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

When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.

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, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.

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

And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men.

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.

Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.

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

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

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

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

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

“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but 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?

Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, said to them, “Why are you reasoning about 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, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your pallet 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 so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority 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.”

“I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home.”

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 got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “ We have never seen anything like this.”

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 seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them. Levi (Matthew) Called

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.

As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, “ Follow Me!” And he got 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 happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following 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?”

When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “ Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors 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 hearing this, Jesus said to them, “ It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come 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?”

John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they came and said to Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

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, “While the bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So 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 is taken away from them, and then they will 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 unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results.

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

No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.” Question of the Sabbath

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 happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain.

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

The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

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 you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions became hungry;

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 the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?”

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

Jesus said to 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 the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”