Matthew 9

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 28

1 And entering into the boat, He passed over and came to His own city.

2 And, behold! They were bringing a paralytic lying on a cot to Him. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed one, Have courage, child. Your sins have been remitted.

3 And, behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, This one blasphemes.

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Chapter Summary

2 Christ cures a paralytic, 9 calls Matthew the tax collector, 10 eats with tax collectors and sinners, 14 defends his disciples for not fasting, 20 cures the bloody issue, 23 raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead, 27 gives sight to two blind men, 32 heals a dumb man possessed.

Key Greek Words

ἀφίημι forgive, remit G863
πίστις faith G4102
ἁμαρτωλός sinner G268
ἔλεος mercy G1656
ἐξουσία authority G1849
θερισμός harvest G2326

People & Context

Jesus

Heals the paralytic, calls Matthew, raises the ruler's daughter, and gives sight to the blind

Matthew

A tax collector sitting at the tax office whom Jesus calls to follow Him

Pharisees

Religious leaders who object to Jesus eating with sinners and accuse Him of casting out demons by the ruler of demons

John the Baptist

His disciples question Jesus about why His disciples do not fast

Timeline

Healing the Paralytic and Calling Matthew

Jesus proves His authority to remit sins by healing a paralyzed man, then controversially calls Matthew the tax collector to follow Him.

Matthew 9:1-13
Raising the Ruler's Daughter

A woman is cured of her blood flow by touching Jesus' garment, and Jesus subsequently raises a ruler's deceased little girl to life.

Matthew 9:18-26

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