New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 2

The Paralytic Healed

1When He had comeεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525backπάλινpalinG3825to CapernaumG2746several daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250afterwardδι᾽di᾽G1223,it was heardἠκούσθηēkousthēG191that He was at homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

2AndmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183were gatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863,soὥστεhōsteG5620that there was noG3371longerG3371roomχωρεῖνchōreinG5562,not evenμηδὲmēdeG3366nearπρὸςprosG4314the doorθύραν,thuranG2374;and He was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980the wordλόγον.¶logonG3056to them.

3And they cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064,bringingφέροντεςpherontesG5342to Him aparalyticπαραλυτικὸνparalutikonG3885,carriedαἰρόμενονairomenonG142by fourτεσσάρων.tessarōnG5064menG5064.

4Being unableμὴ δυνάμενοιmē dunamenoiG3361 G1410togetπροσενέγκαιprosenegkaiG4374to Him becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793, theyremovedἀπεστέγασανapestegasanG648the roofστέγηνstegēnG4721aboveὅπουhopouG3699Him; and when they had dugἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantesG1846an opening, they letG5465downG5465the palletκράβαττονkrabattonG2895on whichὅπουhopouG3699theparalyticπαραλυτικὸςparalutikosG3885was lyingκατέκειτο.katekeitoG2621.

5And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424seeingG3708their faithπίστινpistinG4102saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, “Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863.”

6But someτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122were sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521thereἐκεῖekeiG1563and reasoningδιαλογιζόμενοιdialogizomenoiG1260in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,

7“WhyτίtiG5101does thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778speakλαλεῖ;laleiG2980that wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779?He is blasphemingβλασφημεῖ·blasphēmeiG987;whoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266but Godθεός;theosG2316aloneεἷςheisG1520?”

8ImmediatelyG2117JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921in His spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151that they were reasoningδιαλογίζονταιdialogizontaiG1260that wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779withinG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you reasoningδιαλογίζεσθεdialogizestheG1260about theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

9WhichτίtiG5101is easierεὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004to theparalyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885, ‘Your sinsἁμαρτίαι,hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863’;orἢēG2228to sayG3004, ‘GetἔγειρεegeireG1453up, and pickἆρονaronG142up your palletκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895and walkπεριπάτει;¶peripateiG4043’?

10But soἽναHinaG2443that you may knowG3609that the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on earthγῆς,gēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266”--He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the paralyticπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885,

11“I sayλέγω·legōG3004to you, getἔγειρε,egeireG1453up, pickἆρονaronG142up your palletκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895and goὕπαγεhupageG5217homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

12And he gotἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453up and immediatelyG2117pickedἄραςarasG142up the palletκράβαττονkrabattonG2895and wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out in the sightG1715of everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,soὥστεhōsteG5620that they were allπάνταςpantasG3956amazedἐξίστασθαιexistasthaiG1839andwere glorifyingδοξάζεινdoxazeinG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγονταςlegontasG3004, “We have neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763seenG3708anything likeG3779thisG3779.”

13And He wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out againπάλινpalinG3825by the seashoreθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281; andallπᾶςpasG3956thepeopleὄχλοςochlosG3793were comingἤρχετοērchetoG2064to Him, and He was teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321them.

Levi (Matthew) Called

14As He passedπαράγωνparagōnG3855by, He sawG3708LeviΛευὶνLeuinG3017the sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521in the taxτελώνιονtelōnionG5058boothG5058,and He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me!”And he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190Him.

15And ithappenedγίνεταιginetaiG1096that He was recliningκατακεῖσθαιkatakeisthaiG2621at the tablein his houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268were diningσυνανέκειντοsunanekeintoG4873with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101;for there were manyπολλοί,polloiG4183of them, and they were followingἠκολούθουνēkolouthounG190Him.

16Whenthe scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330sawG3708that He was eatingἐσθίειesthieiG2068with the sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268and taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057,they saidἔλεγονelegonG3004to His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “WhyG5101is He eatingἐσθίειesthieiG2068and drinkingG4095with taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268?”

