Mark 2
1 And again he entered into Capernaum, after [some] days, and it was heard that he is in the house,
When he came back to Capernaum after a few days, it was heard that he was at home.
2 and immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door, and he was speaking to them the word.
So many gathered there that there was no more space, not even at the door, and Jesus spoke the word to them.
3 And they come unto him, bringing a paralytic, borne by four,
Then some men came to him who were bringing a paralyzed man; four people were carrying him.
4 and not being able to come near to him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and, having broken [it] up, they let down the couch on which the paralytic was lying,
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.
5 and Jesus having seen their faith, saith to the paralytic, 'Child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 And there were certain of the scribes there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,
Now some of the scribes were sitting there, and they reasoned in their hearts,
7 'Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one — God?'
“How can this man speak this way? He blasphemes! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 And immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, 'Why these things reason ye in your hearts?
Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit what they were thinking among themselves. He said to them, “Why are you thinking this in your hearts?
9 which is easier, to say to the paralytic, The sins have been forgiven to thee? or to say, Rise, and take up thy couch, and walk?
What is easier to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven' or to say 'Get up, take up your bed, and walk'?
10 'And, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on the earth to forgive sins — (he saith to the paralytic) —
But in order 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, Rise, and take up thy couch, and go away to thy house;'
“I say to you, get up, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
12 and he rose immediately, and having taken up the couch, he went forth before all, so that all were astonished, and do glorify God, saying — 'Never thus did we see.'
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.”
13 And he went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude was coming unto him, and he was teaching them,
He went out again by the lake, and all the crowd came to him, and he taught them.
14 and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, 'Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.
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.
15 And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners were reclining (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.
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.
16 And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, 'Why — that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?'
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?”
17 And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, 'They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'
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.”
18 And the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him, 'Wherefore do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?'
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?”
19 And Jesus said to them, 'Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? so long time as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast;
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.
20 but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast — in those days.
But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and in those days, they will fast.
21 'And no one a patch of undressed cloth doth sew on an old garment, and if not — the new filling it up doth take from the old and the rent doth become worse;
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.
22 and no one doth put new wine into old skins, and if not — the new wine doth burst the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine into new skins is to be put.'
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.”
23 And it came to pass — he is going along on the sabbaths through the corn-fields — and his disciples began to make a way, plucking the ears,
On the Sabbath day Jesus went through some grainfields, and his disciples began to pick heads of grain.
24 and the Pharisees said to him, 'Lo, why do they on the sabbaths that which is not lawful?'
The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing something that is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
25 And he said to them, 'Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?
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—
26 how he went into the house of God, (at 'Abiathar the chief priest,') and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to eat, except to the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him?'
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?”
27 And he said to them, 'The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,
Jesus said, “The Sabbath was made for mankind, not mankind for the Sabbath.
28 so that the son of man is lord also of the sabbath.'
Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”
