Mark 2 (ASV Interlinear Bible)

1And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was

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Or, at home

in the house.

2And 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.

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

4And when they could not

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Many ancient authorities read bring him unto him.

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

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Or, pallet

bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

5And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy,

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Greek Child.

Son, thy sins are forgiven.

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

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

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

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

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Or, pallet

bed, and walk?

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

11I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy

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Or, pallet

bed, and go unto thy house.

12And he arose, and straightway took up the

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Or, pallet

bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

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

14And 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.

15And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many

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That is, collectors or renters of Roman taxes.

publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

16And the scribes

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Some ancient authorities read and the Pharisees.

of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and

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That is, collectors or renters of Roman taxes.

publicans, said unto his disciples,

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Or, He eateth . . . sinners

How is it that he eateth

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Some ancient authorities omit and drinketh.

and drinketh with

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That is, collectors or renters of Roman taxes.

publicans and sinners?

17And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are

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Greek strong.

whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

18And 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?

19And Jesus said unto them, Can the

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That is, companions of the bridegroom.

sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

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

21No 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.

22And no man putteth new wine into old

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That is, skins used as bottles.

wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.

23And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples

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Greek began to make their way plucking.

began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

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

25And he said unto them,

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1 Sam. 21:6.

Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

26How he entered into the house of God

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Some ancient authorities read in the days of Abiathar the high priest.

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?

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

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

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Pink strikethrough: in SBLGNT, omitted from the ASV-selected Greek reading. Green underline: in the ASV-selected reading, absent from SBLGNT.

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