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3 He healeth the man of the palsie 5 He forgiveth sinnes. 14 He calleth Levi the customer 16 He eateth with sinners. 18 He excuseth his disciples, as touching fasting, and keeping the Sabbath day.

1.After *a few days, he entered into Capernaum again, and it was noysed that he was in the ^ahouse.

2.And anone, many gathered together, in so much that the places about the door could not receive any more: & he preached the word unto them.

3.And there came unto him, that brought one sick of the palsie, borne of four men.

4.And because they could not come near unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof of the house where he was: and when they had broken it open, they let down the bed, wherein the sick of the palsie lay.

5.Now when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the sick of the palsie, Son, thy ^bsins are forgiven thee.

6.And there were certain of the Scribes, sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7.Why doeth this man speak such blasphemies? *who can forgive sins, but God only?

8.And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit, that thus they thought with them selves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

9.^cWhether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsie, Thy sins are forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, & walk?

10.And that ye may know, that the Son of man hath authority in earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsie.)

11.I say unto thee, Arise and take up thy bed, and get thee hence into thine own house.

12.And by and by he arose, and took up his bed, and went forth before them all, insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, ^dWe never saw such a thing.

13.¶ Then he went again toward the sea, and all the people resorted unto him, and he taught them.

14.*And as Jesus passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sit at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

15.¶ And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at table in his house, many Publicans and sinners sat at table also with Jesus, and his disciples: for there were many that followed him.

16.And when the Scribes and Pharises saw him eat with the Publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it, that he eateth and drinketh with Publicans and sinners?

17.Now when Jesus heard it, he said unto them, The whole have no need of the physician, but the sick. *I came not to call the ^erighteous, but the sinners to repentance.

18.*And the disciples of John, and the Pharises did fast, and came and said unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharises fast, and thy disciples fast not?

19.And Jesus said unto them, Can the ^fchildren of the marriage chamber fast, whiles the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can not fast.

20.But the days will come, when the bridegroom shalbe taken from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

21.Also no man soweth a piece ^gof new cloth in an old garment: for els the new piece taketh away the filling up from the old, and the breach is worse.

22.Likewise, no man putteth new wine into old vessels: for els the new wine breaketh the vessels, & the wine runneth out, and the vessels are lost: but new wine must be put into new vessels.

23.¶ *And it came to pass as he went through the corn on the Sabbath day, that his disciples, as they went on their way, began to pluck the ears of corn.

24.And the Pharises said unto him, Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawful?

25.And he said to them, Have ye never read what *David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, both he, and they that were with him?

26.How he went into the house of God, in the days of ^hAbiathar the high Priest, and did eat the shewe bread, which were not lawful to eat, but for the *Priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

27.And he said to them, The Sabbath was ⁱmade for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

28.Wherefore the Son of man is Lord, and even of the Sabbath.

Mark 2

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