1 AND again he entered into Capernaum after some days: and it was heard, that he was in the house;
2 and immediately many collected round him, so that there was no room, not even at the door; and he spake the word to them.
3 And they come to him, carrying a paralytic, borne of four:
4 and not being able to come nigh him because of the crowd, they stripped off the roofing of the house where he was; and having broken a way through, they let down with ropes the couch, on which the paralytic lay.
5 Then Jesus beholding their faith, saith to the paralytic, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
6 Now there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but the one God?
8 And instantly Jesus knowing by his spirit, that they reasoned thus among each other, said to them, Why reason ye about these things in your hearts?
9 Which is the easier thing, to say to a paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and take up thy couch, and walk away?
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins, he saith to the paralytic,
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house.
12 And he arose instantly, and taking up his couch, went out before them all; so that they were all astonished, and glorified God, saying, We never before saw any thing like this.
13 And he went forth again to the sea side; and all the people came unto him; and he taught them.
14 And passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the custom-house, and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him
15 And it came to pass, as he sat at table in his house, many publicans also, and sinners, sat down with Jesus and his disciples; for they were numerous, and they followed him.
16 And the scribes and the Pharisees seeing him eat with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
17 And when Jesus heard it, he said unto them, They who are in strong health have no need of a physician, but they who have illness: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees kept fasts; and they came and said to him, Wherefore do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees, fast? but thy disciples keep no fast.
19 And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
21 And no man seweth on a patch of cloth undressed upon an old garment: but if otherwise, the new piece supplied taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; but if otherwise, the new wine will burst the bottles, and the wine will be spilt, and the bottles destroyed: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
23 And he was walking through the cornfields on the sabbath; and his disciples as they went on the road plucked the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath, what is not lawful?
25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he was under necessity, and was hungry, himself and they who were with him?
26 How he entered into the house of God to Abiathar the high-priest; and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for any to eat except the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him?
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
28 Wherefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Bible verses about "sinners" | Haweis
Mark 2:1-28
Luke 15:1-2
John 8:44
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will practise. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not fast in the truth, because truth was not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh what is peculiarly his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
James 2:10
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offendeth in a single particular, he is chargeable with the breach of all.
2 Peter 2:4
4 For if God spared not the angels when they sinned, but casting them bound in chains of darkness into hell, delivered them to be kept fast until the judgment;
1 John 3:5-10
5 And ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.
6 Every one who abideth in him, doth not sin; every one who sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.
7 My dear children, let no man deceive you: he who doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
8 he that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sinneth. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Every one who is born of God, doth not practise sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 By this the children of God are manifestly seen, and the children of the devil. Every one that doth not practise righteousness, is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.
Matthew 6:24
24 No man can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will adhere to the one, and disregard the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
2 Peter 3:9
9 The Lord doth not delay the promise (as some count it delay); but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should have space for repentance.
1 John 5:16
16 If any person see his brother committing a sin not unto death, he shall request, and God will grant him life for those that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I say not that he should request for that.
Ephesians 2:8-9
Revelation 21:8
8 But to those who shrink back through fear, and to the infidels, and to the abominable, and to murderers, and to whoremongers, and to those who use magical incantations, and to idolaters, and to all liars, is their portion [appointed] in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
Romans 5:8
8 But God commendeth his own love towards us, that, though we were yet sinners, Christ died in our stead.
Mark 2:17
17 And when Jesus heard it, he said unto them, They who are in strong health have no need of a physician, but they who have illness: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is life eternal in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 3:23
23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, faithful is he and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.