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Mark 2
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Mark 2
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
2 And Jesus having returned to Capernaum, after some days it was rumored about that He was in the house [probably Peter’s].
2 And so many people gathered together there that there was no longer room [for them], not even around the door; and He was discussing the Word.
3 Then they came, bringing a paralytic to Him, who had been picked up and was being carried by four men.
4 And when they could not get him to a place in front of Jesus because of the throng, they dug through the roof above Him; and when they had [a]scooped out an opening, they let down the [[b]thickly padded] quilt or mat upon which the paralyzed man lay.
5 And when Jesus saw their faith [their confidence in God through Him], He said to the paralyzed man, Son, your sins are forgiven [you] and put away [that is, the [c]penalty is remitted, the sense of guilt removed, and you are made upright and in right standing with God].
6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, holding a dialogue with themselves as they questioned in their hearts,
7 Why does this [d]Man talk like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins [[e]remove guilt, remit the penalty, and bestow righteousness instead] except God alone?
8 And at once Jesus, becoming fully aware in His spirit that they thus debated within themselves, said to them, Why do you argue (debate, reason) about all this in your hearts?
9 Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, Your sins are forgiven and [f]put away, or to say, Rise, take up your sleeping pad or mat, and start walking about [and [g]keep on walking]?
10 But that you may know positively and beyond a doubt that the Son of Man has right and authority and power on earth to forgive sins—He said to the paralyzed man,
11 I say to you, arise, pick up and carry your sleeping pad or mat, and be going on home.
12 And he arose at once and picked up the sleeping pad or mat and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and [h] recognized and praised and thanked God, saying, We have never seen anything like this before!
13 [Jesus] went out again along the seashore; and all the multitude kept gathering about Him, and He kept teaching them.
14 And as He was passing by, He saw Levi (Matthew) son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, Follow Me! [Be [i]joined to Me as a disciple, side with My party!] And he arose and joined Him as His disciple and sided with His party and accompanied Him.
15 And as Jesus, together with His disciples, sat at table in his [Levi’s] house, many tax collectors and persons [[j]definitely stained] with sin were dining with Him, for there were many who walked the same road (followed) with Him.
16 And the scribes [belonging to the party] of the Pharisees, when they saw that He was eating with [those [k]definitely known to be especially wicked] sinners and tax collectors, said to His disciples, Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and [notorious] sinners?
17 And when Jesus heard it, He said to them, Those who are strong and well have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick; I came not to call the righteous ones to repentance, but sinners (the [l]erring ones and [m]all those not free from sin).
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were observing a fast; and [some people] came and asked Jesus, Why are John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but Your disciples are not doing so?
19 Jesus answered them, Can the wedding guests fast (abstain from food and drink) 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 away from them, and they will fast in that day.
21 No one sews a patch of unshrunken (new) goods on an old garment; if he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and the rent (tear) becomes bigger and worse [than it was before].
22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the bottles destroyed; but new wine is to be put in new (fresh) wineskins.
23 One Sabbath He was going along beside the fields of standing grain, and as they made their way, His disciples began to [n]pick off the grains.(A)
24 And the Pharisees said to Him, Look! Why are they doing what is not permitted or lawful on the Sabbath?
25 And He said to them, Have you never [even] read what David did when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were accompanying him?—
26 How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was the high priest, and ate the sacred loaves set forth [before God], which it is not permitted or lawful for any but the priests to eat, and [how he] also gave [them] to those who were with him?(B)
27 And Jesus said to them, The Sabbath was made on account and for the sake of man, not man for the Sabbath;(C)
28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.
Footnotes
- Mark 2:4 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Mark 2:4 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Mark 2:5 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 2:7 Capitalized because of what He is, the spotless Son of God, not what the speakers may have thought He was.
- Mark 2:7 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 2:9 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 2:9 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 2:12 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Mark 2:14 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 2:15 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 2:16 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 2:17 Robert Young, Analytical Concordance to the Bible.
- Mark 2:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 2:23 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
Mak 2
Haitian Creole Version
Mak 2
Haitian Creole Version
2 ¶ Kèk jou apre sa, Jezi tounen Kapènawòm. Yo tande li te lakay li.
2 Te sitèlman gen moun ki te sanble, pa t' gen plas ankò, pa menm devan pòt kay la. Jezi menm t'ap anonse yo pawòl la.
3 Se lè sa a, yon kolonn moun vin rive, kat ladan yo t'ap pote yon nonm paralize. Yo t'ap mennen l' bay Jezi.
4 Men, foul la te kwense anpil, kifè moun yo pa t' ka pwoche bò kot Jezi. Lè yo wè sa, yo dekouvri do kay la egzakteman sou tèt Jezi. Epi yo file nonm paralize a desann nan twou a, tou kouche sou nat li a.
