Mark 2
1 And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.
Well a few days later, He again entered Capernaum, and it was heard that He was at home.
2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
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 four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.
Then four men came, carrying a paralytic to Him.
4 And when they could not bring him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
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, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."
So seeing their faith Jesus says to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 But there were some 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 man speak like that? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?"
“Why does this guy speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within 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 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 paralytic, ‘Your sins have been forgiven’, or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your pallet and start walking!’?
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 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 tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house."
“To you I say, get up, pick up your pallet and go to your house!”
12 And he arose immediately, and 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."
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 out again by the seaside. All the crowd came to him, and he taught them.
Then He went out again by the sea; and the whole crowd came to Him, and He began to teach them.
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he arose and 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 It happened, that 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.
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 of the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, said to his disciples, "Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?"
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 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."
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 John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, "Why do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, but 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, "Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot 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 the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast, in those days.
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.
“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 wineskins, or else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins will be destroyed; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins."
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 happened that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
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, "Look, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"
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 who were 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 entered into the house of God in 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 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 people, not people for the Sabbath.
Then He said to them: “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
28 Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."
Therefore the Son of the Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
