Mark, 2

1. When he returned to Capernaum, some time later word went round that he was in the house;

1. And when he returned to Caper'na-um after some days, it was reported that he was at home.

2. and so many people collected that there was no room left, even in front of the door. He was preaching the word to them

2. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them.

3. when some people came bringing him a paralytic carried by four men,

3. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.

4. but as they could not get the man to him through the crowd, they stripped the roof over the place where Jesus was; and when they had made an opening, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic lay.

4. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay.

5. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, 'My child, your sins are forgiven.'

5. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven."

6. Now some scribes were sitting there, and they thought to themselves,

6. Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts,

7. 'How can this man talk like that? He is being blasphemous. Who but God can forgive sins?'

7. "Why does this man speak thus? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

8. And at once, Jesus, inwardly aware that this is what they were thinking, said to them, 'Why do you have these thoughts in your hearts?

8. And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts?

9. Which of these is easier: to say to the paralytic, "Your sins are forgiven" or to say, "Get up, pick up your stretcher and walk"?

9. Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, `Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, `Rise, take up your pallet and walk'?

10. But to prove to you that the Son of man has authority to forgive sins on earth' --

10. But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the paralytic --

11. he said to the paralytic-'I order you: get up, pick up your stretcher, and go off home.'

11. "I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home."

12. And the man got up, and at once picked up his stretcher and walked out in front of everyone, so that they were all astonished and praised God saying, 'We have never seen anything like this.'

12. And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

13. He went out again to the shore of the lake; and all the people came to him, and he taught them.

13. He went out again beside the sea; and all the crowd gathered about him, and he taught them.

14. As he was walking along he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And he got up and followed him.

14. And as he passed on, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.

15. When Jesus was at dinner in his house, a number of tax collectors and sinners were also sitting at table with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many of them among his followers.

15. And as he sat at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him.

16. When the scribes of the Pharisee party saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, 'Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?'

16. And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

17. When Jesus heard this he said to them, 'It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. I came to call not the upright, but sinners.'

17. And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

18. John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast, when some people came to him and said to him, 'Why is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?'

18. Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and people came and said to him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

19. Jesus replied, 'Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot fast while the bridegroom is still with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

19. And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

20. But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then, on that day, they will fast.

20. The days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

21. No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the tear gets worse.

21. No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.

22. And nobody puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins too. No! New wine into fresh skins!'

22. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but new wine is for fresh skins."

23. It happened that one Sabbath day he was taking a walk through the cornfields, and his disciples began to make a path by plucking ears of corn.

23. One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain.

24. And the Pharisees said to him, 'Look, why are they doing something on the Sabbath day that is forbidden?'

24. And the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?"

25. And he replied, 'Have you never read what David did in his time of need when he and his followers were hungry-

25. And he said to them, "Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:

26. how he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the loaves of the offering which only the priests are allowed to eat, and how he also gave some to the men with him?'

26. how he entered the house of God, when Abi'athar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?"

27. And he said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath;

27. And he said to them, "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath;

28. so the Son of man is master even of the Sabbath.'

28. so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath."