--- title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition) description: Matthew from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition. authors: - Smith, Joseph, Jr. collections: - joseph-smith tags: - translation published: "1867" publisher: RLDS Publication Board publisher_place: Plano, Illinois publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867." edition: First edition (Plano, 1867) language: en type: book chapter: 9 verse_count: 44 reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Matthew, chap. 9, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft." source: url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md." rights: status: public-domain basis: 1867 US publication source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft publication_year: 1867 --- # Matthew 9 *Jesus rejecteth the Jews, with their baptism Parable of the wine and bottles.* **1** And Jesus entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his city. **2** And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus, knowing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee; go thy way and sin no more. **3** And, behold, certain of the Scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. **4** And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore is it that ye think evil in your hearts? **5** For is it not easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee, than to say, Arise and walk. **6** But I said this that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins. **7** Then Jesus said unto the sick of the palsy, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. **8** And he immediately arose, and departed to his house. **9** But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled and glorified God, who had given such power unto men. **10** And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the place where they received tribute, as was customary in those days, and he said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. **11** And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him, and with his disciples. **12** And when the Pharisees saw them, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners? **13** But when Jesus heard them, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. **14** But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. **15** And while he was thus teaching, there came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? **16** And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? **17** But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. **18** Then said the Pharisees unto him, Why will ye not receive us with our baptism, seeing we keep the whole law? **19** But Jesus said unto them, Ye keep not the law. If ye had kept the law, ye would have received me, for I am he who gave the law. **20** I receive not you with your baptism, because it profiteth you nothing. **21** For when that which is new is come, the old is ready to be put away. **22** For no man putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment; for that which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. **23** Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish; but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. **24** While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dying; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live. **25** And Jesus arose and followed him, and also his disciples, and much people thronged him. **26** And, behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. **27** For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. **28** But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. **29** And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels, and the people making a noise, **30** He said unto them, Give place; for the maid is not dead; but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. **31** But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. **32** And the fame of Jesus went abroad into all that land. **33** And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on us. **34** And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. **35** Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you. **36** And their eyes were opened; and straitly he charged them, saying, Keep my commandments, and see ye tell no man in this place, that no man know it. **37** But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. **38** And as they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. **39** And when the devil was cast out, the dumb man spake. And the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. **40** But the Pharisees said, He casteth out the devils, through the prince of the devils. **41** And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and disease among the people. **42** But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. **43** Then said he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. **44** Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.