5 Jezi wè jan yo te gen konfyans nan li, li di nonm paralize a: -Pitit mwen, peche ou yo padonnen.
6 Te gen kèk dirèktè lalwa chita la; yo t'ap di nan kè yo:
7 -Pouki nonm sa a pale mal sou Bondye konsa? Ki moun sou latè ki kapab padonnen peche? Sa se travay Bondye sèlman.
8 Menm lè a Jezi te gen tan konnen nan fon kè l' sak t'ap pase nan tèt yo. Li di yo: -Poukisa n'ap fè lide konsa nan kè nou?
9 Kisak pi fasil pou m' di nonm paralize a: Peche ou yo padonnen; osinon: Leve kanpe, pran nat ou, mache?
10 Enben, m'ap fè nou konnen, mwen menm, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, mwen gen pouvwa sou latè pou m' padonnen peche. Lè sa a, Jezi di nonm paralize a:
11 -Mwen di ou: leve kanpe, pran nat ou, ale lakay ou.
12 Latou, nonm lan leve kanpe, li pran nat li, li soti devan tout moun. Yo tout te sezi, yo fè lwanj Bondye; yo t'ap di: -Nou poko janm wè bagay konsa.
13 ¶ Jezi tounen ankò bò lanmè Galile a. Yon foul moun te vin jwenn li, epi li t'ap moutre yo anpil bagay.
14 Antan Jezi t'ap pase konsa, li wè Levi, pitit Alfe a, chita nan biwo kontribisyon an. Jezi di l' konsa: -Swiv mwen. Levi annik leve, li swiv Jezi.
15 Pita, Jezi t'ap manje lakay Levi. Te gen anpil lòt pèseptè kontribisyon ak moun k'ap fè sa ki mal ki t'ap swiv Jezi. Tout moun sa yo te chita bò tab avè l' ansanm ak disip li yo.
16 Kèk direktè lalwa ki te fè pati bann farizyen yo wè Jezi ap manje ak pèseptè kontribisyon yo ansanm ak moun k'ap fè sa ki mal yo. Yo mande disip li yo: -Poukisa l'ap manje ak pèseptè kontribisyon ansanm ak moun k'ap fè sa ki mal yo?
17 Jezi tande sa, li di yo konsa: -Lè yon moun an sante, li pa bezwen dòktè. Se moun malad ki bezwen dòktè. Enben, mwen pa vin rele moun k'ap mache dwat devan Bondye yo, men moun k'ap fè sa ki mal yo.
18 ¶ Yon jou, patizan Jan Batis yo t'ap fè jèn ansanm ak farizyen yo. Gen moun ki vin di Jezi konsa: -Poukisa patizan Jan Batis yo avèk disip farizyen yo fè jèn, epi disip pa ou yo pa fè jèn?
19 Jezi reponn yo: -Eske zanmi yon nonm k'ap marye kapab rete san manje toutotan li la avèk yo? Non, toutotan nonm k'ap marye a la avèk yo, yo pa kapab rete san manje.
20 Men, lè lè a va rive pou l' pa nan mitan yo ankò, se lè sa a y'a fè jèn.
21 Pesonn pa pyese yon vye rad ak yon moso twal nèf. Si ou fè sa, moso nèf la va pati ak yon bò nan vye rad la. Lè sa a, rad la chire pi mal.
22 Konsa tou, pesonn pa mete diven ki fenk fèt nan vye veso an po. Si ou fè sa, diven an va pete vye veso yo, epi w'ap pèdi ni diven an ni veso yo. Men, diven ki fenk fèt, sa dwe ale nan veso an po ki fenk fèt tou.
23 Yon jou repo, Jezi t'ap pase nan yon jaden ble. Antan disip li yo t'ap mache konsa avè l', yo pran keyi kèk grap ble.
24 Farizyen yo di li konsa: -Gade non! Poukisa disip ou yo ap fè bagay lalwa nou pa pèmèt moun fè gwo jou repo a?
25 Jezi reponn yo: -Eske nou pa janm li sa David te fè yon lè li te bezwen manje pou li menm ak pou moun pa l' yo ki te grangou?
26 Sa te pase sou tan Abyata te granprèt. Nou chonje? Li antre nan kay Bondye a, li manje nan pen yo te ofri bay Bondye a. Dapre lalwa nou an, se prèt yo sèlman ki gen dwa manje pen sa yo. Malgre sa, David te pran ladan yo, li te bay moun pa l' yo manje tou.
