Mark 2

KING JAMES BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.	1 And after some days, he again entered into Capernaum.
2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.	2 And it was heard that he was in the house. And so many gathered that there was no room left, not even at the door. And he spoke the word to them.
3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.	3 And they came to him, bringing a paralytic, who was being carried by four 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, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.	4 And when they were not able to present him to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And opening it, they lowered down the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.	5 Then, when Jesus had seen their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,	6 But some of the scribes were sitting in that place and thinking in their hearts:
7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?	7 “Why is this man speaking in this way? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?	8 At once, Jesus, realizing in his spirit that they were thinking this within themselves, said to them: “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?	9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up, take up your stretcher, and walk?’
10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)	10 But so that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the paralytic:
11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.	11 “I say to you: Rise up, take up your stretcher, and go into your house.”
12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.	12 And immediately he got up, and lifting up his stretcher, he went away in the sight of them all, so that they all wondered. And they honored God, by saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”
13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.	13 And he departed again to the sea. And the entire crowd came to him, and he taught them.
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.	14 And as he was passing by, he saw Levi of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs office. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And rising up, he followed him.
15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.	15 And it happened that, as he sat at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat at table together with Jesus and his disciples. For those who followed him were many.
16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?	16 And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with tax collectors and sinners, said to his disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.	17 Jesus, having heard this, said to them: “The healthy have no need of a doctor, but those who have maladies do. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.”
18 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?	18 And the disciples of John, and the Pharisees, were fasting. And they arrived and said to him, “Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”
19 And Jesus said unto 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.	19 And Jesus said to them: “How can the sons of the wedding fast while the groom is still with them? During whatever time they have the groom with them, they are not able to fast.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.	20 But the days will arrive when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they shall fast, in those days.
21 No man 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.	21 No one sews a patch of new cloth onto an old garment. Otherwise, the new addition pulls away from the old, and the tear becomes worse.
22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.	22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine will pour out, and the wineskins will be lost. Instead, new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.	23 And again, while the Lord was walking through the ripe grain on the Sabbath, his disciples, as they advanced, began to separate the ears of grains.
24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?	24 But the Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?”
25 And he 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?	25 And he said to them: “Have you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, both he and those who were with him?
26 How he went into the house of God in the days of 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?	26 How he went into the house of God, under the high priest Abiathar, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful to eat, except for the priests, and how he gave it to those who were with him?”
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:	27 And he said to them: “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.	28 And so, the Son of man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”