1 A nd again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house.

And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.

2 I mmediately 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.

And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.

3 T hen they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.

And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four.

4 A nd 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.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

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

And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.

6 A nd some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

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

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

Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God?

8 B ut 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?

And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

9 W hich is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘ Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk’?

Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

10 B ut that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” —He said to the paralytic,

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy),

11 “ I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”

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

12 I mmediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!” Matthew the Tax Collector

And he arose, and straightway 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 T hen He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them.

And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

14 A s He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.

And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

15 N ow 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.

And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

16 A nd when the scribes 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?”

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

17 W hen Jesus heard it, He said to them, “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, to repentance.” Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting

And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

18 T he 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?”

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

19 A nd Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

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

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

21 N o 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.

No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

22 A nd 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

And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.

23 N ow it happened that He went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and as they went His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

24 A nd the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

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

25 B ut He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those with him:

And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that 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 except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?”

How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?

27 A nd He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

28 T herefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.