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

And he entered again into Capernaum after days, and it was reported that he was at 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 straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them.

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

And there come to him bringing a paralytic, borne by 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, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay.

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

But Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven.

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

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

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

Why does this thus speak? he blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?

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, knowing in his spirit that they are reasoning thus within themselves, said to 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 paralytic, sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy couch 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 has power on earth to forgive sins, he says to the paralytic,

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

To thee I say, Arise, take up thy couch and go to thine 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 rose up straightway, and, having taken up his couch, went out before all, so that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it thus.

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

And he went out again by the sea, and all the crowd came to 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 passing by, he saw Levi the of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-office, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up 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 as he lay at table in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners lay at table with Jesus and his disciples; for they 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 and the Pharisees, seeing him eating with sinners and tax-gatherers, said to his disciples, Why that he eats and drinks with tax-gatherers 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 Jesus having heard says to them, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those who are ill. I have not come to call 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 the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and 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 to them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber 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 days will come when the bridegroom shall have been taken away from them, and then shall 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 one sews a patch of new cloth on an old garment: otherwise its new filling-up takes from the old, and there is a worse rent.

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 one puts new wine into old skins; otherwise the wine bursts the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine is to be put into new 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 went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples began to walk on, plucking 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 to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what 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 to them, Have ye never read what David did when he had need and hungered, he and those 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, in Abiathar high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those 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 to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;

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

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