Mark 2:5-15

5 And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, "Son, ¹your 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; ²who 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 ³paralytic, '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 ⁴were glorifying God, saying, "⁵We have never seen anything like this."

13 And He went out again by the seashore; and ⁶all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.

Levi (Matthew) Called

14 ⁷As He passed by, He saw ⁸Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "⁹Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.

15 And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.

Cross References

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

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "child"
• [b]. Lit "if not one, God"
• [c]. Lit "by"
• [d]. Lit "crowd"
• [e]. also called "Matthew"
• [f]. Lit "happens"
• [g]. I.e. irreligious Jews
• [h]. Lit "were reclining with"