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

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

2 A nd 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.

Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

3 A nd they came unto him, bringing a paralytic, carried by four men.

Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

4 A nd 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 they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.

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

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

6 B ut there were certain of the scribes sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 W hy does this fellow so blaspheme? Who can forgive sins but God only?

“Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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

Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?

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

Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?’

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

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” —he said to the paralytic—

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

“I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”

12 A nd 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.

He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

13 ¶ And he went again unto the sea; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

14 A nd 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.

As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.

15 A nd 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.

He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

16 A nd 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?

The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 W hen 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.

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but 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?

John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”

19 A nd 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.

Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.

20 B ut the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast in those days.

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.

21 N o 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.

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.

22 A nd 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.

No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins.”

23 A nd 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.

He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.

24 A nd the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”

25 A nd 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?

He said to them, “Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?

26 H ow 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?

How he entered into God’s house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”

27 A nd he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath;

He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

28 t herefore the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.

Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”