Mark 2
1 When he came back to Capernaum after a few days, it was heard that he was at home.
And after some days he again entered Capernaum; and it was reported that he was in the house.
2 So many gathered there that there was no more space, not even at the door, and Jesus spoke the word to them.
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.
3 Then some men came to him who were bringing a paralyzed man; four people were carrying him.
And they come to him, bringing one that was palsied, borne by four men.
4 When they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof that was above Jesus, and after they made an opening, they lowered the bed the paralyzed man was lying on.
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.
5 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
And Jesus seeing their faith, saith to the palsied man, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, and they reasoned in their hearts,
But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
7 “How can this man speak this way? He blasphemes! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth; who can forgive sins but God only?
8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit what they were thinking among themselves. He said to them, “Why are you thinking this in your hearts?
And Jesus immediately perceiving in his spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, saith to them, Why do ye reason thus in your hearts?
9 What is easier to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven' or to say 'Get up, take up your bed, and walk'?
Which is easier? to say to the palsied man, Thy sins are forgiven? or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and go?
10 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the paralytic,
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, —he saith to the palsied man, —
11 “I say to you, get up, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed and go to thy house.
12 He got up and immediately took up the mat, and went out of the house in front of everyone, so that they were all amazed and they gave glory to God, and they said, “We never saw anything like this.”
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.
13 He went out again by the lake, and all the crowd came to him, and he taught them.
And he went forth again to the lake; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
14 As he passed by, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector's tent and he said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.
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.
15 Jesus was having a meal in Levi's house and many tax collectors and sinful people were dining with him and his disciples, for there were many and they followed him.
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.
16 When the scribes, who were Pharisees, saw that Jesus was eating with the sinful people and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinful people?”
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?
17 When Jesus heard this he said to them, “People who are strong in body do not need a physician; only people who are sick need one. I did not come to call righteous people, but sinful people.”
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.
18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and said to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”
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?
19 Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding attendants fast while the bridegroom is still with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
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.
20 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and in those days, they will fast.
But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then will they fast in that day.
21 No man sews a piece of new cloth on an old garment, otherwise the patch will tear away from it, the new from the old, and there will be a worse tear.
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.
22 No man puts new wine into old wineskins, otherwise the wine will burst the skins and both the wine and the wineskins will be lost. Instead, put new wine into fresh wineskins.”
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.
23 On the Sabbath day Jesus went through some grainfields, and his disciples began to pick heads of grain.
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.
24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing something that is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath that which is not lawful?
25 He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry—he and the men who were with him—
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?
26 how he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the presence, which it is unlawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he even gave some to those who were with him?”
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?
27 Jesus said, “The Sabbath was made for mankind, not mankind for the Sabbath.
And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
28 Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”
So that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
