微读圣经

The Paralyzed Man Healed

1When Jesus came back to Capernaum a few days later, it was heard that He was at home.

2And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer space, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.

3And some people *came, bringing to Him a man who was paralyzed, carried by four men.

4And when they were unable to Lit bring toget to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof Lit where He wasabove Him; and after digging an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralyzed man was lying.

5And Jesus, seeing their faith, *said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

6But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking it over in their hearts,

7“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God alone?”

8Immediately Jesus, aware Lit byin His spirit that they were thinking that way within themselves, *said to them, “Why are you thinking about these things in your hearts?

9Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk’?

10But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He *said to the paralyzed man,

11“I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet, and go home.”

12And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

13And He went out again by the seashore; and all the Lit crowdpeople were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.

Levi (Matthew) Called

14As He passed by, He saw Also called MatthewLevi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax office, and He *said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

15And it *happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and I.e., irreligious Jewssinners were Lit reclining withdining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.

16When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the I.e., irreligious Jewssinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating with tax collectors and I.e., irreligious Jewssinners?”

17And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

18John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they *came and *said to Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

19And Jesus said to them, “While the groom is with them, Lit sons of the bridal chamberthe attendants of the groom cannot fast, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.

20But the days will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast, on that day.

21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise, Lit that which fills up the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results.

22And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”

Question of the Sabbath

23And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain.

24The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

25And He *said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions became hungry;

26how he entered the house of God in the Or passage abouttime of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the Lit loaves of presentationconsecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?”

27Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath Or came into beingwas made Lit because of; or for the sake offor man, and not man Lit because of; or for the sake offor the Sabbath.

28So the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”