Mark 2
1 And after some days he again entered Capernaum; and it was reported that he was in the house.
And after some days, he again entered into Capernaum.
2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, even at the door; and he was speaking the word to them.
And it was heard that he was in the house. And so many gathered that there was no room left, not even at the door. And he spoke the word to them.
3 And they come to him, bringing one that was palsied, borne by four men.
And they came to him, bringing a paralytic, who was being carried by four men.
4 And not being able to bring him to him on account of the crowd, they took off the roof where he was; and when they had broken an opening, they let down the bed whereon the palsied man lay.
And when they were not able to present him to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And opening it, they lowered down the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.
5 And Jesus seeing their faith, saith to the palsied man, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
Then, when Jesus had seen their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
But some of the scribes were sitting in that place and thinking in their hearts:
7 Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth; who can forgive sins but God only?
“Why is this man speaking in this way? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
8 And Jesus immediately perceiving in his spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, saith to them, Why do ye reason thus in your hearts?
At once, Jesus, realizing in his spirit that they were thinking this within themselves, said to them: “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
9 Which is easier? to say to the palsied man, Thy sins are forgiven? or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and go?
Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up, take up your stretcher, and walk?’
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, —he saith to the palsied man, —
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 thee, Arise, take up thy bed and go to thy house.
“I say to you: Rise up, take up your stretcher, and go into your house.”
12 And he arose, and immediately took up the bed and went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed, and gave glory to God, saying, We never saw it thus.
And immediately he got up, and lifting up his stretcher, he went away in the sight of them all, so that they all wondered. And they honored God, by saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”
13 And he went forth again to the lake; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
And he departed again to the sea. And the entire crowd came to him, and he taught them.
14 And passing along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the custom-house; and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
And as he was passing by, he saw Levi of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs office. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And rising up, he followed him.
15 And it happened that he was reclining at table in his house; and many publicans and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and scribes of the Pharisees were also following him.
And it happened that, as he sat at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat at table together with Jesus and his disciples. For those who followed him were many.
16 And when they saw that he was eating with the publicans and sinners, they said to his disciples, Doth he eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with tax collectors and sinners, said to his disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 And Jesus hearing it, saith to them, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick. I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.
Jesus, having heard this, said to them: “The healthy have no need of a doctor, but those who have maladies do. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.”
18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?
And the disciples of John, and the Pharisees, were fasting. And they arrived and said to him, “Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”
19 And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
And Jesus said to them: “How can the sons of the wedding fast while the groom is still with them? During whatever time they have the groom with them, they are not able to fast.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then will they fast in that day.
But the days will arrive when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they shall fast, in those days.
21 No one seweth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the new piece teareth away from the old garment, and a worse rent is made.
No one sews a patch of new cloth onto an old garment. Otherwise, the new addition pulls away from the old, and the tear becomes worse.
22 And no one putteth new wine into old skins; for the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins.
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine will pour out, and the wineskins will be lost. Instead, new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
23 And it came to pass, that he was going through the grain-fields on the sabbath, and his disciples began, as they went along, to pluck the ears of grain.
And again, while the Lord was walking through the ripe grain on the Sabbath, his disciples, as they advanced, began to separate the ears of grains.
24 And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath that which is not lawful?
But the Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?”
25 And he saith to them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, himself and they who were with him?
And he said to them: “Have you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, both he and those who were with him?
26 how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high-priest, and ate the show-bread, which it is lawful for none but the priests to eat, and gave also to those who were with him?
How he went into the house of God, under the high priest Abiathar, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful to eat, except for the priests, and how he gave it to those who were with him?”
27 And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
And he said to them: “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 So that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
And so, the Son of man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”
