Mark 2
1 And again He entered into Capernaum, after [some] days, and it was heard that He is in the house,
When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, 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.
Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
3 And they come to Him, bringing a paralytic, carried by four,
Four people 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,
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.
5 and Jesus having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins have been forgiven you.”
Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 And there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
But there were some of the scribes 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 man 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, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason 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 tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, 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 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, arise, take up your mat, 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.”
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!”
13 And He went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was coming to Him, and He was teaching them,
He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught 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. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose 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.
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.
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, 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?”
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.”
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.”
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?”
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 don’t fast?”
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 said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.
20 but days will come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they will fast—in those days.
But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
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 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.
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.”
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.”
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,
He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
24 and the Pharisees said to Him, “Behold, why do they do on the Sabbaths that which is not lawful?”
The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
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?
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?
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 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?”
27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath,
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 Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
