Mark 2
1 Some days later, when Jesus came back to Capernaum, the news spread that he was in a house there;
And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.
2 and so many people collected together, that after a while there was no room for them even round the door; and he began to tell them his message.
And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room [for them], no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.
3 Some people came, bringing to him a paralysed man, who was being carried by four of them.
And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four.
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 paralysed man was lying.
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, ‘Child, your sins are forgiven.’
And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.
6 But some of the teachers of the Law who were sitting there were debating in their minds,
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 ‘Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God?’
Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, [even] God?
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?
And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
9 Which is easier? – to say to the paralysed man, “Your sins are forgiven”? Or to say “Get up, and take up your mat, and walk”?
Whether is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, 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 paralysed man –
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy),
11 ‘To you I say, Get up, take up your mat, and return to your home.’
I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house.
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 he arose, and straightway took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
13 Jesus went out again to the sea; and all the people came to him, and he taught them.
And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
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.
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose 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.
And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they 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?’
And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, He eateth and drinketh with publicans 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.’
And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not 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?’
And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
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.
And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber 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 groom will be taken away from them, and they will fast then – when that day comes.’
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.
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 man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.
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 man putteth new wine into old wineskins: else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but [they put] new wine into fresh wineskins.
23 One Sabbath, as Jesus was walking through the cornfields, his disciples began to pick the ears of wheat as they went along.
And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
24 ‘Look!’ the Pharisees said to him, ‘why are they doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?’
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 ‘Have you never read,’ answered Jesus, ‘what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and his companions –
And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
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?’
How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?
27 Then Jesus added, ‘The Sabbath was made for people, and not people for the Sabbath;
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 so the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.’
so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
