Jesus Forgives and Heals a Man Who Could Not Walk
1A few days later, Jesus entered Capernaum again. The people heard that he had come home. 2So many people gathered that there was no room left. There was not even room outside the door. And Jesus preached the word to them. 3Four of those who came were carrying a man who could not walk. 4But they could not get him close to Jesus because of the crowd. So they made a hole by digging through the roof above Jesus. Then they lowered the man through it on a mat. 5Jesus saw their faith. So he said to the man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6Some teachers of the law were sitting there. They were thinking, 7“Why is this fellow talking like that? He’s saying a very evil thing! Only God can forgive sins!”
8Right away Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9Is it easier to say to this man, ‘Your sins are forgiven’? Or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So Jesus spoke to the man who could not walk. 11“I tell you,” he said, “get up. Take your mat and go home.” 12The man got up and took his mat. Then he walked away while everyone watched. All the people were amazed. They praised God and said, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Jesus Chooses Levi and Eats With Sinners
13Once again Jesus went out beside the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd came to him. He began to teach them. 14As he walked along he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him. Levi got up and followed him.
15Later Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house. Many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples. They were part of the large crowd following Jesus. 16Some teachers of the law who were Pharisees were there. They saw Jesus eating with sinners and tax collectors. So they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
17Jesus heard that. So he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a doctor. Sick people do. I have not come to get those who think they are right with God to follow me. I have come to get sinners to follow me.”
Jesus Is Asked About Fasting
18John’s disciples and the Pharisees were going without eating. Some people came to Jesus. They said to him, “John’s disciples are fasting. The disciples of the Pharisees are also fasting. But your disciples are not. Why aren’t they?”
19Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the groom go without eating while he is with them? They will not fast as long as he is with them. 20But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. On that day they will go without eating.
21“No one sews a patch of new cloth on old clothes. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old. That will make the tear worse. 22No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins. Then the wine and the wineskins will both be destroyed. No, people pour new wine into new wineskins.”
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath Day
23One Sabbath day Jesus was walking with his disciples through the grainfields. The disciples began to break off some heads of grain. 24The Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look! It is against the Law to do this on the Sabbath day. Why are your disciples doing it?”
25He answered, “Haven’t you ever read about what David did? He and his men were hungry. They needed food. 26It was when Abiathar was high priest. David entered the house of God and ate the holy bread. Only priests were allowed to eat it. David also gave some to his men.”
27Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath day was made for man. Man was not made for the Sabbath day. 28So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.”
Isus iscjeljuje uzetog čovjeka
(Mt 9:1-8; Lk 5:17-26)
1Nekoliko dana nakon toga vrati se u Kafarnaum, a vijest o njegovu dolasku brzo se pročuje gradom. 2U kući u kojoj je boravio okupilo se toliko ljudi da više nije bilo mjesta ni za koga, čak ni pred vratima. A on im je propovijedao Riječ. 3Uto dođu četvorica noseći uzetog čovjeka na nosilima. 4Kako nisu mogli kroz mnoštvo doći do Isusa, načine rupu u glinenom krovu nad njegovom glavom i spuste bolesnika na nosilima ravno pred Isusa. 5Kad Isus vidje njihovu vjeru, reče bolesniku: “Sinko, oprošteni su ti grijesi!”
6Ali neki židovski vjerski vođe koji su ondje sjedili rekoše u sebi: 7“Kako ovaj može tako govoriti! On huli! Tko može opraštati grijehe osim jedinoga Boga!”
8Isus duhom prozre njihove misli pa ih upita: “Zašto to smatrate hulom? 9Što je lakše reći uzetom čovjeku: ‘Grijesi su ti oprošteni’ ili ‘Ustani, uzmi svoja nosila i idi’? 10Dokazat ću vam da ja, Sin Čovječji, imam vlast na zemlji opraštati grijehe.” Okrene se zatim prema uzetome i reče: 11“Zapovijedam ti: ustani, uzmi nosila i idi kući!”
12Čovjek smjesta ustane, uzme nosila i iziđe naočigled mnoštvu. Svi su se divili i slavili Boga govoreći: “Takvo što još nikad nismo vidjeli!”
Isus poziva Levija
(Mt 9:9-13; Lk 5:27-32)
13Isus ponovno ode na obalu jezera. Poučavao je mnoštvo koje se okupilo oko njega. 14Prolazeći tuda, opazi Levija, Alfejeva sina, kako ubire porez te ga pozove: “Pođi sa mnom!” Levi ustane i pođe za njim.
15Dok je Isus poslije bio u kući za stolom, došli su brojni ubirači poreza i grešnici i pridružili se njemu i njegovim učenicima. Mnogo takvih bilo je među onima koji su išli za Isusom. 16No kad neki pismoznanci, farizeji, ugledaju Isusa kako jede s tim ozloglašenim ljudima, kazaše njegovim učenicima: “Zašto vaš učitelj jede s ubiračima poreza i drugim grešnicima?”
17Kad je Isus to čuo, reče im: “Ne treba liječnik zdravima, nego bolesnima. Nisam došao zvati pravednike, već grešnike.”
Rasprava o postu
(Mt 9:14-17; Lk 5:33-39)
18Ivanovi učenici i farizeji povremeno su postili. Jednoga dana neki ljudi dođu Isusu i upitaju ga: “Zašto Ivanovi učenici i farizeji poste, a tvoji učenici ne poste?”
19Isus im odgovori: “Mogu li uzvanici na svadbenoj večeri postiti dok su s mladoženjom? Ne mogu postiti dok je mladoženja s njima. 20Ali doći će dani kada će im ugrabiti mladoženju. Tada će postiti.
21Nitko ne krpa rupe na staroj odjeći zakrpom od još nesmočena platna. Zakrpa bi se skupila, razvukla tkaninu i napravila još veću rupu. 22Nitko ne ulijeva novo vino u stare mjehove jer bi se raspuknuli. Vino bi se prolilo, a mjehovi uništili. Novo se vino lijeva u nove mjehove.”
Rasprava o suboti
(Mt 12:1-8; Lk 6:1-5)
23Jedne su subote Isus i njegovi učenici prolazili poljem usjeva. Učenici počnu putem trgati klasje. 24Farizeji rekoše Isusu: “Zašto čine ono što je subotom zabranjeno? Zakonom je zabranjeno skupljati usjev subotom!”
25Ali Isus im odgovori: “Niste li nikada u Pismu čitali o tomu što je učinio kralj David kad su on i njegovi pratioci u nevolji ogladnjeli? 26Ušao je u Dom Božji 2:26 U Hram. Vidjeti 1 Samuelova 21:1-6. (u to je doba veliki svećenik bio Ebijatar) i jeo prineseni kruh koji je dopušteno jesti samo svećenicima te ga je dao jesti i svojim pratiocima. 27Subota je stvorena radi čovjeka, a ne čovjek radi subote. 28Ja, Sin Čovječji, gospodar sam čak i subote.”
