And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

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.

And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

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.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

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?

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.

Jesús sana a un paralítico

(Mt 9:1-8; Lc 5:17-26)

Unos días después Jesús regresó a Capernaúm. Se escuchó el rumor de que él estaba en casa. Se reunió tanta gente que no quedaba espacio ni en la puerta. Cuando Jesús les estaba enseñando, vinieron y le trajeron a un paralítico cargado por cuatro hombres. Pero como había tanta gente, no podían acercarlo a Jesús. Así que quitaron parte del techo e hicieron un hueco por donde bajaron la camilla con el enfermo. Cuando Jesús vio la fe que tenían, le dijo al paralítico:

—Hijo, tus pecados quedan perdonados.

Entre la multitud estaban sentados unos maestros de la ley que pensaban: «¿Por qué se atreve este hombre a hablar así? Es una ofensa a Dios. El único que puede perdonar pecados es Dios». Jesús supo inmediatamente lo que estaban pensando y les dijo:

—¿Por qué están pensando así? Tal vez piensen que es más fácil que yo le diga a este paralítico: “Tus pecados quedan perdonados”, porque eso no se puede comprobar. Pero si le digo: “¡Levántate, recoge tu camilla y anda!” 10 y así sucede, entonces quedará comprobado que el Hijo del hombre tiene en la tierra el poder de perdonar pecados.

Así que Jesús le dijo al paralítico:

11 —A ti te digo: ¡Levántate, recoge tu camilla y vete a tu casa!

12 Entonces, el hombre se levantó, y enseguida recogió su camilla y salió caminando frente a todos. Todos estaban asombrados y alababan a Dios diciendo:

—Nunca hemos visto algo así.

Leví sigue a Jesús

(Mt 9:9-13; Lc 5:27-32)

13 Jesús salió otra vez hacia la orilla del lago. Toda la multitud lo siguió, y él les enseñaba. 14 Jesús iba caminando y vio a Leví hijo de Alfeo sentado en el lugar donde se pagaban los impuestos. Jesús le dijo:

—Sígueme.

Entonces Leví se levantó y lo siguió.

15 Después Jesús fue a cenar a casa de Leví. Muchos cobradores de impuestos y pecadores cenaron con Jesús y sus seguidores, porque muchos de ellos también lo siguieron. 16 Cuando los maestros de la ley, que eran fariseos, vieron que Jesús estaba comiendo con cobradores de impuestos y pecadores, les preguntaron a los seguidores de Jesús:

—¿Por qué come él con cobradores de impuestos y pecadores?

17 Jesús los oyó, y les dijo:

—Los sanos no necesitan médico, los enfermos sí. Yo no he venido a invitar a los buenos a que me sigan, sino a los pecadores.

Una pregunta sobre el ayuno

(Mt 9:14-17; Lc 5:33-39)

18 Al ver que los seguidores de Juan y los fariseos estaban ayunando, algunos se acercaron a Jesús y le preguntaron:

—Los seguidores de Juan el Bautista y los de los fariseos ayunan, pero tus seguidores no. ¿Por qué?

19 Jesús les contestó:

—Cuando hay una boda, ¿cómo pueden ayunar los amigos del novio mientras él está con ellos? No pueden ayunar mientras él esté presente. 20 Pero llegará el día en que se llevarán al novio y entonces en ese tiempo ayunarán. 21 Nadie arregla un vestido viejo con un retazo de tela nueva, porque la tela nueva se encoge y rasga el vestido viejo, y entonces se romperá más. 22 Ni tampoco echa vino nuevo en cueros viejos, porque el vino revienta los cueros. Así se dañan tanto el vino como los cueros. Más bien se echa el vino nuevo en cueros nuevos.

Jesús es Señor del día de descanso

(Mt 12:1-8; Lc 6:1-5)

23 Un día de descanso Jesús iba por unos sembrados, y mientras caminaban sus seguidores empezaron a arrancar espigas. 24 Entonces los fariseos empezaron a decirle:

—Oye, ¿por qué hacen ellos lo que está prohibido en el día de descanso?

25 Y Jesús les dijo:

—¿No han leído ustedes lo que hizo David cuando él y sus compañeros tuvieron necesidad y hambre? 26 Cuando Abiatar era el sumo sacerdote, David entró a la casa de Dios y comió los panes que se ofrecen a Dios y se los dio a sus compañeros. Y ustedes bien saben que no se permite a nadie comer de esos panes, sino sólo a los sacerdotes.

27 Entonces Jesús les dijo a los fariseos:

—El día de descanso se hizo para beneficio de la gente, no la gente para beneficio del día de descanso. 28 Por tanto, el Hijo del hombre es Señor de todos los días, incluso del día de descanso.

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.”