Mark 2
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1And he entered again into Capernaum after several days, and it was reported that he was at the house; 2and straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them. 3And there come to him men bringing a paralytic, borne by four; 4and, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug it up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay. 5But Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven thee. 6But certain of the scribes were there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts, 7Why does this man thus speak? he blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins except God alone? 8And straightway Jesus, knowing in his spirit that they are reasoning thus within themselves, said to them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy couch and walk? 10But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he says to the paralytic, 11To thee I say, Arise, take up thy couch and go to thine house. 12And he rose up straightway, and, having taken up his couch, went out before them all, so that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it thus.
13And he went out again by the sea, and all the crowd came to him, and he taught them. 14And passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-office, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. 15And it came to pass as he lay at table in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners lay at table with Jesus and his disciples; for they were many, and they followed him. 16And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing him eating with sinners and tax-gatherers, said to his disciples, Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax-gatherers and sinners? 17And Jesus having heard it says to them, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those who are ill. I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners.
18And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19And Jesus said to 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 days will come when the bridegroom shall have been taken away from them, and then shall they fast in that day. 21No one sews a patch of new cloth on an old garment: otherwise its new filling-up takes from the old stuff, and there is a worse rent. 22And no one puts new wine into old skins; otherwise the wine bursts the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine is to be put into new skins. 23And it came to pass that he went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples began to walk on, plucking the ears. 24And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful? 25And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did when he had need and hungered, he and those with him, 26how he entered into the house of God, in the section of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those that were with him? 27And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath; 28so that the Son of man is lord of the sabbath also.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
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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