Mark 2
New Matthew Bible
Jesus heals the paralytic, calls Levi, the customs officer, eats with open sinners, and defends his disciples.
2 After a few days he entered into Capernaum again, and it was rumoured that he was in a house. 2 And soon many gathered together, insomuch that now there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door. And he preached the word to them. 3 And there came to him people bringing a paralytic, borne by four men. 4 And because they could not come near to him, for the press of people, they uncovered the roof of the house where he was. And when they had broken it open, they let down the bed that the paralytic lay in. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven you.
6 And certain of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts, 7 How does this fellow so blaspheme? Who can forgive sins, but God only? 8 And immediately, when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so questioned in themselves, he said to them, Why do you think such things in your hearts? 9 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 so that you may know that the Son of man has power in earth to forgive sins– He spoke to the paralytic: 11 I say to you, arise, and take up your bed, and go your way into your own house. 12 And at once he arose, took up the bed, and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, We have never seen anything like this!
13 And he went again to the sea side. And all the people gathered to him, and he taught them. 14 And as Jesus was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom and said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
15 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at food in Levi’s house, that many publicans and sinners sat at food also with Jesus and his disciples. For there were many who followed him. 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eats and drinks with publicans and sinners? 17 When Jesus heard that, he said to them, The whole have no need of the physician, but the sick do. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast, and so 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 children of a wedding 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 taken from them, and then they will fast, in those days. 21 Also, no one sows a piece of new cloth onto an old garment, because then the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is worse. 22 Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins, for if he does, the new wine bursts the skins, and the wine runs out and the vessels are marred. But new wine must be poured into new vessels.
23 And it chanced that he was walking through the grain fields in the Sabbath days, and his disciples, as they went their way, began to pluck the ears of grain. 24 And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing on the Sabbath days that which is not lawful?
25 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, both he and those who were with him? 26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest and did eat the hallowed loaves, which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests only, and gave also to those who were with him?
27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.
Marc 2
La Bible du Semeur
Jésus guérit un malade et pardonne ses péchés(A)
2 Quelques jours plus tard, Jésus se rendit de nouveau à Capernaüm. On apprit qu’il était à la maison[a]. 2 Une foule s’y rassembla si nombreuse qu’il ne restait plus de place, pas même devant la porte ; et Jésus leur annonçait la Parole de Dieu. 3 On lui amena un paralysé porté par quatre hommes. 4 Mais ils ne purent pas le transporter jusqu’à Jésus, à cause de la foule. Alors ils montèrent sur le toit, défirent la toiture de la maison au-dessus de l’endroit où se trouvait Jésus et, par cette ouverture, firent glisser le brancard sur lequel le paralysé était couché[b].
5 Lorsqu’il vit la foi de ces gens, Jésus dit au paralysé : Mon enfant, tes péchés te sont pardonnés.
6 Or, il y avait, assis là, quelques spécialistes de la Loi qui raisonnaient ainsi en eux-mêmes : 7 Comment cet homme ose-t-il parler ainsi ? Il blasphème ! Qui peut pardonner les péchés si ce n’est Dieu seul ?
8 Jésus sut aussitôt, en son esprit, les raisonnements qu’ils se faisaient en eux-mêmes ; il leur dit : Pourquoi raisonnez-vous ainsi en vous-mêmes ? 9 Qu’est-ce qui est le plus facile ? Dire au paralysé : « Tes péchés te sont pardonnés », ou dire : « Lève-toi, prends ton brancard et marche » ? 10 Eh bien, vous saurez que le Fils de l’homme a, sur la terre, le pouvoir de pardonner les péchés.
11 Alors il déclara au paralysé : Je te l’ordonne : lève-toi, prends ton brancard, et rentre chez toi !
12 Aussitôt, cet homme se leva, prit son brancard, et sortit devant tout le monde.
Tous en furent stupéfaits et rendirent gloire à Dieu en disant : Nous n’avons jamais rien vu de pareil !
Jésus est contesté(B)
13 Une nouvelle fois, Jésus s’en alla du côté du lac. Les foules venaient à sa rencontre et il les enseignait. 14 En passant, il vit Lévi, fils d’Alphée, installé à son poste de péage, et il lui dit : Suis-moi !
Lévi se leva et le suivit.
15 Comme Jésus était reçu pour un repas dans la maison de Lévi, beaucoup de collecteurs d’impôts et de pécheurs notoires prirent place à table avec ses disciples et avec lui. Car ils étaient nombreux à le suivre.
16 En voyant qu’il mangeait avec ces pécheurs notoires et ces collecteurs d’impôts, les spécialistes de la Loi qui appartenaient au parti des pharisiens interpellèrent ses disciples : Comment votre maître peut-il manger de la sorte avec des collecteurs d’impôts et des pécheurs notoires ?
17 Jésus, qui les avait entendus, leur dit : Les bien-portants n’ont pas besoin de médecin ; ce sont les malades qui en ont besoin. Je ne suis pas venu appeler des justes, mais des pécheurs.
18 Un jour que les disciples de Jean et les pharisiens étaient en train de jeûner, ils vinrent trouver Jésus et lui demandèrent : Comment se fait-il que tes disciples ne jeûnent pas, alors que les disciples de Jean et les pharisiens le font ?
19 Jésus leur répondit : Comment les invités d’une noce pourraient-ils jeûner pendant que le marié est avec eux ? Aussi longtemps que le marié se trouve parmi eux, ils ne peuvent pas jeûner ! 20 Le temps viendra où il leur sera enlevé. Alors, ce jour-là, ils jeûneront.
21 Personne ne raccommode un vieux vêtement avec un morceau d’étoffe neuve. Sinon, la pièce rapportée tire sur la vieille étoffe et en arrache une partie. Finalement, la déchirure est pire qu’avant. 22 De même, personne ne verse du vin nouveau dans de vieilles outres, sinon le vin nouveau les fait éclater, et voilà le vin perdu, et les outres aussi. A vin nouveau, outres neuves !
Jésus, maître du sabbat(C)
23 Un jour de sabbat, Jésus traversait des champs de blé, et ses disciples, tout en marchant, cueillaient des épis.
24 Les pharisiens le firent remarquer à Jésus : Regarde ! Pourquoi tes disciples font-ils le jour du sabbat ce qui est interdit ce jour-là ?
25 Il leur répondit : N’avez-vous jamais lu ce qu’a fait David lorsque lui et ses compagnons ont eu faim et qu’ils n’avaient rien à manger ? 26 Il est entré dans le sanctuaire de Dieu (ce récit se trouve dans la section où il est question du grand-prêtre Abiatar)[c], il a mangé les pains exposés devant Dieu que seuls les prêtres ont le droit de manger, et il en a donné aussi à ses hommes.
27 Et il ajouta : Le sabbat a été fait pour l’homme, et non pas l’homme pour le sabbat. 28 C’est pourquoi le Fils de l’homme est aussi maître du sabbat.
Footnotes
- 2.1 Il s’agit de la maison de Simon et d’André (voir 1.29).
- 2.4 Les toits en terrasse étaient faits de poutres recouvertes de terre battue.
- 2.26 Voir 1 S 21.1-5.
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.”
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.
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