1 Dias depois, entrou Jesus de novo em Cafarnaum, e logo correu que ele estava em casa. 2 Muitos afluíram para ali, tantos que nem mesmo junto à porta eles achavam lugar; e anunciava-lhes a palavra. 3 Alguns foram ter com ele, conduzindo um paralítico, levado por quatro homens. 4 E, não podendo aproximar-se dele, por causa da multidão, descobriram o eirado no ponto correspondente ao em que ele estava e, fazendo uma abertura, baixaram o leito em que jazia o doente. 5 Vendo-lhes a fé, Jesus disse ao paralítico: Filho, os teus pecados estão perdoados. 6 Mas alguns dos escribas estavam assentados ali e arrazoavam em seu coração: 7 Por que fala ele deste modo? Isto é blasfêmia! Quem pode perdoar pecados, senão um, que é Deus? 8 E Jesus, percebendo logo por seu espírito que eles assim arrazoavam, disse-lhes: Por que arrazoais sobre estas coisas em vosso coração? 9 Qual é mais fácil? Dizer ao paralítico: Estão perdoados os teus pecados, ou dizer: Levanta-te, toma o teu leito e anda? 10 Ora, para que saibais que o Filho do Homem tem sobre a terra autoridade para perdoar pecados — disse ao paralítico: 11 Eu te mando: Levanta-te, toma o teu leito e vai para tua casa. 12 Então, ele se levantou e, no mesmo instante, tomando o leito, retirou-se à vista de todos, a ponto de se admirarem todos e darem glória a Deus, dizendo: Jamais vimos coisa assim!

13 De novo, saiu Jesus para junto do mar, e toda a multidão vinha ao seu encontro, e ele os ensinava. 14 Quando ia passando, viu a Levi, filho de Alfeu, sentado na coletoria e disse-lhe: Segue-me! Ele se levantou e o seguiu.

15 Achando-se Jesus à mesa na casa de Levi, estavam juntamente com ele e com seus discípulos muitos publicanos e pecadores; porque estes eram em grande número e também o seguiam. 16 Os escribas dos fariseus, vendo-o comer em companhia dos pecadores e publicanos, perguntavam aos discípulos dele: Por que come [e bebe] ele com os publicanos e pecadores? 17 Tendo Jesus ouvido isto, respondeu-lhes: Os sãos não precisam de médico, e sim os doentes; não vim chamar justos, e sim pecadores.

18 Ora, os discípulos de João e os fariseus estavam jejuando. Vieram alguns e lhe perguntaram: Por que motivo jejuam os discípulos de João e os dos fariseus, mas os teus discípulos não jejuam? 19 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Podem, porventura, jejuar os convidados para o casamento, enquanto o noivo está com eles? Durante o tempo em que estiver presente o noivo, não podem jejuar. 20 Dias virão, contudo, em que lhes será tirado o noivo; e, nesse tempo, jejuarão. 21 Ninguém costura remendo de pano novo em veste velha; porque o remendo novo tira parte da veste velha, e fica maior a rotura. 22 Ninguém põe vinho novo em odres velhos; do contrário, o vinho romperá os odres; e tanto se perde o vinho como os odres. Mas põe-se vinho novo em odres novos.

23 Ora, aconteceu atravessar Jesus, em dia de sábado, as searas, e os discípulos, ao passarem, colhiam espigas. 24 Advertiram-no os fariseus: Vê! Por que fazem o que não é lícito aos sábados? 25 Mas ele lhes respondeu: Nunca lestes o que fez Davi, quando se viu em necessidade e teve fome, ele e os seus companheiros? 26 Como entrou na Casa de Deus, no tempo do sumo sacerdote Abiatar, e comeu os pães da proposição, os quais não é lícito comer, senão aos sacerdotes, e deu também aos que estavam com ele? 27 E acrescentou: O sábado foi estabelecido por causa do homem, e não o homem por causa do sábado; 28 de sorte que o Filho do Homem é senhor também do sábado.

1 And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them. 3 And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. 5 And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven. 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God? 8 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? 10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), 11 I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. 12 And he arose, and straightway 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.

13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

15 And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. 16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? 17 And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

18 And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto 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. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day. 21 No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. 22 And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.

23 And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears. 24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? 25 And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him? 26 How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him? 27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.

2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.

3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.

4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

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

6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves,

7 "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things?

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

10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the man,

11 "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home."

12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

13 Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them.

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

15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

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

18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, "How is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?"

19 Jesus answered, "How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.

20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.

21 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse.

22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins."

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

24 The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"

25 He answered, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

26 In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions."

27 Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."