Gen Z: Matthew 9
1He hopped on a boat, cruised over, and rolled up to his hometown.
2Then, peep this: they brought a dude who couldn’t move, chillin’ on a bed. Jesus saw their faith and was like, “Yo, fam, don’t stress; your sins are forgiven.”
3But some scribes were low-key judging, thinking, “This dude's blaspheming.”
4Jesus caught their vibe and said, “Why y’all trippin’ in your hearts?”
5Like, what’s harder to say? “Your sins are forgiven” or “Get up and walk”?
6But just so you know, the Son of Man can forgive sins on earth, so he told the dude, “Get up, grab your bed, and bounce home.”
7The guy got up and dipped to his crib.
8When the crowd saw it, they were shook and praised God for giving such power to people.
9As Jesus was leaving, he spotted a dude named Matthew chilling at his tax booth and said, “Follow me.” Matthew got up and followed him.
10Later, while Jesus was chilling at dinner, a bunch of tax collectors and sinners rolled up to hang with him and his crew.
11The Pharisees saw this and were like, "Why’s your dude chillin' with tax collectors and sinners?"
12Jesus heard them and said, "Healthy peeps don’t need a doc, only the sick do, no cap."
13"Go learn what this means: I want mercy, not sacrifice. I came to vibe with sinners, not the righteous."
14Then John’s crew rolled up and asked, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast so much, but your squad doesn’t?"
15Jesus replied, "Can the wedding party be sad while the groom’s around? But trust, there’ll be days when the groom’s gone, and then they’ll fast."
16"No one patches up old clothes with new fabric; it just messes it up more, fr."
17"And no one puts new wine in old bottles; otherwise, they break and spill. New wine goes in new bottles, and both stay fresh."
18While he was saying this, a ruler came up and worshipped him, saying, "My daughter’s dead; just come touch her, and she’ll live."
19Jesus got up and followed him, and his disciples were like, "Let’s go."
20Then a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his clothes.
21She was like, "If I just touch his drip, I’ll be all good."
22Jesus turned, saw her, and said, "Yo, don’t stress; your faith is goated. You’re all good now."
23When Jesus rolled up to the ruler’s crib, he saw the vibe check was off with all the noise.
24He said, "Chill out, she’s just napping, not dead." They laughed at him, totally sus.
25But when he kicked the crowd out, he went in, held her hand, and she popped up.
26And word spread everywhere about what went down.
27As Jesus bounced, two blind guys followed, yelling, "Yo, Son of David, show us some mercy!"
28When he got inside, the blind dudes came up, and Jesus was like, "You think I can do this?" They replied, "For sure, Lord."
29Then he touched their eyes, saying, "Based on your faith, let it be done."
30Their eyes opened, and Jesus was like, "Shh, don’t let anyone know about this."
31But they dipped and spread the word about Him everywhere. Total vibes.
32As they bounced, they brought a mute dude who was totally possessed.
33When the demon got kicked out, the dude started talking, and everyone was shook, saying, "Never seen anything like this in Israel."
34But the Pharisees were like, "He’s casting out demons with the devil's squad."
35Jesus was out here hitting up all the towns and villages, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the kingdom vibes, and healing all kinds of sickness.
36When He peeped the crowds, He felt mad compassion for them, 'cause they were exhausted and lost, like sheep without a shepherd.
37Then He told His crew, "The harvest is lit, but the workers are low-key few."
38So pray to the Lord of the harvest to send more workers to get the job done.