Mark 2
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 16
Chapter Summary
1 Christ heals a paralytic, 14 calls Matthew from the receipt of custom, 18 and excuses His disciples for not fasting.
Key Greek Words
People & Context
Heals the paralytic and declares the Son of Man has authority on earth to remit sins; Lord of the sabbath.
Sit reasoning that Jesus blasphemes, since God alone can remit sins.
Object that He eats with tax collectors and sinners, and question why His disciples do not fast.
Son of Alpheus, called from the tax office to follow Jesus; hosts a meal of tax collectors and sinners.
His disciples fast, prompting the question about why Jesus' disciples do not.
Cited as eating the Loaves of Presentation when he hungered, to defend the disciples' sabbath conduct.
Timeline
Returning to Capernaum, four men lower a paralyzed man through the roof to Jesus. Jesus forgives the man's sins, angering the scribes, and then heals him to prove His authority.
Mark 2:1-12Jesus calls Levi the tax collector to follow Him. Later, Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners at Levi's house, telling criticizing Pharisees that He came to call the sick, not the healthy.
Mark 2:13-17People question why Jesus' disciples do not fast like John's or the Pharisees'. Jesus responds with parables about the bridegroom, the unshrunk cloth, and new wineskins.
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