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.”

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.

Jésus guérit un malade et pardonne ses péchés(A)

Quelques jours plus tard, Jésus se rendit de nouveau à Capernaüm. On apprit qu’il était à la maison[a]. 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. On lui amena un paralysé porté par quatre hommes. 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].

Lorsqu’il vit la foi de ces gens, Jésus dit au paralysé : Mon enfant, tes péchés te sont pardonnés.

Or, il y avait, assis là, quelques spécialistes de la Loi qui raisonnaient ainsi en eux-mêmes : Comment cet homme ose-t-il parler ainsi ? Il blasphème ! Qui peut pardonner les péchés si ce n’est Dieu seul ?

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 ? 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

  1. 2.1 Il s’agit de la maison de Simon et d’André (voir 1.29).
  2. 2.4 Les toits en terrasse étaient faits de poutres recouvertes de terre battue.
  3. 2.26 Voir 1 S 21.1-5.

¶ And again he entered into Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that he was in the house.

And soon 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 came unto him, bringing a paralytic, carried by four men.

And when they could not come near unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof of the house where he was; and when they had broken it open, they let down the bed in which the paralytic lay.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the paralytic, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

But there were certain of the scribes sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

Why does this fellow so blaspheme? Who can forgive sins but God only?

And Jesus, knowing afterward in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said unto them, Why think ye these things in your hearts?

What is easier to say to the paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Arise and take up thy bed and walk?

10 But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins (he spoke to the sick of the palsy),

11 I say unto thee, Arise and take up thy bed and go to thy house.

12 And by and by 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 anything like unto this.

13 ¶ And he went again unto the sea; 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 the table in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also at the table together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many and they had followed him.

16 And the scribes and Pharisees, seeing him eat with publicans and sinners, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eats and drinks with publicans and sinners?

17 When Jesus heard it, he said 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 the sinners to repentance.

18 ¶ And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees did fast and therefore came and said 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 those who are in 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 shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast in those days.

21 No one mends an old garment with a new piece of cloth, or else the new piece that filled it up tears away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are lost; but new wine must be poured into new wineskins.

23 And it came to pass that as he went through the planted fields again on the sabbath day, his disciples began, as they walked, to pluck the ears of grain.

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 hungry, he and those that were with him?

26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to those who 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 even of the sabbath.