Marek 2

1 O niekoľko dní znova vošiel do Kafarnauma. Ľudia sa dopočuli, že je v dome,2 a zišlo sa ich toľko, že už nebolo miesta ani predo dvermi. A on im hlásal slovo.3 Tu prišli k nemu s ochrnutým človekom; niesli ho štyria.4 A keď ho pre zástup nemohli priniesť až k nemu, odkryli strechu tam, kde bol, a otvorom spustili lôžko, na ktorom ležal ochrnutý.5 Keď Ježiš videl ich vieru, povedal ochrnutému: „Synu, odpúšťajú sa ti hriechy.“6 Sedeli tam aj niektorí zákonníci a v srdci uvažovali:7 „Čo to tento hovorí? Rúha sa! Kto môže okrem Boha odpúšťať hriechy?“8 Ježiš hneď svojím duchom spoznal, že tak rozmýšľajú, a povedal im: „Prečo si to myslíte vo svojich srdciach?9 Čo je ľahšie - povedať ochrnutému: »Odpúšťajú sa ti hriechy«, alebo povedať: »Vstaň, vezmi si lôžko a choď!«?10 Ale aby ste vedeli, že Syn človeka má na zemi moc odpúšťať hriechy“ - povedal ochrnutému:11 „Hovorím ti: Vstaň, vezmi si lôžko a choď domov.“12 A on vstal, hneď si vzal lôžko a pred očami všetkých odišiel. Všetci sa divili, velebili Boha a hovorili: „Také niečo sme ešte nikdy nevideli.“13 Znova vyšiel k moru. Celé zástupy prichádzali k nemu a on ich učil.14 Ako šiel okolo, videl na mýtnici sedieť Alfejovho syna Léviho a povedal mu: „Poď za mnou!“ On vstal a išiel za ním.15 Keď potom Ježiš sedel v jeho dome za stolom, stolovali s ním a s jeho učeníkmi aj mnohí mýtnici a hriešnici, lebo ich bolo mnoho a nasledovali ho.16 Keď ho zákonníci zo skupiny farizejov videli jesť s hriešnikmi a mýtnikmi, hovorili jeho učeníkom: „Prečo jedáva s mýtnikmi a hriešnikmi?“17 Ježiš to začul a povedal im: „Lekára nepotrebujú zdraví, ale chorí. Neprišiel som volať spravodlivých, ale hriešnikov.“18 Jánovi učeníci a farizeji sa postili. Prišli k nemu a pýtali sa: „Prečo sa Jánovi učeníci a učeníci farizejov postia, a tvoji učeníci sa nepostia?“19 Ježiš im povedal: „Vari sa môžu svadobní hostia postiť, kým je ženích s nimi? Dokiaľ majú medzi sebou ženícha, nemôžu sa postiť.20 No prídu dni, keď im ženícha vezmú; potom, v ten deň, sa budú postiť.21 Nik neprišíva na starý oblek záplatu z novej látky, lebo záplata vytrhne kus z neho, nové zo starého, a diera bude ešte väčšia.22 A nik nevlieva mladé víno do starých mechov, lebo víno mechy roztrhne a vyjde nazmar aj víno, aj mechy, ale nové víno do nových mechov.“23 V istú sobotu kráčal cez obilné pole. Jeho učeníci cestou začali trhať klasy.24 Farizeji mu povedali: „Pozri, prečo robia v sobotu, čo neslobodno?“25 On im odvetil: „Nikdy ste nečítali, čo urobil Dávid, keď bol v núdzi a keď bol hladný on i jeho družina?26 Ako vošiel za veľkňaza Abiatara do Božieho domu a jedol obetované chleby, ktoré nesmel jesť nik, iba kňazi, a dal aj tým, čo boli s ním?“27 I povedal im: „Sobota bola ustanovená pre človeka, a nie človek pre sobotu.28 A tak je Syn človeka pánom aj nad sobotou.“

MARK 2

Jesus Heals a Man //Who Could Not Walk

(Matthew 9.1-8; Luke 5.17-26)

1 Jesus went back to Capernaum, and a few days later people heard that he was at home.t

2 Then so many of them came to the house that there wasn't even standing room left in front of the door.
Jesus was still teaching 3 when four people came up, carrying a man on a mat because he could not walk.

4 But because of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus. So they made a hole in the rooft above him and let the man down in front of everyone.

5 When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the man, “My friend, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were sitting there. They started wondering,

7 “Why would he say such a thing? He must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins.”
8 At once, Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, “Why are you thinking such things? 9 Is it easier for me to tell this man his sins are forgiven or to tell him to get up and pick up his mat and go on home? 10 I will show you that the Son of Man has the right to forgive sins here on earth.” So Jesus said to the man,

11 “Get up! Pick up your mat and go on home.”

12 The man got right up. He picked up his mat and went out while everyone watched in amazement. They praised God and said, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Jesus Chooses Levi

(Matthew 9.9-13; Luke 5.27-32)

14 As he walked along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at the place for paying taxes, and Jesus said to him, “Follow me!” So he got up and went with Jesus.

15 Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Levi's house.t Many tax collectorst and other sinners had become followers of Jesus, and they were also guests at the dinner.

16 Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were Pharisees, and they saw Jesus eating with sinners and tax collectors. So they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 Jesus heard them and answered, “Healthy people don't need a doctor, but sick people do. I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”

People Ask about Going //without Eating

(Matthew 9.14-17; Luke 5.33-39)

18 The followers of John the Baptist and the Pharisees often went without eating.t Some people came and asked Jesus, “Why do the followers of John and those of the Pharisees often go without eating, while your disciples never do?”

19 Jesus answered:
The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them.

20 But the time will come when he will be taken from them. Then they will go without eating.

21 No one patches old clothes by sewing on a piece of new cloth. The new piece would shrink and tear a bigger hole.

22 No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins.t Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. New wine must be put into new wineskins.

A Question about //the Sabbath

(Matthew 12.1-8; Luke 6.1-5)

24 Some Pharisees asked Jesus, “Why are your disciples picking grain on the Sabbath? They are not supposed to do that!”
25  t Jesus answered, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his followers were hungry and in need?

26 t It was during the time of Abiathar the high priest. David went into the house of God and ate the sacred loaves of bread that only priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his followers.”
27 Jesus finished by saying, “People were not made for the good of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was made for the good of people. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.”