And it happened that a crowd gathered about him to hear the word of Elohim. And he was standing by the side of the sea of Gennesaret,

and he saw two ships standing by the side of the sea, and the fishermen had gone up from them and were washing their nets.

And one of them was Shimon Keefa’s. And Y'shua went up and sat in it. And he said to draw it a little from the dry land into the water. And he was sitting and teaching the crowd from the ship.

And when he ceased from speaking, he said to Shimon: Launch out into the deep, and cast your nets for a catch.

Shimon answered and said to him: Rabbi, all night we have toiled and caught nothing. But at your word I will cast the net.

And when they did this, they enclosed a great many fish, and their net was breaking.

And they signaled to their companions in the other boat to come and help them. And when they came, they filled both the boats so that they were near to sinking.

And when Shimon Keefa saw it, he fell before the feet of Y'shua and said to him: I beg you, my Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man.

For astonishment had seized him and all who were with him at the catch of fish that they had caught.

And likewise also Ya'akov and Yochanan, the sons of Zabdi, who were partners of Shimon. But Y'shua said to Shimon: Do not fear; from now on you will catch men for life.

And they brought the boats to the land and left everything and came after him.

And when Y'shua was in one of the cities, a man came who was full of all leprosy. He saw Y'shua and fell on his face and was begging him and said to him: My Master, if you will, you can cleanse me.

And Y'shua stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him: I will it; be clean. And immediately his leprosy went from him and he was cleansed.

And he charged him: Speak to no one; but go show yourself to the priest, and offer the offering for your purification, as Moshe commanded, for a testimony to them.

And his fame went out about him still more, and many people were gathering to hear from him and to be healed of their diseases.

But he was withdrawing to the wilderness and praying.

And it happened on one of the days while Y'shua was teaching, that Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting by, who had come from all the villages of Galila and of Yehuda and of Urishlim; and the power of Master YHWH was present to heal them.

And some men brought a paralyzed man on a bed, and they were seeking to bring him in and place him before him.

And when they could not find how to bring him in because of the multitude of the people, they went up to the roof and let him down with his couch from the covering into the middle before Y'shua.

And when Y'shua saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: Man, your sins are forgiven you.

And the scribes and Pharisees began reasoning and saying: Who is this who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but Elohim alone?

But Y'shua knew their thoughts, and answered and said to them: What are you thinking in your hearts?

Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Get up and walk?

But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralytic: I say to you, Get up, take up your couch, and go to your house.

And at once he rose up before their eyes, and took up his couch, and went to his house while glorifying Elohim.

And amazement seized everyone, and they were glorifying Elohim, and they were filled with fear, and said, We have seen wonders today.

After these things Y'shua went out and saw a tax collector whose name was Levi sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, Come after me.

And he left everything, and rose, and went after him.

And Levi made a great feast for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and of others who were reclining with them.

And the scribes and Pharisees were murmuring and saying to his disciples, Why are you eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?

And Y'shua answered and said to them: A physician is not sought after for the well, but for those who are very sick.

I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And they said to him: Why do the disciples of Yochanan fast often, and pray, and also those of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink?

But he said to them: You cannot make the sons of the bridal chamber fast while the bridegroom is with them.

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken up from them, and then they will fast in those days.

And he spoke a parable to them: No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment, lest he tear the new, and the patch from the new not make the old garment whole.

And no one puts new wine into old sacks; otherwise the new wine bursts the sacks, and the wine is spilled, and the sacks are ruined.

But they put new wine into new sacks, and both are preserved.

And no one drinks old wine and at once wants new; for he says, The old is pleasant.