New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 2

The Paralyzed Man Healed

1When JesuscameεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525backπάλινpalinG3825to CapernaumG2746a fewG1223daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250laterG1223,it was heardἠκούσθηēkousthēG191that He was at homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

2AndmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183were gatheredG4863togetherσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620there wasG5562noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371spaceχωρεῖνchōreinG5562,not evenμηδὲmēdeG3366nearπρὸςprosG4314the doorθύραν,thuranG2374;and He was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980the wordλόγον.¶logonG3056to them.

3And some peoplecameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064,bringingφέροντεςpherontesG5342to Him a manG3885who wasparalyzedG3885,carriedαἰρόμενονairomenonG142by fourτεσσάρων.tessarōnG5064men.

4And when they were unableμὴ δυνάμενοιmē dunamenoiG3361 G1410togetπροσενέγκαιprosenegkaiG4374to Him becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793, theyremovedἀπεστέγασανapestegasanG648the roofστέγηνstegēnG4721aboveὅπουhopouG3699Him; and after diggingG1846anG1846openingG1846,they letG5465downG5465the palletκράβαττονkrabattonG2895on whichὅπουhopouG3699theparalyzedG3885manG3885was lyingκατέκειτο.katekeitoG2621.

5And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,seeingG3708their faithπίστινpistinG4102,saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the paralyzedG3885manG3885,“Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,your sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863.”

6But someτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122were sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521thereἐκεῖekeiG1563and thinkingG1260itoverG1260in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,

7“WhyτίtiG5101does thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778speakλαλεῖ;laleiG2980that wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779?He is blasphemingβλασφημεῖ·blasphēmeiG987!WhoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266exceptG1508Godθεός;theosG2316aloneεἷςheisG1520?”

8ImmediatelyG2117JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921in His spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151that they were thinkingG1260thatG3779wayG3779withinG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you thinkingG1260aboutG1260theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588?

9WhichτίtiG5101is easierεὐκοπώτερον,eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004to theparalyzedG3885manG3885, ‘Your sinsἁμαρτίαι,hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863’;orἢēG2228to sayG3004, ‘GetG1453upG1453,and pickG142upG142your palletκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895and walkπεριπάτει;¶peripateiG4043’?

10But soG2443thatG2443you may knowG3609that the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on earthγῆς,gēsG1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266”--He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to the paralyzedG3885manG3885,

11“I sayλέγω·legōG3004to you, getG1453upG1453,pickG142upG142your palletκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895,and goὕπαγεhupageG5217homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

12And he gotG1453upG1453and immediatelyG2117pickedG142upG142the palletκράβαττονkrabattonG2895and wentG1831outG1831in the sightG1715of everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620they were allπάνταςpantasG3956amazedἐξίστασθαιexistasthaiG1839andwere glorifyingδοξάζεινdoxazeinG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316,sayingλέγονταςlegontasG3004, “We have neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763seenG3708anythinglikeG3779thisG3779!”

13And He wentG1831outG1831againπάλινpalinG3825by the seashoreθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281; andallπᾶςpasG3956thepeopleὄχλοςochlosG3793were comingἤρχετοērchetoG2064to Him, and He was teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321them.

Levi (Matthew) Called

14As He passedπαράγωνparagōnG3855by, He sawG3708LeviΛευὶνLeuinG3017the sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521in the taxτελώνιονtelōnionG5058officeG5058,and He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me!”And he gotG450upG450and followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190Him.

15And it happenedγίνεταιginetaiG1096that He was recliningκατακεῖσθαιkatakeisthaiG2621at the tablein his houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268werediningσυνανέκειντοsunanekeintoG4873with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101;for there were manyπολλοί,polloiG4183of them,and they were followingἠκολούθουνēkolouthounG190Him.

16Whenthe scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330sawG3708that He was eatingἐσθίειesthieiG2068with thesinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268and taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057,they saidἔλεγονelegonG3004to His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “WhyG5101is He eatingἐσθίειesthieiG2068with 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 groomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566is with them,the attendantsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the groomνυμφῶνοςnumphōnosG3567cannotμὴ δύνανταιmē dunantaiG1410 G3361fastνηστεύειν;nēsteueinG3522,can they? As longὅσον χρόνονhoson chrononG3745 G5550as they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192the groomνυμφίονnumphionG3566with them, they cannotοὐ δύνανταιou dunantaiG1410 G3756fastνηστεύειν.nēsteueinG3522.

20But thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenὅτανhotanG3752the groomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566is takenG522awayἀπαρθῇaparthēaG522from them, and thenτότεtoteG5119they will fastνηστεύσουσινnēsteusousinG3522,on that dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.

21“NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762sewsἐπιράπτειepirapteiG1976a patchἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915of unshrunkἀγνάφουagnaphouG46clothῥάκουςrhakousG4470on an oldπαλαιόν·palaionG3820garmentἱμάτιονhimationG2440;otherwiseG1490,the patchπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138pullsG142awayαἴρειaireiG142from it, the newκαινὸνkainonG2537from the oldπαλαιοῦ,palaiouG3820,and a worseχεῖρονcheironG5501tearσχίσμαschismaG4978resultsγίνεται.¶ginetaiG1096.

22And noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762putsβάλλειballeiG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631into 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 thetimeἐπὶepiG1909ofAbiatharἈβιαθὰρAbiatharG8thehighἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priestG749,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 LordκύριόςkuriosG2962,evenκαὶkaiG2532of the Sabbathσαββάτου.¶sabbatouG4521.”

The Paralyzed Man Healed

Levi (Matthew) Called

Question of the Sabbath

Commentaries on Mark 2