Markúsarguðspjall 2
Icelandic Bible
2 Nokkrum dögum síðar kom hann aftur til Kapernaum. Þegar fréttist, að hann væri heima,
2 söfnuðust þar svo margir, að hvergi var lengur rúm, ekki einu sinni fyrir dyrum úti. Og hann flutti þeim orðið.
3 Þá er komið með lama mann, og báru fjórir.
4 Þegar þeir gátu ekki komist með hann til Jesú fyrir fólkinu, rufu þeir þekjuna uppi yfir honum, grófu þar í gegn og létu síga ofan rekkjuna, sem hinn lami lá í.
5 Þá er Jesús sér trú þeirra, segir hann við lama manninn: "Barnið mitt, syndir þínar eru fyrirgefnar."
6 Þar sátu nokkrir fræðimenn og hugsuðu í hjörtum sínum:
7 "Hví mælir þessi maður svo? Hann guðlastar. Hver getur fyrirgefið syndir nema Guð einn?"
8 Samstundis skynjaði Jesús í anda sínum, að þeir hugsuðu þannig með sér, og hann sagði við þá: "Hví hugsið þér slíkt í hjörtum yðar?
9 Hvort er auðveldara að segja við lama manninn: ,Syndir þínar eru fyrirgefnar,` eða segja: ,Statt upp, tak rekkju þína og gakk?`
10 En til þess að þér vitið, að Mannssonurinn hefur vald til að fyrirgefa syndir á jörðu,
11 þá segi ég þér" _ og nú talar hann við lama manninn: _ "Statt upp, tak rekkju þína, og far heim til þín."
12 Hann stóð upp, tók jafnskjótt rekkjuna og gekk burt í allra augsýn, svo að allir voru furðu lostnir, lofuðu Guð og sögðu: "Aldrei áður höfum vér þvílíkt séð."
13 Aftur fór hann út og gekk með vatninu, og allur mannfjöldinn kom til hans, og hann kenndi þeim.
14 Og er hann gekk þar, sá hann Leví Alfeusson sitja hjá tollbúðinni, og hann segir við hann: "Fylg þú mér!" Og hann stóð upp og fylgdi honum.
15 Svo bar við, að Jesús sat að borði í húsi hans, og margir tollheimtumenn og bersyndugir sátu þar með honum og lærisveinum hans, en margir fylgdu honum.
16 Fræðimenn af flokki farísea, sem sáu, að hann samneytti bersyndugum og tollheimtumönnum, sögðu þá við lærisveina hans: "Hann etur með tollheimtumönnum og bersyndugum."
17 Jesús heyrði þetta og svaraði þeim: "Ekki þurfa heilbrigðir læknis við, heldur þeir, sem sjúkir eru. Ég er ekki kominn til að kalla réttláta, heldur syndara."
18 Lærisveinar Jóhannesar og farísear héldu nú föstu. Þá koma menn til Jesú og spyrja hann: "Hví fasta lærisveinar Jóhannesar og lærisveinar farísea, en þínir lærisveinar fasta ekki?"
19 Jesús svaraði þeim: "Hvort geta brúðkaupsgestir fastað, meðan brúðguminn er hjá þeim? Alla þá stund, sem brúðguminn er hjá þeim, geta þeir ekki fastað.
20 En koma munu þeir dagar, er brúðguminn verður frá þeim tekinn, þá munu þeir fasta, á þeim degi.
21 Enginn saumar bót af óþæfðum dúk á gamalt fat, því þá rífur nýja bótin af hinu gamla og verður af verri rifa.
22 Og enginn lætur nýtt vín á gamla belgi, því þá sprengir vínið belgina, og vínið ónýtist og belgirnir. Nýtt vín er látið á nýja belgi."
23 Svo bar við, að Jesús fór um sáðlönd á hvíldardegi, og lærisveinar hans tóku að tína kornöx á leiðinni.
24 Farísearnir sögðu þá við hann: "Lít á, hví gjöra þeir það, sem er ekki leyfilegt á hvíldardegi?"
25 Hann svaraði þeim: "Hafið þér aldrei lesið, hvað Davíð gjörði, er honum lá á, þegar hann hungraði og menn hans?
26 Hann fór inn í Guðs hús, þegar Abíatar var æðsti prestur, og át skoðunarbrauðin, en þau má enginn eta nema prestarnir, og gaf líka mönnum sínum."
27 Og hann sagði við þá: "Hvíldardagurinn varð til mannsins vegna og eigi maðurinn vegna hvíldardagsins.
28 Því er Mannssonurinn einnig herra hvíldardagsins."
Mark 2
New King James Version
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic(A)
2 And again (B)He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. 2 [a]Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. 3 Then they came to Him, bringing a (C)paralytic who was carried by four men. 4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? (D)Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts? 9 (E)Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk’? 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has [b]power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralytic, 11 “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” 12 Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and (F)glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
Matthew the Tax Collector(G)
13 (H)Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. 14 (I)As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, (J)“Follow Me.” So he arose and (K)followed Him.
15 (L)Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. 16 And when the scribes [c]and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, (M)“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, [d]to repentance.”
Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(N)
18 (O)The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”
19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the [e]friends of the bridegroom 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 will be (P)taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days. 21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse. 22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(Q)
23 (R)Now it happened that He went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and as they went His disciples began (S)to pluck the heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why do they do what is (T)not lawful on the Sabbath?”
25 But He said to them, “Have you never read (U)what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those with him: 26 how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, (V)which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?”
27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the (W)Sabbath. 28 Therefore (X)the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”
Mark 2
English Standard Version
Jesus Heals a Paralytic
2 And when he returned to (A)Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 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. 3 (B)And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 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. 5 And when Jesus (D)saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, (E)your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like that? (F)He is blaspheming! (G)Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 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? 9 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.”
by Icelandic Bible Society
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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