2 And again He entered into Capernaum some days later, and it was reported that He was in the house.

² And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not even about the door; and He preached the Word unto them.

³ And they came unto Him, bringing one sick with the palsy, who was borne by four.

⁴ And when they could not come nigh unto Him because of the throng, they uncovered the roof where He was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the one sick with the palsy lay.

⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, He said unto the one sick with the palsy, “Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.”

¹³ And He went forth again by the seaside; 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 custom booth, and said unto him, “Follow Me.” And he arose and followed Him.

¹⁵ And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat at Levi’s house, that 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 eating 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 said 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.”

3 And He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand.

² And they watched Him to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse Him.

³ And He said unto the man who had the withered hand, “Stand forth.”

⁴ And He said unto them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill?” But they held their peace.

⁵ And when He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said unto the man, “Stretch forth thine hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored whole as the other.

⁶ And the Pharisees went forth and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

³¹ There came then His brethren and His mother, and standing outside they sent unto Him, calling Him.

³² And the multitude sat about Him, and they said unto Him, “Behold, thy mother and thy brethren outside seek for thee.”

³³ And He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brethren?”

³⁴ And He looked round about on those who sat about Him and said, “Behold, My mother and My brethren.

³⁵ For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is My brother, and My sister, and mother.”