Berean Standard Bible

Mark 2

(Matthew 9:1–8; Luke 5:17–26)

1A fewdaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250laterδι᾽di᾽G1223ΚαὶKaiG2532Jesuswent back toεἰσελθὼν πάλιν εἰςeiselthōn palin eisG1525 G3825 G1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584.And when the people heardἠκούσθηēkousthēG191thatὅτιhotiG3754He wasἐστίν.estinG1510homeἐν οἴκῳen oikōG1722 G3624,

2καὶkaiG2532they gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863in such large numbersπολλοὶpolloiG4183thatὥστεhōsteG5620there wasno moreμηκέτιmēketiG3371roomχωρεῖνchōreinG5562,not evenμηδὲmēdeG3366τὰtaG3588outsideπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588doorθύραν,thuranG2374καὶkaiG2532, as JesusspokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον.¶logonG3056to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

3ThenΚαὶKaiG2532a paralyticπαραλυτικὸνparalutikonG3885was broughtἔρχονται φέροντεςerchontai pherontesG2064 G5342toπρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846,carriedαἰρόμενονairomenonG142byὑπὸhupoG5259fourτεσσάρων.tessarōnG5064men.

4SinceκαὶkaiG2532they were unableμὴ δυνάμενοιmē dunamenoiG3361 G1410to get toπροσενέγκαιprosenegkaiG4374JesusαὐτῷautōG846throughδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,they uncoveredἀπεστέγασανapestegasanG648theτὴνtēnG3588roofστέγηνstegēnG4721above Himὅπου ἦνhopou ēnG3699 G1510καὶkaiG2532,made an openingἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846, andloweredχαλῶσινchalōsinG5465theτὸνtonG3588paralyticπαραλυτικὸςparalutikosG3885onὅπουhopouG3699κατέκειτο.katekeitoG2621hisὁhoG3588matκράβαττονkrabattonG2895.

5WhenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to theτῷtōG3588paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, “Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,yourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863.”

6ButδέdeG1161someτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122wereἦσανēsanG1510sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521thereἐκεῖekeiG1563andκαὶkaiG2532thinkingδιαλογιζόμενοιdialogizomenoiG1260inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,

7“WhyτίtiG5101does thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manspeakλαλεῖ;laleiG2980like thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779?He is blasphemingβλασφημεῖ·blasphēmeiG987!WhoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266butεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361ὁhoG3588Godθεός;theosG2316aloneεἷςheisG1520?”

8καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588At onceεὐθὺςeuthusG2112JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921inτῷtōG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151thatὅτιhotiG3754they were thinkingδιαλογίζονταιdialogizontaiG1260this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779withinἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438. “WhyτίtiG5101are you thinkingδιαλογίζεσθεdialogizestheG1260these thingsταῦταtautaG3778inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?”He askedλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846.

9“WhichτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510easierεὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteronG2123:to sayεἰπεῖνeipeinG2036τῷtōG3588to a paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, ‘YourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαι,hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863,’orἢēG2228to sayεἰπεῖν·eipeinG2036, ‘Get upἔγειρεegeireG1453καὶkaiG2532,pick upἆρονaronG142yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588matκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895,andκαὶkaiG2532walkπεριπάτει;¶peripateiG4043’?

10ButδὲdeG1161so thatἽναHinaG2443you may knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266...”He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to theτῷtōG3588paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885,

11“I tellλέγω·legōG3004youσοὶsoiG4771,get upἔγειρε,egeireG1453,pick upἆρονaronG142yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588matκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895,andκαὶkaiG2532goὕπαγεhupageG5217homeεἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου.¶eis ton oikon souG1519 G4771 G3588 G3624.”

12AndΚαὶKaiG2532immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112the mangot upἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453καὶkaiG2532,picked upἄραςarasG142hisτὸνtonG3588matκράβαττονkrabattonG2895, andwalked outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831in front ofG1726them allπάντωνpantōnG3956.As a resultὥστεhōsteG5620,they were allπάνταςpantasG3956astoundedἐξίστασθαιexistasthaiG1839andκαὶkaiG2532glorifiedδοξάζεινdoxazeinG1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγονταςlegontasG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “We have never seenοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763 G3708anything like thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779!”

