Thematic Bible

Mark 2:1

And, having entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that He was in the house.

Mark 2:2

And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even about the door; and He was speaking the word to them.

Mark 2:3

And they come, bringing to Him a paralytic, borne by four.

Mark 2:4

And not being able to bring him to Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was; and, having broken it up, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.

Mark 2:5

And Jesus, seeing their faith, saith to the paralytic, "Child, your sins are forgiven."

Mark 2:6

But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Mark 2:7

"Why doth this Man speak thus? He blasphemeth! Who can forgive sins but One, God?"

Mark 2:8

And straightway Jesus, perceiving in His spirit that they so reason within themselves, saith to them, "Why do ye reason these things in your hearts?

Mark 2:9

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?'

Mark 2:10

But, that ye may know the Son of Man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (He saith to the paralytic).

Mark 2:11

I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."

Mark 2:12

And he arose, and, straightway taking up the bed, went forth before them all; so that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying, "We never saw it thus!"

Mark 2:13

And He went again by the sea; and all the multitude were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.

Mark 2:14

And passing by, He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, "Follow Me." And, rising up, he followed Him.

Mark 2:15

And it comes to pass that He reclines at table in his house, and many tax-collectors and sinners recline with Him and His disciples; for there were many, and they were following Him.

Mark 2:16

And the scribes of the Pharisees, seeing that He was eating with the sinners and tax-collectors, said to His disciples, "Why doth He eat with the tax-collectors and sinners?"

Mark 2:17

And Jesus, hearing it, says to them, "Those who are well need not a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

Mark 2:18

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to Him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Thy disciples fast not?"

Mark 2:19

And Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast;

Mark 2:20

but there will come days when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

Mark 2:21

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; else the patch takes from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

Mark 2:22

And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perishes, and the skins; but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins."

Mark 2:23

And it came to pass that He was going on the sabbath through the grainfields; and His disciples began to make a way, plucking the heads of grain.

Mark 2:24

And the Pharisees said to them, "Behold, why are they doing on the sabbath that which is not lawful?"

Mark 2:25

And He said to them, "Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he and those who were with him?

Mark 2:26

How he entered into the house of God during the high priesthood of Abiathar, and ate the show-bread, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?"

Mark 2:27

And He said to them, "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath;

Mark 2:28

so that the Son of Man is Lord even of the sabbath."