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Mark 2

1 And again he went into Capernaum after the days; and it was heard that he is in the house.

2 And quickly many were gathered together, so as no more to have room, neither at the door: and he spake the word to them.

3 And they come to him, bringing a paralytic, lifted up by four.

4 And not being able to draw near to him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was and having excavated, they let down his couch upon which the paralytic was laid.

5 And Jesus having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins have been remitted to thee.

6 And certain of the scribes were sitting there, and discussing in their hearts,

7 Why does this thus speak blasphemies? who can remit sins but the one God.

8 And Jesus quickly having known that they discuss in themselves, says to them, Why discuss ye these things in your hearts.

9 Why is it easier to say to the paralytic, Sins have been remitted to thee? or to say, Arise, lift up thy couch, and walk?

10 And that ye might know that the Son of man has power to remit sins upon earth, (he says to the paralytic)

11 I say to thee, Arise, and lift up thy couch, and retire to thy house.

12 And he was quickly raised up; and having lifted up the couch, he went forth before all, so that all were affected in mind, and praised God, saying, That we never saw it thus.

13 And he went out again by the sea; and all the crowd came to him, and he taught them.

14 And passing by, he saw Levi, him of Alpheus, sitting by the customhouse, and he says to him, Follow me. And having risen, he followed him.

15 And it was in his reclining at table in his house, and many publicans and sinful reclined together with Jesus and his disciples: for they were many, and they followed him.

16 And the scribes and Pharisees having seen him eating with publicans and sinful, said to his disciples, Why does he eat and drink with publicans and sinful?

17 And Jesus having heard, says to them, They being strong have no need of a physician, but those being affected: I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.

18 And the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees fast, and the disciples to thee fast not?

19 And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the nuptial chamber, in which the bridegroom is with them, fast? as much time as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

20 And the days shall come when the bridegroom should he taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

21 And none sews a piece of uncombed fragment upon an old garment; and lest its new filling up take away from the old, and the splitting be worse.

22 And none puts new wine in old wine-skins: and lest the new wine rend the wine-skins, and the wine be poured out, and the wine-skins perish; but they put new wine in new wine-skins.

23 And it was he passed by through the standing corn in the sabbaths: and his disciples began to make the way, picking out the ears of corn.

24 And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they in the sabbaths what is not lawful.

25 And he said to them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and hungered, himself, and those with him?

26 How he went into the house of God to Abiathar the chief priest, and ate the loaves of setting up, which is not lawful to eat but for priests, and gave to those being with him?

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

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

Mark 3

1 And he went again into the synagogue; and a man was there having the hand dried up.

2 And they were observing him narrowly, if in the sabbaths he will heal him; that they might accuse him.

3 And he says to the man having the hand dried up, Rise in the midst.

4 And he says to them, Is it lawful in the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? to save a soul, or to kill? And they were silent.

5 And having looked round upon them with anger, grieved for the hardness of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

6 And the Pharisees having come out, quickly with the Herodians were making counsel against him, that they might destroy him.

7 And Jesus withdrew with, his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,

8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what he did, came to him.

9 And he said to his disciples, that a small vessel should remain for him, on account of the crowd, that they might not press him.

10 For he cured many; so as to fall upon him that they might touch him, as many as had plagues.

11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell before him, and cried, saying, That thou art the Son of God.

12 And he censured them much, lest they should make him manifest.

13 And he goes up to a mountain, and calls whom he would: and they came to him.

14 And he made the twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to proclaim,

15 And have power to cure diseases, and cast out demons:

16 And he set to Simon the name Peter;

17 And James, him of Zebedee, and John brother of James; and he set to them names Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James him of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

19 And Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up.

20 And they came into the house; and again came the crowd together, so that they could not even eat bread.

21 And they with him, having heard, came forth to take hold of him: for they said, That he is affected in mind.

22 And the scribes, they having come down from Jerusalem, said, That he has Beelzeboul, and that by the ruler of demons he casts out demons.

23 And having called them, in parables spake he to them, How can Satan cast out Satan.

24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and has been divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

27 None can plunder the vessels of the strong, having entered his house, except he first bind the strong; then he will plunder his house.

28 Truly I say to you, That all sins shall be remitted to the sons of men, and defamations whatever they defame:

29 And whoever should defame against the Holy Spirit has no remission forever, but he is liable to the penalty of eternal condemnation.

30 For they said, He has an unclean spirit.

31 Then came his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, they sent to him, calling him.

32 And the crowd sat about him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek thee.

33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, and my brethren?

34 And having looked round upon those sitting round about him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren!

35 For whoever should do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.