Jesus Calls Levi

(Matthew 9:9–13; Luke 5:27–32)

13OnceΚαὶKaiG2532againπάλινpalinG3825Jesuswent outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831besideπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281καὶkaiG2532.AllπᾶςpasG3956theὁhoG3588peopleὄχλοςochlosG3793cameἤρχετοērchetoG2064toπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτόν,autonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He taughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321themαὐτούς.¶autousG846there.

14ΚαὶKaiG2532As He was walking alongπαράγωνparagōnG3855,He sawG3708LeviG3018sonτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588of AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521atἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588tax boothτελώνιονtelōnionG5058. “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473καὶkaiG2532,”He toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532Levigot upἀναστὰςanastasG450andfollowedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

15WhileΚαὶKaiG2532γίνεταιginetaiG1096JesusαὐτὸνautonG846was diningκατακεῖσθαιkatakeisthaiG2621atἐνenG1722Levi’sαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614καὶkaiG2532,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268were eating withσυνανέκειντοsunanekeintoG4873τῷtōG3588HimἸησοῦIēsouG2424andκαὶkaiG2532Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101—forγὰρgarG1063there wereἦσανēsanG1510manyπολλοί,polloiG4183καὶkaiG2532who followedἠκολούθουνēkolouthounG190Himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

16WhenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122whoτῶνtōnG3588werePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330sawG3708JesusὅτιhotiG3754eatingἐσθίειesthieiG2068withμετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588these peopleἁμαρτωλῶν καὶ τελωνῶνhamartōlōn kai telōnōnG268 G2532 G5057,they askedτοῖςtoisG2036 G3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “Why doesὅτιhotiG3754He eatἐσθίειesthieiG2068withμετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588tax collectorsτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268?”

17OnΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588hearing thisἀκούσαςakousasG191,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424toldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “It isnotοὐouG3756theοἱhoiG3588healthyἰσχύοντεςischuontesG2480whoἔχουσινechousinG2192needχρείανchreianG5532a doctorἰατροῦiatrouG2395,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theοἱhoiG3588sickκακῶς ἔχοντες·kakōs echontesG2560 G2192.I have not comeοὐκ ἦλθονouk ēlthonG3756 G2064to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564the righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235sinnersἁμαρτωλούςhamartōlousG268.”

Questions about Fasting

(Matthew 9:14–15; Luke 5:33–35)

18NowΚαὶKaiG2532οἱhoiG3588John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were oftenἦσανēsanG1510fastingνηστεύοντεςnēsteuontesG3522.SoκαὶkaiG2532peoplecameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toαὐτῷ·autōG846JesusandκαὶkaiG2532askedλέγουσινlegousinG3004, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101don’tοὐouG3756δὲdeG1161YourG4674οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101fastνηστεύουσιν,nēsteuousinG3522likeJohn’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101andκαὶkaiG2532thoseτῶν μαθηταὶtōn mathētaiG3588 G3101of theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330νηστεύουσιν;¶nēsteuousinG3522?”

19ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “How canδύνανταιdunantaiG1410theοἱhoiG3588guestsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of theτοῦtouG3588bridegroomνυμφῶνοςnumphōnosG3567μὴmēG3361fastἐν νηστεύειν;en nēsteueinG3522 G1722whileᾧhōG3739ὁhoG3588HeνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566isἐστινestinG1510withG3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846?As long asὅσον χρόνονhoson chrononG3745 G5550He isἔχουσιν τὸν νυμφίονechousin ton numphionG2192 G3588 G3566withG3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,they cannotοὐ δύνανταιou dunantaiG3756 G1410fastνηστεύειν.nēsteueinG3522.

20ButδὲdeG1161the timeἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenὅτανhotanG3752theὁhoG3588bridegroomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566will be takenἀπαρθῇaparthēaG522fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846καὶkaiG2532;thenτότε ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ.¶tote en ekeinē tēa hēmeraG5119 G1722 G1565 G3588 G2250they will fastνηστεύσουσινnēsteusousinG3522.

