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Luke 5

Common English Bible CEB

1 One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Gennesaret when the crowd pressed in around him to hear God's word.

2 Jesus saw two boats sitting by the lake. The fishermen had gone ashore and were washing their nets.

3 Jesus boarded one of the boats, the one that belonged to Simon, then asked him to row out a little distance from the shore. Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.

4 When he finished speaking to the crowds, he said to Simon, "Row out farther, into the deep water, and drop your nets for a catch."

5 Simon replied, "Master, we've worked hard all night and caught nothing. But because you say so, I'll drop the nets."

6 So they dropped the nets and their catch was so huge that their nets were splitting.

7 They signaled for their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They filled both boats so full that they were about to sink.

8 When Simon Peter saw the catch, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Leave me, Lord, for I'm a sinner!"

9 Peter and those with him were overcome with amazement because of the number of fish they caught.

10 James and John, Zebedee's sons, were Simon's partners and they were amazed too. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on, you will be fishing for people."

11 As soon as they brought the boats to the shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.

12 Jesus was in one of the towns where there was also a man covered with a skin disease. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged, "Lord, if you want, you can make me clean."

13 Jesus reached out his hand, touched him, and said, "I do want to. Be clean." Instantly, the skin disease left him.

14 Jesus ordered him not to tell anyone. "Instead," Jesus said, "go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses instructed. This will be a testimony to them."

15 News of him spread even more and huge crowds gathered to listen and to be healed from their illnesses.

16 But Jesus would withdraw to deserted places for prayer.

17 One day when Jesus was teaching, Pharisees and legal experts were sitting nearby. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem. Now the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal.

18 Some men were bringing a man who was paralyzed, lying on a cot. They wanted to carry him in and place him before Jesus,

19 but they couldn't reach him because of the crowd. So they took him up on the roof and lowered him—cot and all—through the roof tiles into the crowded room in front of Jesus.

20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."

21 The legal experts and Pharisees began to mutter among themselves, "Who is this who insults God? Only God can forgive sins!"

22 Jesus recognized what they were discussing and responded, "Why do you fill your minds with these questions?

23 Which is easier—to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, ‘Get up and walk'?

24 But so that you will know that the Human One has authority on the earth to forgive sins" —Jesus now spoke to the man who was paralyzed, "I say to you, get up, take your cot, and go home."

25 Right away, the man stood before them, picked up his cot, and went home, praising God.

26 All the people were beside themselves with wonder. Filled with awe, they glorified God, saying, "We've seen unimaginable things today."

27 Afterward, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at a kiosk for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, "Follow me."

28 Levi got up, left everything behind, and followed him.

29 Then Levi threw a great banquet for Jesus in his home. A large number of tax collectors and others sat down to eat with them.

30 The Pharisees and their legal experts grumbled against his disciples. They said, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

31 Jesus answered, "Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do.

32 I didn't come to call righteous people but sinners to change their hearts and lives."

33 Some people said to Jesus, "The disciples of John fast often and pray frequently. The disciples of the Pharisees do the same, but your disciples are always eating and drinking."

34 Jesus replied, "You can't make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?

35 The days will come when the groom will be taken from them, and then they will fast."

36 Then he told them a parable. "No one tears a patch from a new garment to patch an old garment. Otherwise, the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn't match the old garment.

37 Nobody pours new wine into old wineskins. If they did, the new wine would burst the wineskins, the wine would spill, and the wineskins would be ruined.

38 Instead, new wine must be put into new wineskins.

39 No one who drinks a well-aged wine wants new wine, but says, ‘The well-aged wine is better.'"

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God's word.

2 Jesus saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets.

3 So Jesus got into the boat that belonged to Simon and asked him to push off a little from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowd from the boat.

4 When he finished speaking, he told Simon, "Take the boat into deep water, and lower your nets to catch some fish."

5 Simon answered, "Teacher, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I'll lower the nets."

6 After the men had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. Their partners came and filled both boats until the boats nearly sank.

8 When Simon Peter saw this, he knelt in front of Jesus and said, "Leave me, Lord! I'm a sinful person!"

9 Simon and everyone who was with him was amazed to see the large number of fish they had caught.

10 James and John, who were Zebedee's sons and Simon's partners, were also amazed. Jesus told Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on you will catch people instead of fish."

11 Simon and his partners brought the boats to shore, left everything, and followed Jesus.

12 One day Jesus was in a city where there was a man covered with a serious skin disease. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground. He begged Jesus, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean."

13 Jesus reached out, touched him, and said, "I want to. So be clean!" Immediately, his skin disease went away.

14 Jesus ordered him, "Don't tell anyone. Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifice as Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean."

15 The news about Jesus spread even more. Large crowds gathered to hear him and have their diseases cured.

16 But he would go away to places where he could be alone for prayer.

17 One day when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and experts in Moses' Teachings were present. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. Jesus had the power of the Lord to heal.

18 Some men brought a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They tried to take him into the house and put him in front of Jesus.

19 But they could not find a way to get him into the house because of the crowd. So they went up on the roof. They made an opening in the tiles and let the man down on his stretcher among the people. (They lowered him in front of Jesus.)

20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Sir, your sins are forgiven."

21 The scribes and the Pharisees thought, "Who is this man? He's dishonoring God! Who besides God can forgive sins?"

22 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, "What are you thinking?

23 Is it easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

24 I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." Then he said to the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home."

25 The man immediately stood up in front of them and picked up the stretcher he had been lying on. Praising God, he went home.

26 Everyone was amazed and praised God. They were filled with awe and said, "We've seen things today we can hardly believe!"

27 After that, Jesus left. He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in a tax office. Jesus said to him, "Follow me!"

28 So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him.

29 Levi held a large reception at his home for Jesus. A huge crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

30 The Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus' disciples. They asked, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

31 Jesus answered them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor; those who are sick do.

32 I've come to call sinners to change the way they think and act, not to call people who think they have God's approval."

33 They said to him, "John's disciples frequently fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. But your disciples eat and drink."

34 Jesus asked them, "Can you force wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them?

35 The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. At that time they will fast."

36 He also used these illustrations: "No one tears a piece of cloth from a new coat to patch an old coat. Otherwise, the new cloth will tear the old. Besides, the patch from the new will not match the old.

37 People don't pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the new wine will make the skins burst. The wine will run out, and the skins will be ruined.

38 Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh skins.

39 "No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine. He says, 'The old wine is better!'"