Mark 2
1 When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home.
And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house.
2 Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.
3 Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.
And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.
4 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.
5 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.
6 But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 “Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?
8 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
9 Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk’?
Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?
10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—
But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man, )
11 “I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.
12 He arose, and immediately took up the mat and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.
13 He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.
14 As he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.
And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.
15 He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.
And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.
16 The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”
And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?
17 When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.
18 John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”
And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?
19 Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.
And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.
20 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.
21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.
No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.
22 No one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins.”
And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
23 He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.
24 The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?
25 He said to them, “Did you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?
And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?
26 How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”
How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?
27 He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man 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.
