Mark 2

Whiston^{(i) 1} And entering again into Capharnaum, after [some] days, it was heard that he was in the house. ² And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no longer room to receive [them], no not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. ³ And they came unto him, bringing a Paralytic who was carried of four. ⁴ And when they could not come nigh for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where Jesus was: and when they had broken [it] up, they let down the couch upon which the sick of the palsie was lying. ⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the Paralytick, Son, [thy] sins be forgiven thee. ⁶ But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, saying, ⁷ Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemes, who can forgive sins but God? ⁸ And when Jesus perceived in [his] spirit, that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? ⁹ Whether is it easier said to the paralytick, Arise, and take up thy couch and walk, or to say [thy] Sins be for given thee? ¹⁰ But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to for give sins, he saith to the paralytick, ¹¹ I say unto thee Arise, take up thy couch, and go unto thine house. ¹² And immediately he got up, took up the couch, and went out before them all, insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, and said, We never saw it on this fashion. ¹³ And he went out by the sea-side, and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. ¹⁴ And as he passed by, he saw [[read] Matthew] James [the son] of Alpheus sitting at the receit of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. ¹⁵ And it came to pass, that as Jesus was sitting at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, who also followed him. ¹⁶ And the scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with publicans and sinners; and thy said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth with publicans and sinners? ¹⁷ When Jesus heard [it], he saith, They that are well, have no need of the physician, but they that are ill: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. ¹⁸ And the disciples of John, and the Pharisees used to fast; and they come, and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? ¹⁹ And he said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? ²⁰ But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast on that day. ²¹ No one also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up, taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. ²² And no one putteth new wine into old bottles, else the wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be spoiled. ²³ And it came to pass again, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath, and [his] disciples began as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. ²⁴ But the Pharisees said, Behold, why do thy diciples on the sabbath, that which is not lawful? ²⁵ And he answering said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? ²⁶ He went unto the house of God, and did eat the shew-bread, which is not lawful to eat, but for the priests, he gave also to them which were with him? ²⁷ [OMITTED TEXT] ²⁸ But I say unto you, The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.