Mark 2
1 And after some days he again entered Capernaum; and it was reported that he was in the house.
A few days later Jesus returned home to Capernaum, and news spread that he was there.
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.
So many people crowded inside the house that it was packed, even outside the door, as Jesus told them the message.
3 And they come to him, bringing one that was palsied, borne by four men.
Four men had brought a man who was paralyzed,
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.
but they could not get near Jesus because of the crowds. So they went up on the roof and took it apart. After they had made an opening above Jesus, they lowered down the mat with the paralyzed man lying on it.
5 And Jesus seeing their faith, saith to the palsied man, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
When Jesus saw the trust these men had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
6 But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
Some of the religious teachers sitting there thought to themselves,
7 Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth; who can forgive sins but God only?
“Why is he talking like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins? Only God can do that!”
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?
Jesus knew right away what they were thinking. He said to them, “Why are you thinking like this?
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?
What's easier: to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Get up, pick up your mat, 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 to convince you that the Son of man has the right to forgive sins,
11 I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed and go to thy house.
I say to you (the paralyzed man), ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.’”
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.
He stood up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of everyone there. They were all amazed, and praised God, saying “We've never ever seen anything like this!”
13 And he went forth again to the lake; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
Jesus went out beside the sea once more and taught the crowds that came to him.
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.
As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-collector's booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him. Levi got up and followed Jesus.
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.
That evening Jesus ate dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and “sinners” joined Jesus and his disciples for the meal, for there were many of these people that followed Jesus.
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?
When the religious leaders of the Pharisees saw Jesus eating with such people, they asked Jesus' disciples, “Why does he eat 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.
When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It's not healthy people who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I haven't come to invite those who live right, but those who don't—the 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?
Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some of them came to Jesus, and asked him, “Why is it that John's disciples and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't?”
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.
“Do wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?” Jesus asked them. “No. While the bridegroom's with them, they can't 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 day is coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they'll fast.
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 puts a patch that's not shrunk on old clothes. Otherwise the new piece will shrink away from the old, and make the tear 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.
No one puts new wine in old wineskins. Otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins, and both the wine and wineskins will be wasted. No. You put new wine in 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.
One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through the grain fields, his disciples started picking heads of grain as they walked along.
24 And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath that which is not lawful?
The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”
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?
“Haven't you ever read what David did when he and his men were hungry and in need?” Jesus asked them.
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?
“He went into God's house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the consecrated bread which no one except the priests are permitted to eat, and gave it to his men too.”
27 And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
“The Sabbath was made for your benefit, not for you to benefit the Sabbath,” he told them.
28 So that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
“So the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
