Marcos 2

¹ AndBy healing this man who was sick from paralysis Christ shows that men recover all their lost strength in him through faith alone.again he entered into Capernaum after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in theIn the house where he used to remain: for he chose Capernaum to dwell in and left Nazareth.house.

² And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much asNeither the house nor the entry was able to hold them.about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

³ And there came vnto him, that brought one sicke of the palsie, borne of foure men.

⁴ And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, theyThey broke up the upper part of the house which was made simply, and let down the man that was sick from paralysis into the lower part where Christ preached, for they could not come before Christ in any other way.let down theThe word signifies the poorest kind of bed, upon which men used to lay down at noon, and at such other times to refresh themselves; we call it a couch.bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

⁵ Nowe when Iesus sawe their faith, he saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.

⁶ But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, andIn their minds disputing upon the matter, arguing both sides.reasoning in their hearts,

⁷ Why doeth this man speake such blasphemies? who can forgiue sinnes, but God onely?

⁸ And immediatly when Iesus perceiued in his spirite, that thus they reasoned with themselues, he sayde vnto them, Why reason yee these things in your hearts?

⁹ Whether is it easier to say to the sicke of the palsie, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee? or to say, Arise, and take vp thy bed, and walke?

¹⁰ But that ye may knowe, that the Sonne of man hath authoritie in earth to forgiue sinnes, (he sayde vnto the sicke of the palsie.)

¹¹ I say vnto thee, Arise and take vp thy bed, and get thee hence into thine owne house.

¹² And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were allLiterally, «past themselves», or «out of their wit».amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

¹³ The gospel offends the proud and saves the humble.And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

¹⁴ And as he passed by, he sawMatthew's other name.Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

¹⁵ And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at table in his house, many Publicanes & sinners sate at table also with Iesus, and his disciples: for there were many that followed him.

¹⁶ And when the Scribes and Pharises sawe him eate with the Publicanes and sinners, they sayd vnto his disciples, Howe is it, that hee eateth and drinketh with Publicanes and sinners?

¹⁷ Now when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole haue no neede of the Physicion, but the sicke. I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

¹⁸ The superstitious and hypocrites rashly put the sum of godliness in matters which do no matter, and are reprehended for three reasons. First, by not considering what every man's strength is able to bear, they rashly make all sorts of laws concerning such things, without any discretion.And the disciples of John and of 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 Iesus saide vnto them, Can the children of the marriage chamber fast, whiles the bridegrome is with them? as long as they haue the bridegrome with them, they cannot fast.

²⁰ But the daies will come, when the bridegrome shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast in those daies.

²¹ Also no man soweth a piece of newe cloth in an olde garment: for els the newe piece that filled it vp, taketh away somewhat from the olde, and the breach is worse.

²² Likewise, no man putteth newe wine into old vessels: for els the new wine breaketh the vessels, and the wine runneth out, and the vessels are lost: but newe wine must be put into new vessels.

²³ Secondly, because they do not distinguish between the laws which God made concerning things, and the laws that they made concerning the same things, which are not at all based on the law.And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on theLiterally, «on the Sabbaths», that is, on the holy days.sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

²⁴ And the Pharises saide vnto him, Beholde, why doe they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawfull?

²⁵ And he saide to them, Haue yee neuer read what Dauid did when he had neede, and was an hungred, both he, and they that were with him?

²⁶ How he went into the house of God in the days ofIn (1Sa_21:1) he is called Ahimelech and his son is called Abiathar, but by conferring other places it is plain that both of them had two names; see (1Ch_24:6; 2Sa_8:17; 2Sa_15:29; 1Ki_2:26; 2Ki_25:18).Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

²⁷ And hee sayde to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

²⁸ Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of theHas the sabbath day in his power, and may rule it as he desires.sabbath.