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Alcuni giorni dopo, egli entrò di nuovo in Capernaum e si venne a sapere che egli si trovava in casa;

e subito si radunò tanta gente da non trovare piú posto neppure davanti alla porta; ed egli annunziava loro la parola.

Allora vennero da lui alcuni a presentargli un paralitico, portato da quattro uomini

Ma, non potendo accostarsi a lui a causa della folla, scoperchiarono il tetto sul punto ove era Gesú e, fatta un'apertura, calarono il lettuccio sul quale giaceva il paralitico.

Come Gesú vide la loro fede, disse al paralitico: «Figliolo, i tuoi peccati ti sono perdonati!».

Or vi erano là seduti alcuni scribi i quali ragionavano in cuor loro:

«Perché mai costui parla in questo modo? Egli bestemmia. Chi può perdonare i peccati, se non Dio solo?».

Ma Gesú, avendo subito conosciuto nel suo spirito che ragionavano queste cose dentro di sé, disse loro: «Perché ragionate voi queste cose nei vostri cuori?

Che cosa è piú facile dire al paralitico: "I tuoi peccati ti sono perdonati", oppure dire: "Alzati, prendi il tuo lettuccio e cammina".

10 Ora, affinché sappiate che il Figlio dell'uomo ha potestà di perdonare i peccati in terra,

11 io ti dico (disse al paralitico): Alzati, prendi il tuo lettuccio e vattene a casa tua».

12 Ed egli si alzò immediatamente, prese il suo lettuccio e uscí in presenza di tutti, cosí che tutti stupivano e glorificavano Dio dicendo: «Non abbiamo mai visto nulla di simile!».

13 Gesú uscí di nuovo lungo il mare e tutta la folla veniva a lui, ed egli li ammaestrava.

14 Nel passare vide Levi figlio di Alfeo, che sedeva al banco delle imposte, e gli disse: «Seguimi!». Ed egli, alzatosi, lo seguí.

15 Or avvenne che mentre egli era a tavola in casa di Levi, molti pubblicani e peccatori si misero a tavola con Gesú e con i suoi discepoli; infatti erano molti quelli che lo seguivano.

16 Allora gli scribi e i farisei, vedendolo mangiare con i pubblicani e con i peccatori, dissero ai suoi discepoli: «Come mai mangia e beve egli in compagnia dei pubblicani e dei peccatori?».

17 E Gesú, udito ciò, disse loro: «Non sono i sani che hanno bisogno del medico, ma i malati; io non sono venuto a chiamare i giusti, ma i peccatori a ravvedimento».

18 Allora i discepoli di Giovanni e quelli dei farisei stavano digiunando. Ora essi vennero da Gesú e gli dissero: «Perché i discepoli di Giovanni e quelli dei farisei digiunano mentre i tuoi discepoli non digiunano?».

19 E Gesú disse loro: «Possono forse gli amici dello sposo digiunare, mentre lo sposo è con loro? Per tutto il tempo che hanno lo sposo con loro, non possono digiunare.

20 Ma verranno i giorni in cui sarà loro tolto lo sposo, e allora in quei giorni digiuneranno.

21 Nessuno cuce un pezzo di stoffa nuova sopra un vestito vecchio, altrimenti il pezzo nuovo porta via l'intero rattoppo e lo strappo si fa peggiore.

22 Cosí, nessuno mette vino nuovo in otri vecchi, altrimenti il vino nuovo rompe gli otri, il vino si spande e gli otri si perdono; ma il vino nuovo va messo in otri nuovi».

23 Or avvenne che in giorno di sabato egli passava per i campi, e i suoi discepoli, strada facendo, si misero a svellere delle spighe.

24 E i farisei gli dissero: «Guarda, perché fanno ciò che non è lecito in giorno di sabato?».

25 Ma egli disse loro: «Non avete mai letto ciò che fece Davide, quando si trovò nel bisogno ed ebbe fame, lui e quelli con lui?

26 Come egli entrò nella casa di Dio, al tempo del sommo sacerdote Abiatar, e mangiò i pani di presentazione che non è lecito mangiare se non ai sacerdoti, e ne diede anche a quelli che erano con lui?».

27 Poi disse loro: «Il sabato è fatto per l'uomo e non l'uomo per il sabato.

28 Perciò il Figlio dell'uomo è signore anche del sabato».

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man(A)

A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers(B) that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man,(C) carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”(D)

Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(E)

Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man(F) has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God,(G) saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”(H)

Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners(I)

13 Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him,(J) and he began to teach them. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,”(K) Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.

15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(L) saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(M)

17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(N)

Jesus Questioned About Fasting(O)

18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting.(P) Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”

19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them,(Q) and on that day they will fast.

21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(R)(S)

23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain.(T) 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”(U)

25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26 In the days of Abiathar the high priest,(V) he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat.(W) And he also gave some to his companions.”(X)

27 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man,(Y) not man for the Sabbath.(Z) 28 So the Son of Man(AA) is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

And when he returned to (A)Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. (B)And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, (C)they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus (D)saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, (E)your sins are forgiven.” Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, “Why does this man speak like that? (F)He is blaspheming! (G)Who can forgive sins but God alone?” And immediately Jesus, (H)perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? 10 But that you may know that (I)the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” 12 And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and (J)glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

Jesus Calls Levi

13 He went out again beside the sea, and (K)all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14 (L)And as he passed by, he saw (M)Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

15 And as he reclined at table in his house, many (N)tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16 And (O)the scribes of[a] the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, (P)“Why does he eat[b] with tax collectors and 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. (Q)I came not to call the righteous, (R)but sinners.”

A Question About Fasting

18 Now (S)John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, (T)“Why do John's disciples and (U)the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19 And Jesus said to them, (V)“Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 (W)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (X)then they will fast in that day. 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 no one puts new wine into old (Y)wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”[c]

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

23 (Z)One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples (AA)began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, (AB)why are they doing (AC)what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25 And he said to them, (AD)“Have you never read (AE)what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of[d] (AF)Abiathar the high priest, and ate (AG)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, (AH)“The Sabbath was made for man, (AI)not man for the Sabbath. 28 So (AJ)the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:16 Some manuscripts and
  2. Mark 2:16 Some manuscripts add and drink
  3. Mark 2:22 Some manuscripts omit But new wine is for fresh wineskins
  4. Mark 2:26 Or in the passage about