Mark 2
1 When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home.
Some days later, when Jesus came back to Capernaum, the news spread that he was in a house there;
2 Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
and so many people collected together, that after a while there was no room for them even round the door; and he began to tell them his message.
3 Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.
Some people came, bringing to him a paralysed man, who was being carried by four of them.
4 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
They were unable to get him near to Jesus, because of the crowd, so they removed the roof above Jesus, and, when they had made an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralysed man was lying.
5 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, ‘Child, your sins are forgiven.’
6 But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
But some of the teachers of the Law who were sitting there were debating in their minds,
7 “Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
‘Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God?’
8 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
Jesus, at once intuitively aware that they were debating with themselves in this way, said to them, ‘Why are you debating in your minds about this?
9 Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk’?
Which is easier? – to say to the paralysed man, “Your sins are forgiven”? Or to say “Get up, and take up your mat, and walk”?
10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—
But so you may know that the Son of Man has power to forgive sins on earth’ – here he said to the paralysed man –
11 “I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
‘To you I say, Get up, take up your mat, and return to your home.’
12 He arose, and immediately took up the mat and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
The man got up, and immediately took up his mat, and went out before them all; at which they were amazed, and, as they praised God, they said, ‘We have never seen anything like this!’
13 He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
Jesus went out again to the sea; and all the people came to him, and he taught them.
14 As he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.
As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting in the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Levi got up and followed him.
15 He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.
Later on he was in his house having dinner, and a number of tax collectors and outcasts took their places at the table with Jesus and his disciples; for many of them were following him.
16 The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”
When the teachers of the Law belonging to the party of the Pharisees saw that he was eating in the company of such people, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does he eat with the tax collectors and outcasts?’
17 When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill. I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast.’
18 John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and people came and asked Jesus, ‘Why is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, while yours do not?’
19 Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Jesus answered, ‘Can the groom’s friends fast, while the groom is with them? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
But the days will come, when the groom will be taken away from them, and they will fast then – when that day comes.’
21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.
‘No one ever sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if they do, the patch tears away from it – the new from the old – and a worse tear is made.
22 No one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins.”
And no one ever puts new wine into old wine-skins; if they do, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are lost. But new wine is put into fresh skins.’
23 He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
One Sabbath, as Jesus was walking through the cornfields, his disciples began to pick the ears of wheat as they went along.
24 The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
‘Look!’ the Pharisees said to him, ‘why are they doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?’
25 He said to them, “Did you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?
‘Have you never read,’ answered Jesus, ‘what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and his companions –
26 How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”
how he went into the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which only the priests are allowed to eat, and gave some to his comrades as well?’
27 He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Then Jesus added, ‘The Sabbath was made for people, and not people for the Sabbath;
28 Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
so the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.’
