Mark 2
1 A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.
2 they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room [for them], no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.
3 Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four.
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.
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, [even] God?
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.
And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
9 “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
Whether is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, 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,
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 tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house.
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!”
And he arose, and straightway 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 Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
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.
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose 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.
And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16 When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, He eateth and drinketh with publicans 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.”
And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
18 Now John’s disciples and 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?”
And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
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.
And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.
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.
No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.
22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”
And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins: else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but [they put] new wine into fresh wineskins.
23 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
24 So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
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.”
How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?
27 Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
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 even of the Sabbath.”
so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
