Mark 2

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home.	1 And after some days, he again entered into Capernaum.
2 Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to 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 They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.	3 And they came to him, bringing a paralytic, who was being carried by four men.
4 Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.	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 to the paralytic, "Child, your sins are forgiven."	5 Then, when Jesus had seen their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there asking themselves,	6 But some of the scribes were sitting in that place and thinking in their hearts:
7 "Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming. Who but God alone can forgive sins?"	7 “Why is this man speaking in this way? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
8 Jesus immediately knew in his mind what they were thinking to themselves, so he said, "Why are you thinking such 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 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, pick up your mat 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 you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth"--	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 he said to the paralytic, "I say to you, rise, pick up your mat, and go home."	11 “I say to you: Rise up, take up your stretcher, and go into your house.”
12 He rose, picked up his mat at once, and went away in the sight of everyone. They were all astounded and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this."	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 Once again he went out along the sea. All the crowd came to 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 As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up 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 While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who 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 Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors 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 Jesus heard this and said to them (that), "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."	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 The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to him and objected, "Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"	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 Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests 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 is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.	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 one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak. If he does, its fullness pulls away, the new from the old, and the tear gets 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 Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins."	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 As he was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain.	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 At this the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?"	24 But the Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbaths?”
25 He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry?	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 when Abiathar was high priest and ate the bread of offering that only the priests could lawfully eat, and shared it with his companions?"	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 Then he said to them, "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.	27 And he said to them: “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath."	28 And so, the Son of man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”