, glorifyingGod. Andthey were all amazed, andthey glorifiedGod, andwere filledwith fear, saying, We have seenstrange thingstoday. Andafterthese thingshe went forth, andsawa publican, namedLevi, sittingatthereceipt of custom: andhe saidunto him, Followme. Andhe leftall, rose up, and followedhim. AndLevimadehima greatfeastinhis ownhouse: andthere wasa greatcompanyof publicansandof othersthatsat downwiththem. ButtheirscribesandPhariseesmurmuredagainsthisdisciples, saying, Whydo ye eatanddrinkwithpublicansandsinners? AndJesusansweringsaiduntothem, They that are wholeneednot a physician: but they that are sick I camenot to call the righteous, butsinnerstorepentance. Andtheysaiduntohim, Whydo thedisciplesof Johnfastoften, andmakeprayers, andlikewise the disciplesof thePharisees; butthineeatanddrink? Andhesaiduntothem, Canyemakethechildren of thebridechamberfast, whilethebridegroomiswiththem? But the days will come, whenthebridegroom shall be taken awayfromthem, and then shall they fastinthosedays. Andhe spakealsoa parableuntothem; No manputteth a piece of a newgarmentupon an old; if otherwise, then boththenew maketh a rent, andthepiecethat was taken out ofthenewagreethnot with theold. And no manputtethnewwineintooldbottles; elsethenewwine will burstthebottles, andbespilled, andthebottles shall perish. Butnewwine must be putintonewbottles; andboth are preserved. No manalso having drunkold wine straightwaydesirethnew: for he saith, Theoldisbetter.