Mark 2
1 After some days He entered Capernaum again, and it soon became known that He was at home;
A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
2 and such numbers of people came together that there was no longer room for them even round the door. He was speaking His Message to them,
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 when there came a party of people bringing a paralytic--four men carrying him.
Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
4 Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening they lowered the mat on which the paralytic 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 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are pardoned."
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Now there were some of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts.
But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
7 "Why does this man use such words?" they said; "he is blaspheming. Who can pardon sins but One--that is, God?"
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 At once perceiving by His spirit that they were reasoning within themselves, Jesus asked them, "Why do you thus argue in your minds?
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 this paralytic, 'Your sins are pardoned,' or to say, 'Rise, 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 that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He turned to the paralytic, and said,
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, 'Rise, take up your mat and go home.'"
“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
12 The man rose, and immediately under the eyes of all took up his mat and went out, so that they were all filled with astonishment, gave the glory to God, and said, "We never saw 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 Again He went out to the shore of the Lake, and the whole multitude kept coming 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 And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." So he rose 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 When He was sitting at table in Levi's house, a large number of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners were at table with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many such who habitually followed 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 But when the Scribes of the Pharisee sect saw Him eating with the sinners and the tax-gatherers, they said to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with the tax-gatherers and sinners!"
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 Jesus heard the words, and He said, "It is not the healthy who require a doctor, but the sick: I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."
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 those of the Pharisees were keeping a fast.) And they came and asked Him, "How is it that John's disciples and those of the Pharisees are fasting, and yours are 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 "Can a wedding party fast while the bridegroom is among them?" replied Jesus. "So long as they have the bridegroom with them, fasting is impossible.
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 a time will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast.
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
21 No one mends an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away from it--the new from the old--and a worse hole would be 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 pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wine would burst the skins, and both wine and skins would be lost. New wine needs 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 He was walking through the wheatfields when His disciples began to pluck the ears of wheat as they went.
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
24 So the Pharisees said to Him, "Look! why are they doing what on the Sabbath is unlawful?"
So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
25 "Have you never read," Jesus replied, "what David did when the necessity arose and he and his men were hungry:
Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
26 how he entered the house of God in the High-priesthood of Abiathar, and ate the Presented Loaves--which none but the priests are allowed to eat--and gave some to his men also?"
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 And Jesus said to them: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath;
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
28 so that the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
