Matthew 9:18-38

Miracles of Healing

18 ¹While He was saying these things to them, a synagogue official came and ²bowed down before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live."

19 Jesus got up and began to follow him, and so did His disciples.

20 And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched ³the fringe of His cloak;

21 for she was saying to herself, "If I only ⁴touch His garment, I will get well."

22 But Jesus turning and seeing her said, "Daughter, ⁵take courage; ⁶your faith has made you well." At once * the woman was made well.

23 When Jesus came into the official's house, and saw ⁷the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder,

24 He said, "Leave; for the girl ⁸has not died, but is asleep." And they began laughing at Him.

25 But ⁹when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and ¹⁰took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

26 ¹¹This news spread throughout all that land.

27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, ¹²Son of David!"

28 When He entered the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to Him, "Yes, Lord."

29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, "It shall be done to you ¹³according to your faith."

30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus ¹⁴sternly warned them: "See that no one knows about this!"

31 But they went out and ¹⁵spread the news about Him throughout all that land.

32 As they were going out, ¹⁶a mute, ¹⁷demon-possessed man was brought to Him.

33 After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "¹⁸Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."

34 But the Pharisees were saying, "He ¹⁹casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."

35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, ²⁰teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

36 ²¹Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, ²²because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without * a shepherd.

37 Then He said to His disciples, "²³The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

38 "Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 9:18-26: {Mark 5:22-43; Luke 8:41-56}
• 2. Matthew 8:2
• 3. Numbers 15:38; Deuteronomy 22:12; Matthew 14:36; Matthew 23:5
• 4. Matthew 14:36; Mark 3:10; Luke 6:19
• 5. Matthew 9:2
• 6. Matthew 9:29; Matthew 15:28; Mark 5:34; Mark 10:52; Luke 7:50; Luke 8:48; Luke 17:19; Luke 18:42
• 7. 2 Chronicles 35:25; Jeremiah 9:17; Jeremiah 16:6; Ezekiel 24:17
• 8. John 11:13; Acts 20:10
• 9. Acts 9:40
• 10. Mark 9:27
• 11. Matthew 4:24; Matthew 9:31; Matthew 14:1; Mark 1:28, 45; Luke 4:14, 37; Luke 5:15; Luke 7:17
• 12. Matthew 1:1; Matthew 12:23; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 20:30, 31; Matthew 21:9, 15; Matthew 22:42; Mark 10:47, 48; Mark 12:35; Luke 18:38, 39; Luke 20:41
• 13. Matthew 8:13; Matthew 9:22
• 14. Matthew 8:4
• 15. Matthew 4:24; Matthew 9:26; Matthew 14:1; Mark 1:28, 45; Luke 4:14, 37; Luke 5:15; Luke 7:17
• 16. Matthew 12:22, 24
• 17. Matthew 4:24
• 18. Mark 2:12
• 19. Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; John 7:20
• 20. Matthew 4:23; Mark 1:14
• 21. Matthew 14:14; Matthew 15:32; Mark 6:34; Mark 8:2
• 22. Numbers 27:17; Ezekiel 34:5; Zechariah 10:2; Mark 6:34
• 23. Luke 10:2

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "one"
• [b]. Lit "ruler"
• [c]. Or "worshiped"
• [d]. I.e. tassel fringe with a blue cord
• [e]. Or "outer garment"
• [f]. Lit "in herself"
• [g]. Lit "be saved"
• [h]. Lit "saved you"
• [i]. Lit "from that hour"
• [j]. Lit "saved"
• [k]. Lit "ruler's"
• [l]. Or "was raised up"
• [m]. Or "Let it be done;" Gr command
• [n]. Lit "they brought"
• [o]. Lit "ever appeared"
• [p]. Lit "crowds"
• [q]. Or "harassed"
• [r]. Lit "thrown down"
• [s]. Lit "not having"