< Mark 2 >
1 And again He entered into Capernaum, after [some] days, and it was heard that He is in the house,
A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
2 and immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door, and He was speaking to them the word.
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 And they come to Him, bringing a paralytic, carried by four,
Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
4 and not being able to come near to Him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where He was, and having broken [it] up, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying,
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 and Jesus having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins have been forgiven you.”
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 And there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
7 “Why does this One thus speak evil words? Who is able to forgive sins except one—God?”
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 And immediately Jesus, having known in His spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
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 the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise, and take up your pallet, and walk?
“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
10 And that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins—(He says to the paralytic)—
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 say to you, rise, and take up your pallet, and go away to your house”;
“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
12 and he rose immediately, and having taken up the pallet, he went forth before all, so that all were astonished, and glorify God, saying, “Never thus did we see.”
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 And He went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was coming to Him, and He was teaching them,
Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
14 and passing by, He saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax office, and says to him, “Follow Me,” and he, having risen, followed Him.
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 And it came to pass, in His reclining in his house, that many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples, for there were many, and they followed Him.
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 And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, said to His disciples, “Why—that with the tax collectors and sinners He eats and drinks?”
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?”
17 And Jesus, having heard, says to them, “They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners.”
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.”
18 And the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to Him, “Why do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, and Your disciples do not fast?”
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?”
19 And Jesus said to them, “Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? As long a time [as] they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast;
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 days will come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they will fast—in those days.
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
21 And no one sews a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, and if not—the new, filling it up, takes from the old and the split becomes worse;
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 puts new wine into old skins, and if not—the new wine bursts the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine is to be put into new skins.”
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.”
23 And it came to pass—He is going along on the Sabbaths through the grainfields—and His disciples began to make a way, plucking the ears,
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
24 and the Pharisees said to Him, “Behold, why do they do on the Sabbaths that which is not lawful?”
So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
25 And He said to them, “Did you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?
Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
26 How he went into the house of God, in [the days of] Abiathar the chief priest, and ate the Bread of the Presentation, which it is not lawful to eat, except to the priests, and he also gave to those who were with him?”
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 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath,
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
28 so that the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”
Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”