17And hearingἀκούσαςakousasG191this,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “It isnot thoseG3588who are healthyἰσχύοντεςischuontesG2480who needχρείανchreianG5532a physicianἰατροῦiatrouG2395,but thoseG3588who are sickκακῶςkakōsG2560;I did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564the righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,but sinnersἁμαρτωλούςhamartōlousG268.”

18John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were fastingνηστεύοντεςnēsteuontesG3522;and they cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101and the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330fastνηστεύουσιν,nēsteuousinG3522,but Your disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101do not fastνηστεύουσιν;¶nēsteuousinG3522?”

19And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“Whileἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739the bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566is with them,the attendantsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the bridegroomνυμφῶνοςnumphōnosG3567cannotδύνανταιdunantaiG1410fastνηστεύειν;nēsteueinG3522,can they? SoὅσονhosonG3745longχρόνονchrononG5550as they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192the bridegroomνυμφίονnumphionG3566with them, they cannotοὐ δύνανταιou dunantaiG1410 G3756fastνηστεύειν.nēsteueinG3522.

20But thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenὅτανhotanG3752the bridegroomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566is takenG522awayἀπαρθῇaparthēaG522from them, and thenτότεtoteG5119they will fastνηστεύσουσινnēsteusousinG3522in that dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.

21“NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762sewsἐπιράπτειepirapteiG1976a patchἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915of unshrunkἀγνάφουagnaphouG46clothῥάκουςrhakousG4470on an oldπαλαιόν·palaionG3820garmentἱμάτιονhimationG2440;otherwiseG1490the patchπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138pullsG142awayαἴρειaireiG142from it, the newκαινὸνkainonG2537from the oldπαλαιοῦ,palaiouG3820,and a worseχεῖρονcheironG5501tearσχίσμαschismaG4978resultsγίνεται.¶ginetaiG1096.

22NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762putsβάλλειballeiG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631into oldπαλαιούς·palaiousG3820wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779;otherwiseG1490the wineοἶνοςoinosG3631will burstῥήξειrhēxeiG4486the skinsἀσκούς,askousG779,and the wineοἶνοςoinosG3631is lostἀπόλλυταιapollutaiG622and the skinsἀσκοίaskoiG779as well; but one putsnewνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631into freshκαινούςkainousG2537wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779.”

Question of the Sabbath

23And it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that He was passingπαραπορεύεσθαιparaporeuesthaiG3899throughδιὰdiaG1223the grainfieldsσπορίμων,sporimōnG4702on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521,and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to makeποιεῖνpoieinG4160their wayὁδὸνhodonG3598along whilepickingτίλλοντεςtillontesG5089the headsστάχυας.stachuasG4719of grain.

24The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to Him, “LookἴδεideG2396,whyτίtiG5101are they doingποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160whatὃhoG3739is not lawfulἔξεστιν;¶exestinG1832on the SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521?”

25And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“Have you neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314whatτίtiG5101DavidG1160didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160whenὅτεhoteG3753he was in needχρείανchreianG5532and he and his companionsοἱ μετ᾽hoi met᾽G3588 G3326became hungryἐπείνασενepeinasenG3983;

26howπῶςpōsG4459he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in the timeἐπὶepiG1909ofAbiatharἈβιαθὰρAbiatharG8thehighἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priestG749,and ateG2068theconsecratedπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286breadἄρτουςartousG740,whichοὓςhousG3739is not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for anyoneto eatG2068exceptG1508the priestsἱερεῖς,hi'ereisG2409,and he alsoG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325it to thoseG3588who were with him?”

27Jesus saidἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “The SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521was madeἐγένετο,egenetoG1096for manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444, andnot manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444for the Sabbathσάββατον.sabbatonG4521.

28SoὥστεhōsteG5620the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is LordκύριόςkuriosG2962evenκαὶkaiG2532of the Sabbathσαββάτου.¶sabbatouG4521.”

The Paralytic Healed

Levi (Matthew) Called

Question of the Sabbath

Commentaries on Mark 2