Mark:2-3

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* And again he entered into Capernaum after some days ; and it was noised that he was in the house . * And straightway many were gathered together , insomuch that there was no room to receive them , no , not so much as about the door : and he preached the word unto them . * And they come unto him , bringing one sick of the palsy , which was borne of four . * And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press , they uncovered 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 saw their faith , he said unto the sick of the palsy , Son , thy sins be forgiven thee . * But there were certain of the scribes sitting there , and reasoning in their hearts , * Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies ? who can forgive sins but God only ? * And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves , he said unto them , Why reason ye these things in your hearts ? * Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy , Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say , Arise , and take up thy bed , and walk ? * But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins , (he saith to the sick of the palsy ,) * I 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 ; insomuch that they were all amazed , and glorified God , saying , We never saw it on this fashion . * And he went forth again by the sea side ; and all the multitude resorted unto him , and he taught them . * And as he passed by , he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom , and said unto him , Follow me . And he arose and followed him . * And 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 , How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners ? * When Jesus heard it , he saith unto them , They that are whole have no need of the physician , but they that are sick : I came not to call the righteous , but sinners to repentance . * And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast : and they come and say unto him , Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast , but thy disciples fast not ? * And Jesus said unto them , Can 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 bridegroom shall be taken away from them , and then shall they fast in those days . * No man also seweth a piece of new 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 bottles : 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 , that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day ; and his disciples began , as they went , to pluck the ears of corn . * And the Pharisees said unto him , Behold , why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful ? * And he said unto them , Have ye never read what 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 Abiathar the high priest , and did eat the shewbread , which is not lawful to eat but for the priests , and gave also to them which were with him ? * And he said unto them , The sabbath was made for man , and not man for the sabbath : * Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath . * And he entered again into the synagogue ; and there was a man there which had a withered hand . * And they watched him , whether he would heal him on the sabbath day ; that they might accuse him . * And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand , Stand forth . * And he saith unto them , Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days , or to do evil ? to save life , or to kill ? But they held their peace . * And when he had looked round about on them with anger , being grieved for the hardness of their hearts , he saith unto the man , Stretch forth thine hand . And he stretched it out : and his hand was restored whole as the other . * And the Pharisees went forth , and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him , how they might destroy him . * But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea : and a great multitude from Galilee followed him , and from Judaea , * And from Jerusalem , and from Idumaea , and from beyond Jordan ; and they about Tyre and Sidon , a great multitude , when they had heard what great things he did , came unto him . * And he spake to his disciples , that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude , lest they should throng him . * For he had healed many ; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him , as many as had plagues . * And unclean spirits , when they saw him , fell down before him , and cried , saying , Thou art the Son of God . * And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known . * And he goeth up into a mountain , and calleth unto him whom he would : and they came unto him . * And he ordained twelve , that they should be with him , and that he might send them forth to preach , * And to have power to heal sicknesses , and to cast out devils : * And Simon he surnamed Peter ; * And James the son of Zebedee , and John the brother of James ; and he surnamed them Boanerges , which is , The sons of thunder : * And Andrew , and Philip , and Bartholomew , and Matthew , and Thomas , and James the son of Alphaeus , and Thaddaeus , and Simon the Canaanite , * And Judas Iscariot , which also betrayed him : and they went into an house . * And the multitude cometh together again , so that they could not so much as eat bread . * And when his friends heard of it , they went out to lay hold on him : for they said , He is beside himself . * And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said , He hath Beelzebub , and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils . * And he called them unto him , and said unto them in parables , How can Satan cast out Satan ? * And if a kingdom be divided against itself , that kingdom cannot stand . * And if a house be divided against itself , that house cannot stand . * And if Satan rise up against himself , and be divided , he cannot stand , but hath an end . * No man can enter into a strong man 's house , and spoil his goods , except he will first bind the strong man ; and then he will spoil his house . * Verily I say unto you , All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men , and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : * But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness , but is in danger of eternal damnation : * Because they said , He hath an unclean spirit . * There came then his brethren and his mother , and , standing without , sent unto him , calling him . * And the multitude sat about him , and they said unto him , Behold , thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee . * And he answered them , saying , Who is my mother , or my brethren ? * And he looked round about on them which sat about him , and said , Behold my mother and my brethren ! * For whosoever shall do the will of God , the same is my brother , and my sister , and mother . * And he began again to teach by the sea side : and there was gathered unto him a great multitude , so that he entered into a ship , and sat in the sea ; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land .

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