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.”
Mark 2
New Century Version
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
2 A few days later, when Jesus came back to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home. 2 Many people gathered together so that there was no room in the house, not even outside the door. And Jesus was teaching them God’s message. 3 Four people came, carrying a paralyzed man. 4 Since they could not get to Jesus because of the crowd, they dug a hole in the roof right above where he was speaking. When they got through, they lowered the mat with the paralyzed man on it. 5 When Jesus saw the faith of these people, he said to the paralyzed man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Some of the teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this man say things like that? He is speaking as if he were God. Only God can forgive sins.”
8 Jesus knew immediately what these teachers of the law were thinking. So he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to tell this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to tell him, ‘Stand up. Take your mat and walk’? 10 But I will prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So Jesus said to the paralyzed man, 11 “I tell you, stand up, take your mat, and go home.” 12 Immediately the paralyzed man stood up, took his mat, and walked out while everyone was watching him.
The people were amazed and praised God. They said, “We have never seen anything like this!”
13 Jesus went to the lake again. The whole crowd followed him there, and he taught them. 14 While he was walking along, he saw a man named Levi son of Alphaeus, sitting in the tax collector’s booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,” and he stood up and followed Jesus.
15 Later, as Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” were eating there with Jesus and his followers. Many people like this followed Jesus. 16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with the tax collectors and “sinners,” they asked his followers, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 Jesus heard this and said to them, “It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick. I did not come to invite good people but to invite sinners.”
Jesus’ Followers Are Criticized
18 Now the followers of John[a] and the Pharisees often fasted[b] for a certain time. Some people came to Jesus and said, “Why do John’s followers and the followers of the Pharisees often fast, but your followers don’t?”
19 Jesus answered, “The friends of the bridegroom do not fast while the bridegroom is still with them. As long as the bridegroom is with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth over a hole in an old coat. Otherwise, the patch will shrink and pull away—the new patch will pull away from the old coat. Then the hole will be worse. 22 Also, no one ever pours new wine into old leather bags. Otherwise, the new wine will break the bags, and the wine will be ruined along with the bags. But new wine should be put into new leather bags.”
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
23 One Sabbath day, as Jesus was walking through some fields of grain, his followers began to pick some grain to eat. 24 The Pharisees said to Jesus, “Why are your followers doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
25 Jesus answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and those with him were hungry and needed food? 26 During the time of Abiathar the high priest, David went into God’s house and ate the holy bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And David also gave some of the bread to those who were with him.”
27 Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, “The Sabbath day was made to help people; they were not made to be ruled by the Sabbath day. 28 So then, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.”
Footnotes
- 2:18 John John the Baptist, who preached to the Jewish people about Christ’s coming (Mark 1:4–8).
- 2:18 fasted The people would give up eating for a special time of prayer and worship to God. It was also done to show sadness and disappointment.
馬 可 福 音 2
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
治好瘸腿的人
2 过了些日子，耶稣回到迦百农。耶稣回家的消息也随之传开了。 2 很多人来见耶稣，房子挤得满满的，甚至连门外都没空地，耶稣开始教导人们。 3 此时，有四个人抬着抬着一个瘫痪病人来到他那里。 4 因为屋子里挤满了人，他们无法把瘫痪病人抬到耶稣身边， 只好把耶稣上方的房顶拆开一个洞，把瘫痪病人躺着的垫子从洞口缒下来。 5 耶稣看到他们有如此的信仰，便对瘫痪病人说∶“年轻人，你的罪孽被宽恕了。”
6 一些律法师坐在那里，心想： 7 “这个人怎么竟然这样讲话呢？他在亵渎上帝！除了上帝，谁又能宽恕罪孽呢？”
8 耶稣立刻看出这些人的心思，便对他们说∶“你们为什么心怀这些疑问呢？ 9 两者相比，哪个更容易呢？是对这个瘫痪病人说‘你的罪被宽恕了，’容易，还是说：‘站起来！拿着铺盖走吧，’容易呢？ 10 我要向你们证实，人子在世间有宽恕罪孽的权力。”然后对瘫痪病人说： 11 “我吩咐你站起来！拿上你的铺盖，走回家去吧。” 12 瘫痪病人就站了起来，立即拿起铺盖，在众目睽睽之下走出了屋子。人们对此都惊讶极了，赞美上帝说∶“我们从来没有见过这样的稀罕事。”
利未（马太）跟随耶稣
13 耶稣又来到加利利湖边。许多人跟随他到了那里，耶稣便教导他们。 14 耶稣在湖边行走时，看见亚勒腓的儿子利未正坐在收税的地方，耶稣对利未说∶“跟随我！”利未便起身跟随了耶稣。
15 当天晚些时候，耶稣和门徒们到利未家吃饭。有许多税吏和名声不好的人也成为耶稣的门徒，所以他们当中的许多人也在那里与他们一起吃饭。 16 一些法利赛人的律法师看到耶稣和这些人一起吃饭，就问他的门徒∶“他为什么与税吏和罪人一起吃饭？”
17 耶稣听见了，就对律法师们说∶“健康人不需要医生，需要医生的是那些有病的人。我不是来召唤正直人的，而是来召唤罪人的。”
耶稣不像其他的宗教领袖
18 这时正赶上约翰的门徒和法利赛人在禁食，一些人来问耶稣说∶“为什么约翰的门徒和法利赛人的门徒禁食，而您的门徒却不禁食？”
19 耶稣回答说∶“在婚礼上，当新郎和朋友在一起时，他的朋友们不悲伤。当新郎在场时，他们也不可能禁食。 20 但是，新郎迟早要离开他们的，那时他们会感到悲伤而禁食。
21 “没有人会用没有缩过水的新布去补旧衣服，因为补钉一缩水，会把原来的破洞扯得更大了。 22 谁也不会把新酒装进旧酒囊里，否则，新酒会撑破旧酒囊，结果酒和酒囊两样东西都被毁了。你们总是把新酒装到新酒囊里。”
耶稣是安息日的主
23 在一个安息日里，耶稣和门徒经过一片庄稼地，他的门徒边走边摘麦穗吃。 24 法利赛人看见了，就对耶稣说∶“瞧，他们为什么在安息日里做违法的事情呢？”
25 耶稣说∶“难道你们不曾在书上读到过大卫 [a]和他的手下人在饥饿和缺乏的时候是怎样做的吗？ 26 那还是在亚比亚他当大祭司的时候，大卫就到上帝的大殿里吃了献给上帝的贡饼。摩西律法说，除了祭司之外，别人吃这些东西是不合法的。大卫还是拿了一些分给了手下的人。”
27 然后，耶稣对法利赛人说∶“安息日是为人设立的，而人却不是为了安息日而造的。 28 所以，人子才是每一天的主，甚至也是安息日的主。”
Footnotes
- 馬 可 福 音 2:25 大卫： 基督之前一千年的以色列王。
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