Mateus 9
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus cura um paralítico
(Mc 2.1-12; Lc 5.17-26)
9 Jesus entrou no barco e atravessou novamente o lago, voltando para sua própria cidade.
2 Algumas pessoas lhe trouxeram um paralítico deitado numa maca. Ao ver a fé que eles tinham, Jesus disse ao paralítico:
—Coragem, meu filho! Os seus pecados estão perdoados.
3 Alguns professores da lei ouviram aquilo e começaram a comentar entre si:
—Este homem está insultando a Deus.
4 Jesus, porém, sabia o que eles estavam pensando e disse:
—Por que estão pensando essas coisas malignas? 5 Talvez vocês pensem que é mais fácil lhe dizer: “Os seus pecados estão perdoados”, porque isso não pode provar que eu tenho autoridade para perdoar os pecados das pessoas. Se eu, porém, lhe dizer: “Levante-se e ande!” 6 e assim acontecer, então ficará demonstrado que o Filho do Homem tem poder na terra para perdoar pecados.
E então disse ao paralítico:
—Levante-se, pegue a sua maca e vá para casa.
7 E o homem se levantou e foi para casa. 8 Quando a multidão viu aquilo ficou com muito medo e começou a adorar a Deus por ele ter dado tal poder aos homens.
Jesus chama Mateus
(Mc 2.13-17; Lc 5.27-32)
9 Quando Jesus estava indo embora, viu um homem sentado no lugar onde as pessoas pagavam os seus impostos. O nome dele era Mateus. Jesus disse a ele:
—Siga-me!
Mateus se levantou e o seguiu.
10 Quando Jesus estava comendo na casa de Mateus, muitos cobradores de impostos e pecadores também chegaram e tomaram lugar à mesa com ele e seus discípulos. 11 Quando os fariseus viram aquilo, perguntaram aos discípulos de Jesus:
—Por que o mestre de vocês come com cobradores de impostos e com pecadores?
12 Jesus, ouvindo a pergunta dos fariseus, lhes respondeu:
—Não são os que têm saúde que precisam de médico, mas sim os que estão doentes. 13 Vão e procurem entender o que as Escrituras querem dizer: “Eu quero de vocês compaixão em vez de sacrifícios de animais”.(A) Pois eu não vim chamar aqueles que se creem justos, mas sim os pecadores.
Jesus ensina sobre o jejum
(Mc 2.18-22; Lc 5.33-39)
14 Os discípulos de João Batista se aproximaram de Jesus e lhe perguntaram:
—Por que tanto nós como os fariseus jejuamos muitas vezes enquanto que os seus discípulos não jejuam?
15 Jesus lhes respondeu:
—Por acaso os convidados do noivo ficam tristes enquanto o noivo está com eles? Claro que não! Mas virá o tempo em que o noivo será levado para longe deles. Então eles jejuarão.
16 —Ninguém remenda uma roupa velha com retalho de pano novo. Se fizer isso, o pano novo vai encolher e rasgar a roupa velha, e o rasgo ficará ainda maior. 17 Da mesma forma, ninguém coloca vinho novo em odres velhos, pois, se o fizer, os odres se arrebentarão, o vinho se derramará e os odres ficarão arruinados. Ao contrário, vinho novo é colocado em odres novos e ambos se conservam.
Jesus ressuscita uma menina e cura uma mulher
(Mc 5.21-43; Lc 8.40-56)
18 Mal Jesus tinha acabado de dizer essas coisas, quando um chefe da sinagoga se aproximou dele e, ajoelhando-se, lhe disse:
—Minha filha acaba de morrer; mas venha e coloque as mãos sobre ela para que volte à vida.
19 Jesus, então, se levantou e o seguiu. Os seus discípulos também foram com ele. 20 Enquanto caminhavam, uma mulher que há doze anos sofria de hemorragia se aproximou por trás de Jesus e tocou na ponta da sua roupa. 21 Ela fez aquilo porque pensava:
—Se eu ao menos tocar na sua roupa, ficarei curada.
22 Jesus se virou e, vendo a mulher, lhe disse:
—Coragem, minha filha, a sua fé a curou.
E desde aquele momento a mulher ficou curada.
23 Jesus chegou à casa do chefe da sinagoga e viu ali algumas pessoas tocando música de enterro e uma multidão em estado de comoção. 24 Ao ver aquilo, Jesus disse:
—Saiam todos! A menina não está morta; apenas dorme!
Muitas pessoas começaram a rir-se dele por causa disso.
25 Depois de todos terem saído, Jesus entrou no quarto da menina, a pegou pela mão e ela se levantou. 26 E a notícia a respeito deste fato se espalhou por toda aquela região.
Jesus cura dois cegos
27 Jesus estava indo embora quando dois cegos o seguiram. Eles gritavam:
—Tenha misericórdia de nós, Filho de Davi!
28 Assim que Jesus entrou na casa, os cegos se aproximaram dele e Jesus lhes perguntou:
—Vocês creem que eu posso realmente curá-los?
E eles responderam:
—Sim, senhor!
29 Jesus tocou nos olhos deles e disse:
—Que seja feito de acordo com a sua fé.
30 E os olhos dos cegos se abriram. Jesus, entretanto, os avisou severamente, dizendo:
—Não deixem que ninguém saiba disso!
