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Isus ozdravlja nepokretnoga

(Mt 9,1-8; Lk 5,17-26)

Nekoliko dana kasnije Isus se vratio u Kafarnaum. Ubrzo se pročulo da je kod kuće. Okupilo se toliko ljudi da više ni vani pred vratima nije bilo mjesta. Isus ih je poučavao. Tada su mu došla neka četvorica, noseći nepokretnog čovjeka. Nisu ga mogli unijeti u kuću k Isusu, jer je bilo previše ljudi, pa su skinuli krov iznad mjesta gdje se nalazio, napravili otvor i spustili nepokretnoga na njegovom ležaju. Kad je Isus vidio vjeru tih ljudi, rekao je nepokretnome: »Mladiću, oprošteni su ti grijesi.«

Tamo su sjedili neki učitelji Zakona i u sebi mislili: »Zašto ovaj tako govori? On vrijeđa Boga! Tko može opraštati grijehe, osim samoga Boga?«

A Isus je odmah svojim duhom prozreo što učitelji Zakona misle pa im je rekao: »Zašto tako razmišljate? Što je lakše reći ovom nepokretnome čovjeku: ‘Oprošteni su ti grijesi’ ili ‘Ustani! Uzmi svoj ležaj i hodaj’? 10 Ali neka znate da Sin Čovječji ima vlast na Zemlji opraštati grijehe: 11 Tebi govorim—rekao je uzetome—ustani, uzmi svoj ležaj i idi kući!« 12 Čovjek je na oči svih prisutnih ustao, uzeo svoj ležaj i izašao. Svi su se divili i slavili Boga. Govorili su: »Ovako nešto još nikad nismo vidjeli!«

Levi (Matej) kreće za Isusom

(Mt 9,9-13; Lk 5,27-32)

13 Isus je opet otišao do jezera. Mnogo je ljudi došlo k njemu, a on ih je poučavao. 14 Prolazeći pokraj jezera, Isus je ugledao poreznika Levija, Alfejevog sina, gdje sjedi na naplatnome mjestu, pa mu je rekao: »Slijedi me!« Levi je ustao i krenuo za Isusom.

15 Kasnije je Isus večerao u njegovoj kući, a s njim su bili i mnogi poreznici[a] i grešnici, koji su također jeli s Isusom i njegovim učenicima. Oni su bili dio mnoštva koje je slijedilo Isusa. 16 Neki učitelji Zakona, farizeji[b], vidjeli su da Isus jede s grešnicima i poreznicima pa su upitali njegove učenike: »Zašto on jede s poreznicima i grešnicima?«

17 A Isus je to čuo i rekao im: »Ne trebaju zdravi liječnika, nego bolesni. Nisam došao pozvati pravednike, nego grešnike.«

Pitanje o postu

(Mt 9,14-17; Lk 5,33-39)

18 Ivanovi su učenici i farizeji postili. Neki su došli k Isusu i upitali ga: »Zašto Ivanovi učenici i učenici farizeja poste, a tvoji učenici ne?«

19 A Isus im je odgovorio: »Mogu li svatovi postiti dok je mladoženja s njima? Sve dok je mladoženja s njima, oni ne mogu postiti. 20 Ali doći će vrijeme kad će im uzeti mladoženju. Tada će postiti.

21 Nitko ne prišiva na stari ogrtač zakrpu od novog platna koje se još nije stisnulo. Ako tako učini, nova će se zakrpa stisnuti i poderati odjeću, a rupa će postati još veća. 22 Tako nitko ne stavlja ni novo vino u stare mjehove[c] jer bi mjehovi popucali. Upropastili bi se i vino i mjehovi. Zato se novo vino uvijek stavlja u nove mjehove.«

Sin Čovječji je gospodar šabata

(Mt 12,1-8; Lk 6,1-5)

23 Jednom je na šabat, dan odmora, Isus prolazio kroz žitna polja. S njim su bili i njegovi učenici te su putem trgali klasje. 24 Kad su farizeji to vidjeli, rekli su Isusu: »Gledaj! Tvoji učenici rade na šabat, što po Zakonu nije dopušteno.«

25 A Isus im je odgovorio: »Zar niste čitali što je David učinio kad su on i njegovi pratioci ogladnjeli? 26 Bilo je to u vrijeme kad je Abijatar bio vrhovni svećenik. David je ušao u Božju kuću i jeo posvećene kruhove prinesene Bogu. Po Zakonu nitko, osim svećenika, ne smije jesti taj kruh, a David ga je još podijelio i onima koji su bili s njim.«

27 Tada je Isus rekao farizejima: »Šabat je namijenjen da služi čovjeku, a nije čovjek stvoren da šabat upravlja njime. 28 Stoga, Sin je Čovječji gospodar i šabata.«

Footnotes

  1. 2,15 poreznici Poreznici su bili omraženi u židovskom narodu jer su skupljali porez za rimske vlasti.
  2. 2,16 farizeji Židovska vjerska i politička skupina koja se strogo držala svih židovskih zakona i običaja.
  3. 2,22 mijeh Vreća od životinjske kože za držanje tekućine.

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic(A)

And again (B)He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. [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. Then they came to Him, bringing a (C)paralytic who was carried by four men. 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.

When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, “Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? (D)Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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? (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.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:2 NU omits Immediately
  2. Mark 2:10 authority
  3. Mark 2:16 NU of the
  4. Mark 2:17 NU omits to repentance
  5. Mark 2:19 Lit. sons of the bridechamber

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.”