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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Mark 2 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/mark/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/mark/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Mark 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../mark/1.htm" title="Mark 1">◄</a> Mark 2 <a href="../mark/3.htm" title="Mark 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Walk</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MAT 9:1-8">Matthew 9.1-8</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 5:17-26">Luke 5.17-26</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_1"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.1" class="v41_2_1">1</span>Jesus went back to Capernaum, and a few days later people heard that he was at home.<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v41_2_2"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.2" class="v41_2_2">2</span>Then so many of them came to the house that there wasn't even standing room left in front of the door.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_2">Jesus was still teaching </span><span class="v41_2_3"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.3" class="v41_2_3">3</span>when four people came up, carrying a man on a mat because he could not walk. </span><span class="v41_2_4"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.4" class="v41_2_4">4</span>But because of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus. So they made a hole in the roof<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.4!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> above him and let the man down in front of everyone.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_5"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.5" class="v41_2_5">5</span>When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the man, “My friend, your sins are forgiven.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_6"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.6" class="v41_2_6">6</span>Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were sitting there. They started wondering, </span><span class="v41_2_7"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.7" class="v41_2_7">7</span>“Why would he say such a thing? He must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_8"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.8" class="v41_2_8">8</span>At once, Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, “Why are you thinking such things? </span><span class="v41_2_9"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.9" class="v41_2_9">9</span>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? </span><span class="v41_2_10"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.10" class="v41_2_10">10</span>I will show you that the Son of Man has the right to forgive sins here on earth.” So Jesus said to the man, </span><span class="v41_2_11"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.11" class="v41_2_11">11</span>“Get up! Pick up your mat and go on home.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_12"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.12" class="v41_2_12">12</span>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!”</span></p><h3 class="s1">Jesus Chooses Levi</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MAT 9:9-13">Matthew 9.9-13</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 5:27-32">Luke 5.27-32</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_13"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.13" class="v41_2_13">13</span>Once again, Jesus went to the shore of Lake Galilee. A large crowd gathered around him, and he taught them. </span><span class="v41_2_14"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.14" class="v41_2_14">14</span>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.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_15"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.15" class="v41_2_15">15</span>Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Levi's house.<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.15!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> Many tax collectors<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.15!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> and other sinners had become followers of Jesus, and they were also guests at the dinner.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_16"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.16" class="v41_2_16">16</span>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?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_17"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.17" class="v41_2_17">17</span>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.”</span></p><h3 class="s1">People Ask about Going without Eating</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MAT 9:14-17">Matthew 9.14-17</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 5:33-39">Luke 5.33-39</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_18"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.18" class="v41_2_18">18</span>The followers of John the Baptist and the Pharisees often went without eating.<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.18!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> 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?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_19"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.19" class="v41_2_19">19</span>Jesus answered:</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v41_2_19">The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them. </span><span class="v41_2_20"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.20" class="v41_2_20">20</span>But the time will come when he will be taken from them. Then they will go without eating.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v41_2_21"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.21" class="v41_2_21">21</span>No one patches old clothes by sewing on a piece of new cloth. The new piece would shrink and tear a bigger hole.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v41_2_22"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.22" class="v41_2_22">22</span>No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins.<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.22!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. New wine must be put into new wineskins.</span></p><h3 class="s1">A Question about the Sabbath</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="MAT 12:1-8">Matthew 12.1-8</ref>; <ref loc="LUK 6:1-5">Luke 6.1-5</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_23"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.23" class="v41_2_23">23</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.23!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> One Sabbath Jesus and his disciples were walking through some wheat fields. His disciples were picking grains of wheat as they went along.<a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.23!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v41_2_24"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.24" class="v41_2_24">24</span>Some Pharisees asked Jesus, “Why are your disciples picking grain on the Sabbath? They are not supposed to do that!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_25"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.25" class="v41_2_25">25</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.25!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Jesus answered, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his followers were hungry and in need? </span><span class="v41_2_26"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.26" class="v41_2_26">26</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Mark.2.26!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> 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.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v41_2_27"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.27" class="v41_2_27">27</span>Jesus finished by saying, “People were not made for the good of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was made for the good of people. </span><span class="v41_2_28"><span class="reftext" id="Mark.2.28" class="v41_2_28">28</span>So the Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.”</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.1 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">at home: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “in the house” (perhaps Simon Peter's home).</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.4 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">roof: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">In Palestine the houses usually had a flat roof. Stairs on the outside led up to the roof that was made of beams and boards covered with packed earth.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.15 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Levi's house: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “Jesus' house.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.15 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">tax collectors: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">These were usually Jewish people who paid the Romans for the right to collect taxes. They were hated by other Jews who thought of them as traitors to their country and to their religion.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.18 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">without eating: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Jewish people sometimes went without eating (also called “fasting”) to show their love for God or to show sorrow for their sins.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.22 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">swell and burst the old skins: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">While the juice from grapes was becoming wine, it would swell and stretch the skins in which it had been stored. If the skins were old and stiff, they would burst.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">2.23 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">went along: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">It was the custom to let hungry travelers pick grains of wheat.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Bible text from the Contemporary English Version 2nd Edition (CEV®) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (<a href="http://www.americanbible.org">www.americanbible.org</a>). Learn more at <a href="http://www.cev.bible">www.cev.bible</a>. 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