Jesus Heals a Paralytic

And when he returned to (A)Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 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. (B)And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 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. And when Jesus (D)saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, (E)your sins are forgiven.” Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, “Why does this man speak like that? (F)He is blaspheming! (G)Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 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? 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.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:16 Some manuscripts and
  2. Mark 2:16 Some manuscripts add and drink
  3. Mark 2:22 Some manuscripts omit But new wine is for fresh wineskins
  4. Mark 2:26 Or in the passage about

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.

Curación de un paralítico (Mt 9,1-8; Lc 5,17-26)

Algunos días después, Jesús regresó a Cafarnaún. En cuanto se supo que estaba en casa, se reunió tanta gente, que no quedaba sitio ni siquiera ante la puerta. Y Jesús les anunciaba su mensaje. Le trajeron entonces, entre cuatro, un paralítico. Como a causa de la multitud no podían llegar hasta Jesús, levantaron un trozo del techo por encima de donde él estaba y, a través de la abertura, bajaron la camilla con el paralítico. Jesús, viendo la fe de quienes lo llevaban, dijo al paralítico:

— Hijo, tus pecados quedan perdonados.

Estaban allí sentados unos maestros de la ley, que pensaban para sí mismos: “¿Cómo habla así este? ¡Está blasfemando! ¡Solamente Dios puede perdonar pecados!”. Jesús, que al instante se dio cuenta de lo que estaban pensando en su interior, les preguntó:

— ¿Por qué estáis pensando eso? ¿Qué es más fácil? ¿Decir al paralítico: “Tus pecados quedan perdonados”, o decirle: “Levántate, recoge tu camilla y anda”? 10 Pues voy a demostraros que el Hijo del hombre tiene autoridad para perdonar pecados en este mundo.

Se volvió al paralítico y le dijo:

11 — A ti te hablo: Levántate, recoge tu camilla y vete a tu casa.

12 Y él se levantó, recogió al punto su camilla y se fue en presencia de todos. Todos los presentes quedaron asombrados y alabaron a Dios diciendo:

— Nunca habíamos visto cosa semejante.

Jesús llama a Leví (Mt 9,9-13; Lc 5,27-32)

13 Jesús volvió a la orilla del lago, y toda la gente acudía a él para recibir sus enseñanzas. 14 Al pasar, vio a Leví, el hijo de Alfeo, que estaba sentado en su despacho de recaudación de impuestos, y le dijo:

— Sígueme.

Leví se levantó y lo siguió. 15 Más tarde, estando Jesús sentado a la mesa en casa de Leví, muchos recaudadores de impuestos y gente de mala reputación se sentaron también con él y sus discípulos, porque eran muchos los que seguían a Jesús. 16 Pero algunos maestros de la ley pertenecientes al partido de los fariseos, al ver que comía con recaudadores de impuestos y gente de mala reputación, preguntaron a los discípulos:

— ¿Por qué se sienta a comer con esa clase de gente?

17 Jesús lo oyó y les dijo:

— No necesitan médico los que están sanos, sino los que están enfermos. Yo no he venido a llamar a los buenos, sino a los pecadores.

La cuestión del ayuno (Mt 9,14-17; Lc 5,33-39)

18 En cierta ocasión los discípulos de Juan el Bautista y los fariseos estaban guardando un ayuno, y algunos de ellos se acercaron a Jesús para preguntarle:

— ¿Por qué los discípulos de Juan y los discípulos de los fariseos ayunan y, en cambio, tus discípulos no ayunan?

19 Jesús les contestó:

— ¿Pueden acaso ayunar los invitados a una boda mientras el novio está con ellos? En tanto tengan a su lado al novio, no tienen por qué ayunar. 20 Ya llegará el momento en que les faltará el novio; entonces ayunarán.

21 Nadie remienda un vestido viejo con una pieza de tela nueva, porque la tela nueva tira de la vieja, y el roto se hace mayor. 22 Tampoco echa nadie vino nuevo en odres viejos, porque el vino nuevo rompe los odres, y se pierden al mismo tiempo los odres y el vino. A vino nuevo, odres nuevos.

Jesús y el sábado (Mt 12,1-8; Lc 6,1-5)

23 Un sábado iba Jesús paseando por entre unos sembrados. Los discípulos, según pasaban, se pusieron a arrancar espigas. 24 Los fariseos dijeron a Jesús:

— ¿No ves que están haciendo algo que no está permitido en sábado?

25 Jesús les contestó:

— ¿Nunca habéis leído lo que hizo David cuando él y sus compañeros se sintieron muy hambrientos? 26 Entró en la casa de Dios, siendo Abiatar sumo sacerdote, y comió de los panes de la ofrenda, algo que no estaba permitido comer a nadie, sino solamente a los sacerdotes. Y dio también a los que lo acompañaban.

27 Y Jesús añadió:

— Dios hizo el sábado por causa del ser humano, y no al ser humano por causa del sábado. 28 ¡El Hijo del hombre es Señor también del sábado!