Mark 2:4-14

4 Being unable * to get to Him because of the crowd, they ¹removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the ²paralytic was lying.

5 And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, "Son, ³your sins are forgiven."

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

7 "Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; ⁴who can forgive sins but God alone?"

8 Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, said to them, "Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

9 "Which is easier, to say to the ⁵paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven '; or to say, 'Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk '?

10 "But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins "-He said to the paralytic,

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

12 And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and ⁶were glorifying God, saying, "⁷We have never seen anything like this."

13 And He went out again by the seashore; and ⁸all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.

Levi (Matthew) Called

14 ⁹As He passed by, He saw ¹⁰Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "¹¹Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.

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Cross References 11

1. Luke 5:19
2. Matthew 4:24
3. Matthew 9:2
4. Isaiah 43:25
5. Matthew 4:24
6. Matthew 9:8
7. Matthew 9:33
8. Mark 1:45
9. Mark 2:14-17: {Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 5:27-32}
10. Matthew 9:9
11. Matthew 8:22

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[a]. Lit "bring to"
[b]. Lit "where He was"
[c]. Lit "child"
[d]. Lit "if not one, God"
[e]. Lit "by"
[f]. Lit "crowd"
[g]. also called "Matthew"

Mark 2:4-14

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Levi (Matthew) Called

Cross References 11

Footnotes 7