Mark 2

¹ When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home. CCC

² 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 Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

⁴ 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 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” CCC

⁶ But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, CCC

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

⁸ Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts? CCC

⁹ Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk’? CCC

¹⁰ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” – he said to the paralytic – CCC

¹¹ “I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.” CCC

¹² 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!” CCC

¹³ He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

¹⁴ As he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him. CCC

¹⁵ 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. CCC

¹⁶ 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?” CCC

¹⁷ 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.” CCC · Fathers

¹⁸ 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 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. CCC

²⁰ But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

²¹ 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 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 He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain. CCC

²⁴ The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?” CCC

²⁵ 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? CCC

²⁶ How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the 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?” CCC

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

²⁸ Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

¹ AAnd again he entered into Capharnaum after some days. CCC

² And it was heard that he was in the house. And many came together, so that there was no room: no, not even at the door. And he spoke to them the word.

³ And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.

⁴ And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was: and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.

⁵ And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee. CCC

⁶ And there were some of the scribes sitting there and thinking in their hearts: CCC

⁷ Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only? CCC

⁸ Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts? CCC

⁹ Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed and walk? CCC

¹⁰ But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy): CCC

¹¹ I say to thee: Arise. Take up thy bed and go into thy house. CCC

¹² And immediately he arose and, taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all: so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like. CCC

¹³ And he went forth again to the sea side: and all the multitude came to him. And he taught them.

¹⁴ And when he was passing by, he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And rising up, he followed him. CCC

¹⁵ And it came to pass as he sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples. For they were many, who also followed him. CCC

¹⁶ And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners? CCC

¹⁷ Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners. CCC · Fathers

¹⁸ And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast. And they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?

¹⁹ And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. CCC

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

²¹ No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent.

²² And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: otherwise the wine will burst the bottles, and both the wine will be spilled and the bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles.

²³ And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward and to pluck the ears of corn. CCC

²⁴ And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? CCC

²⁵ And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, himself and they that were with him? CCC

²⁶ How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him? CCC

²⁷ And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath. CCC

²⁸ Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.