Mark 2

1 A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,

2 immediately they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

3 Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.

4 Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

7 “Why does this man speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

8 At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

9 “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?

10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,

11 “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

12 And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

13 Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.

14 As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.

15 While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.

16 When the scribes and Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

18 Now the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”

19 Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.

20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

21 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.

22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill out, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

23 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

24 So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

25 Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

26 During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”

27 Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

28 Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

1 ¶ And again he entered into Capernaum after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, ‹Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.›

6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, ‹Why reason ye these things in your hearts?›

9 ‹Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy,› [Thy] ‹sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?›

10 ‹But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,› (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

11 ‹I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.›

12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

13 ¶ And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, ‹Follow me.› And he arose and followed him.

15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

17 When Jesus heard [it], he saith unto them, ‹They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.›

18 ¶ And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

19 And Jesus said unto them, ‹Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.›

20 ‹But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.›

21 ‹No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.›

22 ‹And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.›

23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

25 And he said unto them, ‹Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?›

26 ‹How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?›

27 And he said unto them, ‹The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:›

28 ‹Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.›

1 And after some days he went again to Capernaum: and it was known that he was in the house.

2 And straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no room for them, even without the door. And he spake unto them the word.

3 And there came unto him certain, bringing a man sick of the palsy, borne of four.

4 And when they could not come to him before the people, they uncovered the roof where he was, and digged it up, and let down the bed where the sick of the palsy lay within.

5 And when JEsus saw their faith, he saith unto the sick of the palsy: My son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

6 And there were certain scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts:

7 How speaketh this blasphemy? Who can forgive sin but God alone?

8 And soon perceiving in his spirit that they reasoned so within themselves, JEsus saith unto them: Why think ye these things in your hearts?

9 Which is easier, to say unto the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

10 But that ye might know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, he saith unto the sick of the palsy:

11 I tell you, get up, take up your bed and go home!

12 And straightway he arose, and took up his bed, and went out before all: so that they were all amazed, and praised God, and said: We have never seen such things.

13 And he went out again by the sea; and all the people came unto him, and he taught them.

14 And as JEsus passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

15 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat at meat with JEsu and his disciples. For there were many of them following him.

16 And the scribes and Pharisees, when they saw that he did eat with publicans and sinners, said unto his disciples, Why eateth he and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

17 When JEsus heard it, he saith unto them: The strong have no need of a physician, but the sick. I am come to call sinners to repentance, and not the righteous.

18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fasted much; and there came some that said unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?

19 And JEsus said unto them: How can the bridegrooms fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as the bridegroom is with them, they cannot fast.

20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

21 No man putteth a rag of new cloth upon an old garment: for the new rag is rent from the old, and the rent is made worse.

22 And no man putteth must into old wineskins: otherwise the must breaketh the wineskins, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins perish. But they shall put must into new wineskins.

23 And it came to pass, as he walked through the seed on the sabbath day, his disciples began, as they went, to pluck up ears of corn.

24 And the Pharisees said unto him: Behold, what do thy disciples on the sabbath day that is not right?

25 And he said unto them: Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, and they that were with him?

26 How he entered into the house of GOD in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which none but the priests were permitted to eat; and he gave it also unto them that were with him?

27 And he said unto them: The Sabbath was made for man's sake, and not man for the Sabbath's sake.

28 So the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.