Mark 2
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1And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house. 2And 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. 3And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. 4And 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. 5And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven. 6But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God? 8And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9Whether 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? 10But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), 11I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. 12And 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.
13And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 14And 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. 15And 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. 16And 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. 17And 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.
18And 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? 19And 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. 20But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day. 21No 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. 22And 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. 23And 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. 24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? 25And 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? 26How 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? 27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
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Mark 2
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The Son of Man Forgives and Heals
1When # Mt 9:1-8; Lk 5:17-26 He entered Capernaum # Lk 10:15 again after some days, it was reported that He was at home. 2So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and He was speaking the message # Mk 4:14; Jn 18:32 to them. 3Then they came to Him bringing a paralytic, # Mt 4:24; 8:6; 9:2,6; Mk 2:3-10 carried by four men. 4Since they were not able to bring him to # Other mss read able to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they had broken through, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
5Seeing their faith, # Mt 8:10; Ac 3:16; Rm 1:8; 1Co 2:5; Gl 2:16; 1Tm 1:2; Heb 4:2 Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, your sins # Jn 15:22 are forgiven.” # Mt 9:2,5; Lk 5:20,23; 7:48
6But some of the scribes # Mt 2:4 were sitting there, thinking # Mk 9:33 to themselves: # Or thinking in their hearts 7“Why does He speak like this? He’s blaspheming! # Ex 22:28; Mk 3:29; Rv 13:6 Who can forgive # Ps 25:11; Mt 9:2 sins # Jn 15:22 but God alone? ” # Ex 34:6-7; Is 43:25; 44:2
8Right away # Mk 10:52 Jesus understood in His spirit # Lk 5:22; 16:15; Jn 2:25 that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? # Or minds 9Which is easier: # Lk 16:17; 18:25 to say to the paralytic, # Mk 2:3 ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? # Mt 11:5 10But so you may know that the Son of Man # Ps 8:4; Lk 5:24; Ac 7:56 has authority # Mt 28:18; Mk 1:22 on earth to forgive sins,” # Jn 15:22 He told the paralytic, 11“I tell you: get up, # Mk 5:41 pick up your mat, and go home.”
12Immediately he got up, picked up the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded # Ac 10:45 and gave glory # Jn 11:4; 17:1; 1Pt 2:12 to God, # Lk 2:14 saying, “We have never seen anything like this! ” # Mt 9:33
The Call of Matthew
13Then # Mt 9:9-13; Lk 5:27-32 Jesus went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd was coming to Him, and He taught # Mt 28:20; Ac 4:2; 2Tm 4:11 them. 14Then, moving on, He saw Levi # Lk 5:27,29 the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, # Lk 5:27 and He said to him, “Follow Me! ” # Lk 5:27 So he got up and followed # Lk 5:11; Jn 8:12 Him.
Dining with Sinners
15While He was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, many tax collectors # Lk 3:12; 18:13 and sinners # Mt 9:10; 1Tm 1:15 were also guests # Lit reclining (at the table); at important meals the custom was to recline on a mat at a low table and lean on the left elbow. # Mt 14:9; Rm 12:13 with Jesus and His disciples, because there were many who were following Him. 16When the scribes # Mt 2:4 of the Pharisees # Other mss read scribes and Pharisees # Mk 7:3 saw that He was eating # Mt 11:18 with sinners # 1Tm 1:15 and tax collectors, # Lk 3:12 they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat # Other mss add and drink with tax collectors and sinners? ”
17When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those who are well don’t need # Mt 6:8 a doctor, # Col 4:14 but the sick # Lk 5:31 do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous, # Mt 13:17; Rm 1:17 but sinners.” # Lk 5:32
A Question about Fasting
18Now # Mt 9:14-17; Lk 5:33-39 John’s # Mk 1:4 disciples # Jn 3:25 and the Pharisees # Other mss read the disciples of John and of the Pharisees # Mk 7:3 were fasting. # Lk 18:12; Ac 13:2 People came and asked Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but Your disciples do not fast? ”
19Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests # Lit The sons of the bridal chamber cannot fast while the groom # Jn 2:9 is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast. 20But the time # Lit the days will come # Mk 13:24 when the groom is taken away from them, # Lk 17:22; Jn 16:16-20 and then they will fast # Lk 18:12 in that day. 21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth, # Lk 19:36 and a worse tear is made. 22And no one puts new wine # Lk 5:37 into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst # Jn 6:27 the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins. # Other mss read the wine spills out and the skins will be ruined But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”
Lord of the Sabbath
23On # Mt 12:1-8; Lk 6:1-5 the Sabbath He was going through the grainfields, and His disciples # Mk 10:10 began to make their way picking some heads of grain. 24The Pharisees # Mk 7:3 said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful # Lk 6:2 on the Sabbath? ”
25He said to them, “Have you never read what David # Lk 1:27 and those who were with him did when he was in need # Ac 2:45 and hungry # Rv 7:16 — 26how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar # 1Sm 21:1-6 the high priest # Lv 16:32 and ate the sacred bread # Ex 25:30 — which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests # Ac 4:1 — and also gave some to his companions? ” 27Then He told them, “The Sabbath was made for # Or because of man and not man for # Or because of the Sabbath. # Col 2:16 28Therefore, the Son of Man # Mk 2:10 is Lord # Rm 7:25; 1Co 8:6; Col 3:22 even of the Sabbath.” # Lk 6:5
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