Mark 2
1 And having again entered into Capernaum, after some days it was heard that he was in a house.
After some days He entered Capernaum again, and it soon became known that He was at home;
2 And straightaway many were gathered together, so as to accommodate no more, not even near the door. And he spoke the word to them.
and such numbers of people came together that there was no longer room for them even round the door. He was speaking His Message to them,
3 And they come bringing to him a paralyzed man, being taken by four men.
when there came a party of people bringing a paralytic--four men carrying him.
4 And not being able to come near to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralyzed man lay.
Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
5 And having seen their faith, Jesus says to the paralyzed man, Child, thy sins are forgiven thee.
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are pardoned."
6 But some of the scholars were sitting there, and deliberating in their hearts,
Now there were some of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts.
7 Why does this man speak blasphemies this way. Who can forgive sins but one, God?
"Why does this man use such words?" they said; "he is blaspheming. Who can pardon sins but One--that is, God?"
8 And straightaway Jesus, having perceived in his spirit that they so deliberated within themselves, said to them, Why do ye deliberate these things in your hearts?
At once perceiving by His spirit that they were reasoning within themselves, Jesus asked them, "Why do you thus argue in your minds?
9 Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and walk?
Which is easier?--to say to this paralytic, 'Your sins are pardoned,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your mat, and walk?'
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (he says to the paralyzed man),
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He turned to the paralytic, and said,
11 I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go to thy house.
"To you I say, 'Rise, take up your mat and go home.'"
12 And straightaway he arose, and having taken up the bed, he went forth before them all, so as for all to be amazed, and to glorify God, saying, We never saw it like this.
The man rose, and immediately under the eyes of all took up his mat and went out, so that they were all filled with astonishment, gave the glory to God, and said, "We never saw anything like this."
13 And he went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude resorted to him, and he taught them.
Again He went out to the shore of the Lake, and the whole multitude kept coming to Him, and He taught them.
14 And as he passed by he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow thou me. And having risen, he followed him.
And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed Him.
15 And it came to pass, while he was dining in his house, that many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.
When He was sitting at table in Levi's house, a large number of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners were at table with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many such who habitually followed Him.
16 And the scholars of the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?
But when the Scribes of the Pharisee sect saw Him eating with the sinners and the tax-gatherers, they said to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with the tax-gatherers and sinners!"
17 And when Jesus heard it he says to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those faring badly. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners for repentance.
Jesus heard the words, and He said, "It is not the healthy who require a doctor, but the sick: I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."
18 And John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to him, Why do John's disciples and those of the Pharisees fast, but the disciples with you do not fast?
(Now John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were keeping a fast.) And they came and asked Him, "How is it that John's disciples and those of the Pharisees are fasting, and yours are not?"
19 And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them. As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
"Can a wedding party fast while the bridegroom is among them?" replied Jesus. "So long as they have the bridegroom with them, fasting is impossible.
20 But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will they fast in those day.
But a time will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast.
21 And no man sews a new patch of cloth on an old garment, otherwise the patch of it pulls away, the new from the old, and a tear becomes worse.
No one mends an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away from it--the new from the old--and a worse hole would be made.
22 And no man puts new wine into old wineskins, otherwise the new wine bursts the wineskins, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wine would burst the skins, and both wine and skins would be lost. New wine needs fresh skins!"
23 And it came to pass, that he was passing through the grain fields on the sabbath day, and his disciples began to make a path while plucking the ears.
One Sabbath He was walking through the wheatfields when His disciples began to pluck the ears of wheat as they went.
24 And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the sabbath day?
So the Pharisees said to Him, "Look! why are they doing what on the Sabbath is unlawful?"
25 And he said to them, Did ye never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry, he and those with him?
"Have you never read," Jesus replied, "what David did when the necessity arose and he and his men were hungry:
26 How he entered into the house of God under Abiathar the high priest, and ate the loaves of the presentation, which is not permitted to eat except for the priests. And he also gave to those who were with him?
how he entered the house of God in the High-priesthood of Abiathar, and ate the Presented Loaves--which none but the priests are allowed to eat--and gave some to his men also?"
27 And he said to them, The sabbath came into being for sake of man, and not man for sake of the sabbath.
And Jesus said to them: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath;
28 So then the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
so that the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
