¶ And again¹ he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it² was noised that he was in the house.

And straightway³ many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he⁴ preached the word unto them.

And they come unto him, bringing⁵ one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered⁶ the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

When Jesus saw⁷ their faith, he said⁸ unto the sick of the palsy, Son⁹, thy sins¹⁰ be forgiven thee.

But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning¹¹ in their hearts,

Why doth this man thus speak¹² blasphemies? who¹³ can forgive sins but God only?

And immediately when¹⁴ Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why¹⁵ reason ye these things in your hearts?

Whether is it¹⁶ easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins¹⁷ be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

¶¹⁸But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

¹⁹I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch²⁰ that they were all amazed, and glorified²¹ God, saying, We never²² saw it on this fashion.

¶ And he went forth again by²³ the sea side; and all²⁴ the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

And as he passed by, he saw²⁵ Levi the son of Alphaeus²⁶ sitting at the receipt of custom²⁷, and said unto him, Follow me²⁸. And he arose and followed him.

²⁹And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How³⁰ is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans³¹ and sinners?

When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole³² have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came³³ not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

¶ And the disciples³⁴ of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why³⁵ do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

And Jesus said unto them, Can³⁶ the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

¶ But the days will come, when the bridegroom³⁷ shall be taken³⁸ away from them, and³⁹ then shall they fast in those days.

No man also seweth⁴⁰ a piece of new⁴¹ cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles⁴²: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

And it came to pass, that⁴³ he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck⁴⁴ the ears of corn.

And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why⁴⁵ do they on the sabbath day that⁴⁶ which is not lawful?

And he said unto them, Have⁴⁷ ye never read what⁴⁸ David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar⁴⁹ the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful⁵⁰ to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

⁵¹And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

⁵²Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.