Mark 2
1 Some days later, when Jesus came back to Capernaum, the news spread that he was in a house there;
A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
2 and so many people collected together, that after a while there was no room for them even around the door; and he began to tell them his message.
they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
3 Some people came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, who was being carried by four of them.
Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
4 They were unable to get him near to Jesus, because of the crowd, so they removed the roof above Jesus, and, when they had made an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.
Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 But some of the teachers of the Law who were sitting there were debating in their minds,
But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
7 “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God?”
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 Jesus, at once intuitively aware that they were debating with themselves in this way, said to them, “Why are you debating in your minds about this?
At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
9 Which is easier? – to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven’? Or to say ‘Get up, and take up your mat, and walk’?
“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
10 But so you may know that the Son of Man has power to forgive sins on earth” – here he said to the paralyzed 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 “To you I say, Get up, take up your mat, and return to your home.”
“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
12 The man got up, and immediately took up his mat, and went out before them all; at which they were amazed, and, as they praised God, they said, “We have never seen anything like this!”
And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
13 Jesus went out again to the sea; and all the people came to him, and he taught them.
Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
14 As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting in the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me.” Levi got up and followed him.
As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
15 Later on he was in his house having dinner, and a number of tax collectors and outcasts took their places at the table with Jesus and his disciples; for many of them were following him.
While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
16 When the teachers of the Law belonging to the party of the Pharisees saw that he was eating in the company of such people, they said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with the tax collectors and outcasts?”
When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 Hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill. I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast.”
On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and people came and asked Jesus, “Why is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, while yours do not?”
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
19 Jesus answered, “Can the groom’s friends fast, while the groom is with them? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.
Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come, when the groom will be taken away from them, and they will fast then – when that day comes.”
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
21 “No one ever sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if they do, the patch tears away from it – the new from the old – and a worse tear is made.
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
22 And no one ever puts new wine into old wine-skins; if they do, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are lost. But new wine is put into fresh skins.”
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”
23 One Sabbath, as Jesus was walking through the cornfields, his disciples began to pick the ears of wheat as they went along.
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
24 “Look!” the Pharisees said to him, “why are they doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?”
So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
25 “Have you never read,” answered Jesus, “what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and his companions –
Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
26 how he went into the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which only the priests are allowed to eat, and gave some to his comrades as well?”
During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
27 Then Jesus added, “The Sabbath was made for people, and not people for the Sabbath;
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
28 so the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