27 Jezi di yo ankò: -Jou repo a te fèt pou moun; se pa moun ki te fèt pou jou repo a.
28 Konsa tou, mwen menm, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, mwen se mèt repo a.
Mark 2
New Catholic Bible
Mark 2
New Catholic Bible
First Oppositions[a]
Chapter 2
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man. 1 When Jesus returned some days later to Capernaum, the word quickly spread that he was at home. 2 Such large multitudes gathered there that no longer was any space available, even in front of the door, and he was preaching the word to them.
3 Some people arrived, bringing to him a man who was paralyzed, carried by four men. 4 Since they were unable to bring him near Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above him and then lowered the bed on which the paralyzed man was lying.
5 On perceiving their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some scribes[b] were sitting there, thinking to themselves: 7 “How can this man say such things? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 Jesus was able immediately to discern in his spirit what they were thinking, and he asked, “Why do you entertain such thoughts in your hearts? 9 Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say: ‘Stand up, take your mat, and walk’? 10 But that you may come to realize that the Son of Man[c] has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralyzed man— 11 “I say to you, stand up, take your bed, and go to your home.” 12 The man stood up, immediately picked up his bed, and went off in full view of all of them. The onlookers were all astonished and they glorified God, saying, “We have never before witnessed anything like this.”
13 Jesus Calls Levi (Matthew). Once again Jesus went out to the shore of the lake,[d] and as a large crowd came to him, he taught them. 14 As he was walking along, he saw Levi[e] the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” and he got up and followed him.
15 Jesus Eats with Sinners. When he was sitting at dinner in his[f] house, many tax collectors and sinners were seated with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed Jesus. 16 Some scribes who were Pharisees noticed that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors, and they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 17 When Jesus overheard this remark, he said, “It is not the healthy who need a physician, but rather those who are sick. I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.”
18 A Time of Joy and Grace.[g] John’s disciples and the Pharisees were observing a fast. Some people came to Jesus and asked, “Why do John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees fast but your disciples do not do so?” 19 Jesus answered, “How can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is still with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then on that day they will fast.[h]
21 “No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results. 22 Nor does anyone pour new wine[i] into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and then the wine and the skins are both lost. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.”
23 Picking Grain on the Sabbath.[j] One day, as Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the Sabbath, his disciples began to pick some heads of grain as they walked along. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are your disciples doing what is forbidden on the Sabbath?”
25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? 26 He entered the house of God when Abiathar[k] was high priest and ate the sacred bread that only the priests were permitted to eat, and he shared it with his companions.” 27 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.[l] 28 That is why the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Footnotes
- Mark 2:1 In the five controversy stories that are combined here, the plot to put Jesus to death, which is the key to Mark’s Gospel, is already made clear.
- Mark 2:6 Scribes: men trained in the oral traditions that flowed from the written Law. In this Gospel, they are adversaries of Jesus except in one incident (Mk 12:28-34).
- Mark 2:10 Son of Man: see note on Mt 8:20.
- Mark 2:13 Lake: Tiberias.
- Mark 2:14 Levi: another name of Matthew (Jews often had two names). The taxes in question were collected on goods that entered or left the city. The system was established by the Romans, but the collection of taxes and duties was handed over to private organizations whose employees were not infrequently corrupt. See also note on Mt 5:46.
- Mark 2:15 His: i.e., Levi’s (see Lk 5:29). Sinners: those who were ostentatiously wicked and those who did not follow the Law as interpreted by the scribes. The term was customarily applied to collaborators, robbers, adulterers, and the like.
- Mark 2:18 See notes on Mt 9:14-17 and Lk 5:33-39.
- Mark 2:20 The Jews were obliged to fast only on the Day of Atonement. However, devout persons fasted two times a week (on Monday and Thursday). Jesus does not disapprove of such acts. He merely points out that his coming has inaugurated the time of joy foretold by the Prophets, in which it was legitimate for his disciples to benefit from the presence of the Bridegroom, i.e., the Messiah. He then alludes to his violent death after which his disciples would fast while awaiting the glorious and definitive coming of the heavenly Bridegroom.
- Mark 2:22 New wine: the Gospel; the old wine is the practices of Judaism.
- Mark 2:23 See notes on Mt 12:2; 12:3-4; 12:5-6; and 12:8.
- Mark 2:26 Abiathar: high priest in the time of David. In 1 Sam 21:2-3 his father, Ahimelech, is named.
- Mark 2:27 Mark alone has preserved this saying of Jesus.
Mark 2
New International Version
Mark 2
New International Version
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man(A)
2 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 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. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man,(C) carried by four of them. 4 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. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”(D)
6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(E)
8 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? 9 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.”
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