Mark 2:1–13

THE SON OF MAN FORGIVES AND HEALS

2When^as he entered Capernaum^at again after some days, it was reported that he was at home. ²So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and he was speaking the word^au to them. ³They came to him bringing a paralytic,^av carried by four of them. ⁴Since they were not able to bring him to^A Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and after digging through it, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying. ⁵Seeing their faith,^aw Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, your sins^ax are forgiven.”^ay

⁶But some of the scribes^az were sitting there, questioning^ba in their hearts: ⁷“Why does he speak like this? He’s blaspheming!^bb Who can forgive^bc sins^bd but God alone?”^be

⁸Right away^bf Jesus perceived in his spirit^bg that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? ⁹Which is easier:^bh to say to the paralytic,^bi ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat, and walk’?^{bj 10}But so that you may know that the Son of Man^bk has authority^bl on earth to forgive sins”^bm—he told the paralytic—¹¹“I tell you: get up,^bn take your mat, and go home.”

¹²Immediately he got up, took the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded^bo and gave glory^bp to God,^bq saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”^br

THE CALL OF LEVI

¹³Jesus^bs went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching^bt them.