31 Mas assim que eles saíram, espalharam as notícias a respeito de Jesus por toda aquela região.
Jesus cura um mudo
32 Depois deles terem ido embora, algumas pessoas levaram um homem até Jesus. Ele era mudo, pois estava possuído por um demônio. 33 Quando o demônio foi expulso, o homem começou a falar e toda a multidão, admirada, dizia:
—Nunca se viu coisa igual a esta em Israel!
34 Os fariseus, porém, diziam:
—É o chefe dos demônios que lhe dá poder para expulsar demônios.
Jesus tem pena do povo
35 Jesus viajava por todas as cidades e aldeias daquela região e ensinava nas suas sinagogas. Ele proclamava as Boas Novas do reino a todos e curava toda espécie de doenças e enfermidades. 36 Quando Jesus viu a multidão, teve muita pena, pois as pessoas pareciam aflitas e desamparadas, como ovelhas que não têm pastor. 37 Jesus, então, disse aos seus discípulos:
—A colheita é grande, mas os trabalhadores são poucos. 38 Portanto, orem ao Senhor para que ele mande mais trabalhadores para a sua colheita, pois ele é o dono dos campos.
Matthew 9
New King James Version
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic(A)
9 So He got into a boat, crossed over, (B)and came to His own city. 2 (C)Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. (D)When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
3 And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
4 But Jesus, (E)knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” 7 And he arose and departed to his house.
8 Now when the multitudes saw it, they (F)marveled[a] and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Matthew the Tax Collector(G)
9 (H)As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
10 (I)Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with (J)tax collectors and (K)sinners?”
12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: (L)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (M)but sinners, [b]to repentance.”
Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(N)
14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, (O)“Why do we and the Pharisees fast [c]often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
15 And Jesus said to them, “Can (P)the [d]friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and (Q)then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for [e]the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins [f]break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed(R)
18 (S)While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” 19 So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His (T)disciples.
20 (U)And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and (V)touched the hem of His garment. 21 For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” 22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; (W)your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
23 (X)When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw (Y)the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, 24 He said to them, (Z)“Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. 25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and (AA)took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the (AB)report of this went out into all that land.
Two Blind Men Healed
27 When Jesus departed from there, (AC)two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, (AD)“Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came 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, “According to your faith let it be to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, (AE)“See that no one knows it.” 31 (AF)But when they had departed, they [g]spread the news about Him in all that [h]country.
A Mute Man Speaks
32 (AG)As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”
34 But the Pharisees said, (AH)“He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
The Compassion of Jesus(AI)
35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, (AJ)teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease [i]among the people. 36 (AK)But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were [j]weary and scattered, (AL)like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, (AM)“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 (AN)Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:8 NU were afraid
- Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance
- Matthew 9:14 NU brackets often as disputed.
- Matthew 9:15 Lit. sons of the bridechamber
- Matthew 9:16 Lit. that which is put on
- Matthew 9:17 burst
- Matthew 9:31 Lit. made Him known
- Matthew 9:31 Lit. land
- Matthew 9:35 NU omits among the people
- Matthew 9:36 NU, M harassed
Matthew 9
English Standard Version
Jesus Heals a Paralytic
9 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to (A)his own city. 2 (B)And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus (C)saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, (D)“Take heart, my son; (E)your sins are forgiven.” 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, (F)“This man is blaspheming.” 4 But Jesus, (G)knowing[a] their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 7 And he rose and went home. 8 When the crowds saw it, (H)they were afraid, and (I)they glorified God, who had (J)given such authority to men.
Jesus Calls Matthew
9 (K)As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called (L)Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
10 And as Jesus[b] reclined at table in the house, behold, many (M)tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, (N)“Why does your teacher eat with (O)tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn (P)what this means: (Q)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For (R)I came not to call the righteous, (S)but sinners.”
A Question About Fasting
14 Then (T)the disciples of John came to him, saying, (U)“Why do we and (V)the Pharisees fast,[c] but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, (W)“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? (X)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (Y)then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. 17 Neither is new wine put into old (Z)wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed
18 (AA)While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and (AB)knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. 20 And behold, a woman (AC)who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched (AD)the fringe of his garment, 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” 22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, (AE)“Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” (AF)And instantly[d] the woman was made well. 23 And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw (AG)the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away, for (AH)the girl is not dead but (AI)sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 But (AJ)when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and (AK)took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the report of this went through all that district.
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
27 (AL)And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, (AM)Son of David.” 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 (AN)Then he touched their eyes, saying, (AO)“According to your faith let it be done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, (AP)“See that no one knows about it.” 31 (AQ)But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.
Jesus Heals a Man Unable to Speak
32 As they were going away, behold, a (AR)demon-oppressed man who was mute (AS)was brought to him. 33 And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds (AT)marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” 34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”
The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few
35 (AU)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 (AV)When he saw the crowds, (AW)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, (AX)like sheep without a shepherd. 37 (AY)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore (AZ)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to (BA)send out laborers into his harvest.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:4 Some manuscripts perceiving
- Matthew 9:10 Greek he
- Matthew 9:14 Some manuscripts add much, or often
- Matthew 9:22 Greek from that hour
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