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Jesus Forgives Sins(A)

Several days later Yeshua came back to Capernaum. The report went out that he was home. Many people had gathered. There was no room left, even in front of the door. Yeshua was speaking God’s word to them.

Four men came to him carrying a paralyzed man. Since they could not bring him to Yeshua because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where Yeshua was. Then they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.

When Yeshua saw their faith, he said to the man, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

Some experts in Moses’ Teachings were sitting there. They thought, “Why does he talk this way? He’s dishonoring God. Who besides God can forgive sins?”

At once, Yeshua knew inwardly what they were thinking. He asked them, “Why do you have these thoughts? Is it easier to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your cot, and walk’? 10 I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man, 11 “I’m telling you to get up, pick up your cot, and go home!”

12 The man got up, immediately picked up his cot, and walked away while everyone watched. Everyone was amazed and praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”

Jesus Chooses Levi [Matthew] to Be a Disciple(B)

13 Yeshua went to the seashore again. Large crowds came to him, and he taught them.

14 When Yeshua was leaving, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting in a tax office. Yeshua said to him, “Follow me!” So Levi got up and followed him.

15 Later Yeshua was having dinner at Levi’s house. Many tax collectors and sinners who were followers of Yeshua were eating with him and his disciples. 16 When the experts in Moses’ Teachings who were Pharisees saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 When Yeshua heard that, he said to them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor; those who are sick do. I’ve come to call sinners, not people who think they have God’s approval.”

Jesus Is Questioned about Fasting(C)

18 John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Yeshua and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples don’t?”

19 Yeshua replied, “Can wedding guests fast while the groom is still with them? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.

21 “No one patches an old coat with a new piece of cloth that will shrink. Otherwise, the new patch will shrink and rip away some of the old cloth, and the tear will become worse. 22 People don’t pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the wine will make the skins burst, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh skins.”

Jesus Has Authority over the Day of Worship(D)

23 Once on a day of worship Yeshua was going through the grainfields. As the disciples walked along, they began to pick the heads of grain.

24 The Pharisees asked him, “Look! Why are your disciples doing something that is not permitted on the day of worship?”

25 Yeshua asked them, “Haven’t you ever read what David did when he and his men were in need and were hungry? 26 Haven’t you ever read how he went into the house of God when Abiathar was chief priest and ate the bread of the presence? He had no right to eat those loaves. Only the priests have that right. Haven’t you ever read how he also gave some of it to his men?”

27 Then he added, “The day of worship was made for people, not people for the day of worship. 28 For this reason the Son of Man has authority over the day of worship.”

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.

Jesús sana a un paralítico(A)

Unos días después, cuando Jesús entró de nuevo en Capernaún, corrió la voz de que estaba en casa. Se aglomeraron tantos que ya no quedaba sitio ni siquiera frente a la puerta mientras él les predicaba la palabra. Entonces llegaron cuatro hombres que le llevaban un paralítico. Como no podían acercarlo a Jesús por causa de la multitud, quitaron parte del techo encima de donde estaba Jesús y, después de hacer una abertura, bajaron la camilla en la que estaba acostado el paralítico. Al ver Jesús la fe de ellos, le dijo al paralítico:

―Hijo, tus pecados quedan perdonados.

Estaban sentados allí algunos maestros de la ley, que pensaban: «¿Por qué habla este así? ¡Está blasfemando! ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados sino solo Dios?»

En ese mismo instante supo Jesús en su espíritu que esto era lo que estaban pensando.

―¿Por qué razonáis así? —les dijo—. ¿Qué es más fácil, decirle al paralítico: “Tus pecados son perdonados”, o decirle: “Levántate, toma tu camilla y anda”? 10 Pues para que sepáis que el Hijo del hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados —se dirigió entonces al paralítico—: 11 A ti te digo, levántate, toma tu camilla y vete a tu casa.

12 Él se levantó, tomó su camilla en seguida y salió caminando a la vista de todos. Ellos se quedaron asombrados y comenzaron a alabar a Dios.

―Jamás habíamos visto cosa igual —decían.

Llamamiento de Leví(B)

13 De nuevo salió Jesús a la orilla del lago. Toda la gente acudía a él, y él les enseñaba. 14 Al pasar vio a Leví hijo de Alfeo, donde este cobraba impuestos.

―Sígueme —le dijo Jesús.

Y Leví se levantó y lo siguió.

15 Sucedió que, estando Jesús a la mesa en casa de Leví, muchos recaudadores de impuestos y pecadores se sentaron con él y sus discípulos, pues ya eran muchos los que lo seguían. 16 Cuando los maestros de la ley que eran fariseos vieron con quién comía, les preguntaron a sus discípulos:

―¿Y este come con recaudadores de impuestos y con pecadores?

17 Al oírlos, Jesús les contestó:

―No son los sanos los que necesitan médico, sino los enfermos. Y yo no he venido a llamar a justos, sino a pecadores.

Le preguntan a Jesús sobre el ayuno(C)

18 Al ver que los discípulos de Juan y los fariseos ayunaban, algunos se acercaron a Jesús y le preguntaron:

―¿Cómo es que los discípulos de Juan y de los fariseos ayunan, pero los tuyos, no?

19 Jesús les contestó:

―¿Acaso pueden ayunar los invitados del novio mientras él está con ellos? No pueden hacerlo mientras lo tienen con ellos. 20 Pero llegará el día en que se les quitará el novio, y ese día sí ayunarán. 21 Nadie remienda un vestido viejo con un retazo de tela nueva. De hacerlo así, el remiendo fruncirá el vestido y la rotura se hará peor. 22 Ni nadie echa vino nuevo en odres viejos. De hacerlo así, el vino hará reventar los odres y se echarán a perder tanto el vino como los odres. Más bien, el vino nuevo se echa en odres nuevos.

Señor del sábado(D)(E)

23 Un sábado, al cruzar Jesús los sembrados, sus discípulos comenzaron a arrancar a su paso unas espigas de trigo.

24 ―Mira —le preguntaron los fariseos—, ¿por qué hacen ellos lo que está prohibido hacer en sábado?

25 Él les contestó:

―¿Nunca habéis leído lo que hizo David en aquella ocasión, cuando él y sus compañeros tuvieron hambre y pasaron necesidad? 26 Entró en la casa de Dios cuando Abiatar era el sumo sacerdote, y comió los panes consagrados a Dios, que solo a los sacerdotes les es permitido comer. Y dio también a sus compañeros.

27 »El sábado se hizo para el hombre, y no el hombre para el sábado —añadió—. 28 Así que el Hijo del hombre es Señor incluso del sábado».