The Patches and the Wineskins

(Matthew 9:16–17; Luke 5:36–39)

21No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762sewsἐπιράπτειepirapteiG1976a patchἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915of unshrunkἀγνάφουagnaphouG46clothῥάκουςrhakousG4470onἐπὶepiG1909an oldπαλαιόν·palaionG3820garmentἱμάτιονhimationG2440.If he doesεἰ δὲ μή,ei de mēG1487 G1161 G3361,theτὸtoG3588newpieceπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138will pull awayαἴρειaireiG142τὸtoG3588καινὸνkainonG2537fromτοῦtouG3588theoldπαλαιοῦ,palaiouG3820ἀπ᾽ap᾽G575αὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532a worseχεῖρονcheironG5501tearσχίσμαschismaG4978will resultγίνεται.¶ginetaiG1096.

22AndΚαὶKaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762poursβάλλειballeiG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631intoεἰςeisG1519oldπαλαιούς·palaiousG3820wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779.If he doesεἰ δὲ μή,ei de mēG1487 G1161 G3361,theὁhoG3588wineοἶνοςoinosG3631will burstῥήξειrhēxeiG4486theτοὺςtousG3588skinsἀσκούς,askousG779,andκαὶkaiG2532boththeὁhoG3588wineοἶνοςoinosG3631andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588wineskinsἀσκοίaskoiG779will be ruinedἀπόλλυταιapollutaiG622.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631is pouredintoεἰςeisG1519newκαινούςkainousG2537wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779.”

The Lord of the Sabbath

(1 Samuel 21:1–7; Matthew 12:1–8; Luke 6:1–5)

23OneΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἐνKai egeneto enG2532 G1096 G1722τοῖςtoisG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521JesusαὐτὸνautonG846was passingπαραπορεύεσθαιparaporeuesthaiG3899throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588grainfieldsσπορίμων,sporimōnG4702,andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101beganG756to pickτίλλοντεςtillontesG5089theτοὺςtousG3588heads of grainστάχυας.stachuasG4719asthey walked alongὁδὸν ποιεῖνhodon poieinG4160 G3598.

24SoκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330saidG2036to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “LookG2400,whyτίtiG5101are they doingποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160whatὃhoG3739is unlawfulοὐκ ἔξεστιν;¶ouk exestinG3756 G1832on theτοῖςtoisG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521?”

25ΚαὶKaiG2532Jesusrepliedλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846, “Have you never readοὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτεoudepote anegnōteG3763 G314whatτίtiG5101DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160whenὅτεhoteG3753heαὐτὸςautosG846andκαὶkaiG2532his companionsοἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ;hoi met᾽ autouG3588 G3326 G846were hungryἐπείνασενepeinasenG3983andκαὶkaiG2532ἔσχενeschenG2192in needχρείανchreianG5532?

26DuringἐπὶepiG1909the high priesthoodἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749of AbiatharἈβιαθὰρAbiatharG8πῶςpōsG4459,he enteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτὸνtonG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532ateἔφαγενephagenG5315theτοὺςtousG3588consecrated breadἄρτους τῆς προθέσεωςartous tēs protheseōsG740 G3588 G4286,whichοὓςhousG3739was lawfulοὐκ ἔξεστινouk exestinG3756 G1832φαγεῖνphageinG5315onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361for theτοὺςtousG3588priestsἱερεῖς,hi'ereisG2409.AndκαὶkaiG2532he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someto his companionsτοῖς σὺν αὐτῷ οὖσιν;tois sun autō ousinG3588 G1510 G4862 G846as wellκαὶkaiG2532.”

27ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesusdeclaredG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “TheτὸtoG3588SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521was madeἐγένετο,egenetoG1096forδιὰdiaG1223τὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444καὶkaiG2532,notοὐχouchG3756ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444forδιὰdiaG1223theτὸtoG3588Sabbathσάββατον.sabbatonG4521.

28ThereforeὥστεhōsteG5620,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444isἐστινestinG1510LordκύριόςkuriosG2962evenκαὶkaiG2532of theτοῦtouG3588Sabbathσαββάτου.¶sabbatouG4521.”