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 2:1 ¶ And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.

 2:1 ¶ Andº againº he enteredºº intoº Capernaumº afterº [some] days;º andº it was noisedºº thatº he wasºº inº the house.º

 2:2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room [for them], no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.

 2:2 Andº straightwayº manyº were gathered together,ºº insomuch thatº there wasºº noº room to receiveººº [them], no, not so muchº asº aboutº theº door:º andº he preachedºº theº wordº unto them.º

 2:3 And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four.

 2:3 Andº they comeºº untoº him,º bringingºº one sick of the palsy,º which was borneºº ofº four.º

 2:4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

 2:4 Andº when they couldºº notº come nighºº unto himº forº theº press,º they uncoveredºº theº roofº whereº he was:ºº andº when they had broken [it] up,ºº they let downºº theº bedº whereinºº theº sick of the palsyº lay.ºº

 2:5 And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.

 2:5 Whenº Jesusº sawºº theirº faith,º he saidºº unto theº sick of the palsy,º Son,º thyº sinsº be forgivenºº thee.º

 2:6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

 2:6 Butº there wereºº certainº of theº scribesº sittingºº there,º andº reasoningºº inº theirºº hearts,º

 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, [even] God?

 2:7 Whyº dothºº thisº [man] thusº speakºº blasphemies?º whoº canºº forgiveºº sinsº butº Godº only?º

 2:8 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

 2:8 Andº immediatelyº when Jesusº perceivedºº in hisºº spiritº thatº they soº reasonedºº withinº themselves,º he saidºº unto them,º Whyº reasonº yeºº these thingsº inº yourº hearts?º

 2:9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

 2:9 Whetherº isº itºº easierº to sayºº to theº sick of the palsy,º [Thy] sinsº be forgivenºº thee;º orº to say,ºº Arise,ºº andº take upºº thyº bed,º andº walk?ºº

 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy),

 2:10 Butº thatº ye may knowºº thatº theº Sonº of manº hathºº powerº onº earthº to forgiveºº sins,º (he saithºº to theº sick of the palsy,)º

 2:11 I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house.

 2:11 I sayºº unto thee,º Arise,ºº andº take upºº thyº bed,º andº go thy wayºº intoº thineº house.º

 2:12 And he arose, and straightway 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.

 2:12 Andº immediatelyº he arose,ºº took upºº theº bed,º andº went forthºº beforeº them all;º insomuch thatº they wereºº allº amazed,ºº andº glorifiedºº God,º saying,ººº Weºº neverºº sawºº it on this fashion.º

 2:13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

 2:13 Andº he went forthºº againº byº theº sea side;º andº allº theº multitudeº resortedºº untoº him,º andº he taughtºº them.º

 2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

 2:14 Andº as he passed by,ºº he sawºº Leviº theº [son] of Alphaeusº sittingºº atº theº receipt of custom,º andº saidºº unto him,º Followºº me.º Andº he aroseºº and followedºº him.º

 2:15 And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

 2:15 Andº it came to pass,ºº that,º asº Jesusº sat at meatºº inº hisº house,º manyº publicansº andº sinnersº satºº alsoº together withººº Jesusº andº hisº disciples:º forº there wereºº many,º andº they followedºº him.º

 2:16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, [How is it] that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

 2:16 Andº when theº scribesº andº Phariseesº sawºº himº eatºº withº publicansº andº sinners,º they saidºº unto hisº disciples,º Howº is itº thatº he eatethºº andº drinkethºº withº publicansº andº sinners?º

 2:17 And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

 2:17 Whenº Jesusº heardºº [it], he saithºº unto them,º They that are wholeºº haveºº noº needº of the physician,º butº they that areºº sick:ºº I cameºº notº to callºº the righteous,º butº sinnersº toº repentance.º

 2:18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

 2:18 Andº theº disciplesº of Johnº andº ofº theº Phariseesº usedºº to fast:ººº andº they comeºº andº sayºº unto him,º Whyº doººº theº disciplesº of Johnº andº ofº theº Phariseesº fast,ºº butº thyºº disciplesº fastºº not?º

 2:19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

 2:19 Andº Jesusº saidºº unto them,ºº Canººº theº childrenº of theº bridechamberº fast,ºº whileºº theº bridegroomº isºº withº them?º as long asºº theyº haveºº theº bridegroomº withº them,º they cannotººº fast.ºº

 2:20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.

 2:20 Butº the daysº will come,ºº whenº theº bridegroomº shall be taken awayºº fromº them,º andº thenº shall they fastºº inº thoseº days.º

 2:21 No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

 2:21 No manº alsoº sewethºº a pieceº of newº clothº onº an oldº garment:º elseº theº new pieceº that filled it upºº taketh awayºº fromº theº old,º andº the rentº is madeºº worse.º

 2:22 And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but [they put] new wine into fresh wine-skins.

 2:22 Andº no manº puttethºº newº wineº intoº oldº bottles:º elseº theº newº wineº doth burstºº theº bottles,º andº theº wineº is spilled,ºº andº theº bottlesº will be marred:ºº butº newº wineº must be putº intoº newº bottles.º

 2:23 And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

 2:23 Andº it came to pass,ºº that heº wentºº throughº theº corn fieldsº onº theº sabbath day;º andº hisº disciplesº began,ºº as they went,ººº to pluckºº theº ears of corn.º

 2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

 2:24 Andº theº Phariseesº saidºº unto him,º Behold,º whyº doº theyºº onº theº sabbathº dayº that whichº isºº notº lawful?ººº

 2:25 And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

 2:25 Andº heº saidºº unto them,º Have ye neverºº readºº whatº Davidº did,ºº whenº he hadºº need,º andº was an hungred,ºº he,º andº theyº that were withº him?º

 2:26 How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?

 2:26 Howº he wentºº intoº theº houseº of Godº inº the daysº of Abiatharº theº high priest,º andº did eatºº theº shewbread,ºº whichº isºº notº lawfulººº to eatºº butº forº theº priests,º andº gaveºº alsoº to them which wereºº withº him?º

 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

 2:27 Andº he saidºº unto them,º Theº sabbathº was madeºº forº man,º and notº manº forº theº sabbath:º

 2:28 so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

 2:28 Thereforeº theº Sonº of manº isºº Lordº alsoº of theº sabbath.º