Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And again He entered into Capernaum some days later, and it was reported that He was in the house.
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Several days later Jesus came back to Capernaum. The report went out that he was home.
2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not even about the door; and He preached the Word unto them.
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Many people had gathered. There was no room left, even in front of the door. Jesus was speaking [God's] word to them.
3 And they came unto Him, bringing one sick with the palsy, who was borne by four.
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Four men came to him carrying a paralyzed man.
4 And when they could not come nigh unto Him because of the throng, they uncovered the roof where He was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the one sick with the palsy lay.
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Since they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where Jesus was. Then they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said unto the one sick with the palsy, "Son, thy sins are forgiven thee."
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
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Some scribes were sitting there. They thought,
7 "Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?"
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"Why does he talk this way? He's dishonoring God. Who besides God can forgive sins?"
8 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:
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At once, Jesus knew inwardly what they were thinking. He asked them, "Why do you have these thoughts?
9 whether it is easier to say to the sick with the palsy, `Thy sins are forgiven thee,' or to say, `Arise, and take up thy bed and walk'?
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Is it easier to say to this paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, pick up your cot, and walk'?
10 But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins--" He said to the one sick with the palsy,
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I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." Then he said to the paralyzed man,
11 "I say unto thee, arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house."
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"I'm telling you to get up, pick up your cot, and go home!"
12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all, insomuch that they all were amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw it in this fashion!"
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The man got up, immediately picked up his cot, and walked away while everyone watched. Everyone was amazed and praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this."
13 And He went forth again by the seaside; and all the multitude resorted unto Him, and He taught them.
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Jesus went to the seashore again. Large crowds came to him, and he taught them.
14 And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the custom booth, and said unto him, "Follow Me." And he arose and followed Him.
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When Jesus was leaving, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting in a tax office. Jesus said to him, "Follow me!" So Levi got up and followed him.
15 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat at Levi's house, that many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him.
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Later Jesus was having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and sinners who were followers of Jesus were eating with him and his disciples.
16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with publicans and sinners, they said unto His disciples, "How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?"
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When the scribes who were Pharisees saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
17 When Jesus heard it, He said 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."
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When Jesus heard that, he said to them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor; those who are sick do. I've come to call sinners, not people who think they have God's approval."
18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast; and they came and said unto Him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?"
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John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Jesus and said to him, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples fast, but your disciples don't?"
19 And Jesus said unto them, "Can the attendants of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
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Jesus replied, "Can wedding guests fast while the groom is still with them? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
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But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.
21 "No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment, else the new piece that filled it up teareth away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
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"No one patches an old coat with a new piece of cloth that will shrink. Otherwise, the new patch will shrink and rip away some of the old cloth, and the tear will become worse.
22 And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins, else the new wine doth burst the skins, and the wine is spilled and the skins will be marred. But new wine must be put into new wineskins."
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People don't pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the wine will make the skins burst, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh skins."
23 And it came to pass that He went through the cornfields on the Sabbath day; and His disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
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Once on a day of worship Jesus was going through the grainfields. As the disciples walked along, they began to pick the heads of grain.
24 And the Pharisees said unto Him, "Behold, why do they do on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful?"
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The Pharisees asked him, "Look! Why are your disciples doing something that is not permitted on the day of worship?"
25 And He said unto them, "Have ye never read what David did when he was in need and hungered, he and they that were with him?
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Jesus asked them, "Haven't you ever read what David did when he and his men were in need and were hungry?
26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave it also to those who were with him?"
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Haven't you ever read how he went into the house of God when Abiathar was chief priest and ate the bread of the presence? He had no right to eat those loaves. Only the priests have that right. Haven't you ever read how he also gave some of it to his men?"
27 And He said unto them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
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Then he added, "The day of worship was made for people, not people for the day of worship.
28 Therefore the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath."
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For this reason the Son of Man has authority over the day of worship."
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