Mark 2
1 And again he
entered into Capernaum after some
days; and it was
noised that he
was in the
house. 2 And straightway many were gathered
together, insomuch
that there
was no room to
receive them, no, not so
much as
about the
door: and he
preached the
word unto
them. 3 And they
come unto him, bringing one sick of the
palsy, which was
borne of four. 4 And when they
could not come
nigh unto
him for the
press, they
uncovered the
roof where he
was:
and when they had broken it
up, they let
down the
bed wherein the sick of the
palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he
said unto the sick of the
palsy, Son, thy sins be
forgiven thee. 6 But there
were certain of the
scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why doth this man
thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? 8 And immediately when
Jesus perceived in
his spirit that they
so reasoned within themselves, he
said unto
them, Why reason
ye these
things in your hearts? 9 Whether is
it easier to
say to the sick of the
palsy, Thy
sins be
forgiven thee; or to
say,
Arise,
and take
up thy bed, and walk?
10 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 I
say unto
thee, Arise,
and take
up thy bed, and go thy
way into thine house. 12 And immediately he
arose, 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 And he went
forth again by the sea
side; and all the
multitude resorted unto him, and he
taught them. 14 And as he passed
by, he
saw Levi the son of
Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of
custom, and said unto
him, Follow me. And he
arose and
followed him. 15 And it came to
pass,
that, as
Jesus sat at
meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together
with Jesus and his disciples: for there
were many, and they
followed him. 16 And when the
scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they
said unto
his disciples, How is it
that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? 17 When Jesus heard it, he
saith unto
them, They that are
whole have no need of the
physician, but they that
are sick: I
came not to
call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance. 18 And the
disciples of
John and of the
Pharisees used to
fast:
and they
come and say unto
him, Why
do the
disciples of
John and of the
Pharisees fast,
but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto
them,
Can the
children of the
bridechamber 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
bridegroom shall be taken
away from them, and then shall they
fast in those days. 21 No
man also seweth a
piece of
new cloth on an
old garment: else the new
piece that filled it
up taketh
away from the
old, and the
rent is
made worse. 22 And no
man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the
new wine doth
burst the
bottles, and the
wine is
spilled,
and the
bottles will be
marred:
but new wine must be
put into new bottles. 23 And it came to
pass, that
he went through the corn
fields on the sabbath
day; and his disciples began, as they
went, to
pluck the ears of
corn. 24 And the
Pharisees said unto
him, Behold, why do
they on the sabbath
day that
which is not lawful?
25 And he said unto
them, Have 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
days of
Abiathar the high
priest, and did
eat the
shewbread,
which is not lawful to
eat but
for the
priests, and gave also to them which
were with him? 27 And he
said unto
them, The
sabbath was
made for man, and
not man for the
sabbath: 28 Therefore the
Son of
man is Lord also of the
sabbath.