Mark 2
1 And again He entered into Capernaum, after [some] days, and it was heard that He is in the house,
Well a few days later, He again entered Capernaum, and it was heard that He was at 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.
Without delay so many were gathered together that there was no more room, not even around the door, and He was speaking the Word to them.
3 And they come to Him, bringing a paralytic, carried by four,
Then four men came, carrying a paralytic to Him.
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,
And not being able to get near Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where He was; upon breaking through they lowered the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.
5 and Jesus having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins have been forgiven you.”
So seeing their faith Jesus says to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 And there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
Now some of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts:
7 “Why does this One thus speak evil words? Who is able to forgive sins except one—God?”
“Why does this guy speak blasphemies like that? 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?
Immediately Jesus perceived in His spirit what they were reasoning within themselves and said to them: “Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?
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 the paralytic, ‘Your sins have been forgiven’, or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your pallet and start walking!’?
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 the Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins”—He says to the paralytic:
11 I say to you, rise, and take up your pallet, and go away to your house”;
“To you I say, get up, pick up your pallet and go to your house!”
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.”
So forthwith he got up, picked up his pallet and went out in front of them all; so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw 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,
Then He went out again by the sea; and the whole crowd came to Him, and He began to teach them.
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 passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow me!” So he 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.
Now it happened, as He was reclining at the table in his house, that many tax collectors and sinners joined Jesus and His disciples at the table; for there were many and they 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?”
The scribes and the Pharisees, seeing Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, said to His disciples, “Why is it that He is eating and drinking with the 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.”
Upon hearing it Jesus said to them: “It is not the healthy who have need of a doctor, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
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 those of the Pharisees were fasting; and they came and said to Him, “Why do John's disciples and those of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?”
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;
So Jesus said to them: “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom to themselves 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 away from them, and then they will fast, in those days.
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;
“Further, no one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the new tears away some of the old, and a worse hole results.
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 puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine spills out and the skins will be ruined; rather, new wine must be put 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,
Now it happened, on a Sabbath, that He was passing through some grain fields, and His disciples began to make a path, picking the heads of grain.
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, “Just look, why are they doing on a Sabbath that which is not permitted?”
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?
And He said to them: “Did you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those with him?
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?”
How he entered the house of God (making Abiathar high priest) and ate the consecrated bread, which only priests are permitted to eat, and shared it with those who were with him?”
27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath,
Then He said to them: “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 the Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
