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1Several days later, Jesus returned to Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home.

1A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,

2Such a large crowd gathered that there wasn't room for them, even in front of the door. Jesus was speaking his message to them

2they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

3when some people came and brought him a paralyzed man being carried by four men.

3Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.

4Since they couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was. They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

4Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

5When Jesus saw their faith, he told the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven."

5When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

6Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,

6But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

7"Why does this man talk this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

7“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

8At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. "Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?" he asked them.

8At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

9"Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or 'Get up, pick up your mat, and walk'?

9“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?

10But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…" Then he told the paralyzed man,

10But 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 to you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!"

11“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

12So the man got up, immediately picked up his mat, and went out in front of all of them. As a result, all of the people were amazed and began to glorify God as they kept on saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

12And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

13Jesus went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd kept coming to him, and he kept teaching them.

13Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.

14As he was walking along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax collector's desk. Jesus told him, "Follow me!" So Levi got up and followed him.

14As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.

15Later, he was having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and sinners were also eating with Jesus and his disciples, because there were many who were following him.

15While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.

16When the scribes and the Pharisees saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples, "Why does he eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

16When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

17When Jesus heard that, he told them, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick ones do. I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners."

17On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

18Now John's disciples and the Pharisees would fast regularly. Some people came and asked Jesus, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

18Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”

19Jesus replied, "The wedding guests can't fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they can't fast.

19Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.

20But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day."

20But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

21"No one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth. If he does, the patch pulls away from it—the new from the old—and a worse tear is made.

21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.

22And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will make the skins burst, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins."

22And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

23Jesus happened to be going through the grain fields on a Sabbath. As they made their way, his disciples began picking the heads of grain.

23One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

24The Pharisees asked him, "Look! Why are they doing what is not lawful on Sabbath days?"

24So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

25He asked them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

25Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

26How was it that he went into the House of God during the lifetime of Abiathar the high priest and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and gave some of it to his companions?"

26During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”

27Then he told them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

27Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

28Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

28Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

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