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Pas disa ditësh, ai erdhi përsëri në Kapernaum dhe u muar vesh se ai gjendej në shtëpi;

dhe menjëherë u mblodhën aq shumë njerëz, sa nuk gjeje më vend as përpara derës; dhe ai u predikonte Fjalën.

Atëhërë i erdhën disa që i paraqitën një të paralizuar, që po e bartnin katër vetë.

Por, duke qenë se nuk mund t’i afroheshin për shkak të turmës, zbuluan çatinë në vendin ku ndodhej Jezusi dhe, mbasi hapën një vrimë, e lëshuan vigun mbi të cilin rrinte shtrirë i paralizuari.

Jezusi, kur pa besimin e tyre, i tha të paralizuarit: “O bir, mëkatet e tua të janë falur!.”

Por aty po rrinin ulur disa shkribë, të cilët, në zemër të vet, po mendonin:

“Pse vallë ky po flet blasfemi. Kush mund të falë mëkatet, veç Perëndisë vetë?.”

Por Jezusi, i cili menjëherë kuptoi në frymën e vet se ata po i mendonin këto gjëra në veten e tyre, u tha atyre: “Pse i mendoni këto gjëra në zemrat tuaja?

Çfarë është më lehtë: t’i thuash të paralizuarit: "Mëkatet e tua të janë falur," apo t’i thuash: "Çohu, merre vigun tënd dhe ec"?

10 Dhe tani, që ta dini se Biri i njeriut ka pushtet të falë mëkatët mbi dhe,

11 unë po të them (i tha të paralizuarit): Çohu, merre vigun tënd dhe shko në shtëpinë tënde!".”

12 Dhe ai u ngrit menjëherë, mori vigun e vet dhe doli përjashta në praninë e të gjithëve dhe kështu të gjithë u habitën dhe lëvduan Perëndinë duke thënë: “Një gjë të tillë s’e kemi parë kurrë!.”

13 Jezusi doli përsëri gjatë bregut të detit dhe gjithë turma erdhi tek ai dhe ai e mësonte.

14 Duke kaluar, pa Levin, birin e Alfeut, i cili qe ulur në vendin e tatimeve, dhe i tha: “Ndiqmë!.” Ai u ngrit dhe e ndoqi.

15 Dhe ndodhi që, kur Jezusi ishte në tryezë në shtëpinë e Levit, shumë tagrambledhës dhe mëkatarë u ulën në tryezë me Jezusin dhe me dishepujt e tij; në fakt ishin shumë ata që e ndiqnin.

16 Atëhërë skribët dhe farisenjtë, duke e parë se po hante me tagrambledhës dhe me mëkatarë, u thanë dishepujve të tij: “Qysh ha dhe pi ai bashkë me tagrambledhës e me mëkatarë?.”

17 Dhe Jezusi, kur e dëgjoi, u tha atyre: “Nuk janë të shëndoshet që kanë nevojë për mjekun, por të sëmurët; unë nuk erdha për të thirrur të drejtët, por mëkatarët për pendim.

18 Atëherë dishepujt e Gjonit dhe ata të farisenjve po agjëronin. Ata erdhen te Jezusi dhe i thanë: “Përse dishepujt e Gjonit dhe ata të farisenjve agjërojnë, kurse dishepujt e tu nuk agjërojnë?.”

19 Dhe Jezusi u përgjigj atyre: “Vallë a mund të agjërojnë dasmorët, ndërsa dhëndri është me ta? Për sa kohë kanë më vete dhëndrin, nuk mund të agjërojnë!

20 Por do të vijnë ditët kur do t’u merret dhëndri dhe atëhërë, në ato ditë, ata do të agjërojnë.

21 Askush nuk qep një copë stof të ri mbi një rrobe të vjetër, përndryshe copa e re e shkul gjithë arnesën dhe shqyerja bëhet më keq.

22 Po ashtu askush nuk shtie verë të re në kacekë të vjetër, përndryshe vera e re i prish kacekët, vera derdhet dhe kacekët shkojnë dëm; porse vera e re duhet shtënë në kacekë të rinj.”

23 Por ndodhi që një ditë të shtunë ai po kalonte nëpër ara dhe dishepujt e tij, duke kaluar, filluan të këpusin kallinj.

24 Dhe farisenjtë i thanë: “Shih, përse po bëjnë atë që nuk është e ligjshme ditën e shtunë?.”

25 Por ai u tha atyre: “A nuk keni lexuar vallë ç’bëri Davidi, kur pati nevojë dhe kishte uri, ai dhe ç’qenë me të?.”

26 Se si hyri ai në shtëpinë e Perëndisë në kohën e kryepriftit Abiathar, dhe hëngri bukët e paraqitjes, të cilat nuk lejohet t’i hajë askush, përveç priftërinjve, dhe u dha edhe atyre që qenë me të?.”

27 Pastaj u tha atyre: “E shtuna është bërë për njeriun dhe jo njeriu për të shtunën.

28 Prandaj Biri i njeriut është zot edhe i së shtunës.”

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.

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.”