Mark 2 – 3 1097 ing along , he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth , and he said to him , “ Follow me .” And he got up and followed him .
15 And as he sat at dinner a in Levi ’ s b house , many tax collectors and sinners were also sitting c with Jesus and his disciples — for there were many who followed him . 16 When the scribes of d the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors , they said to his disciples , “ Why does he eat e with tax collectors and sinners ?” 17 When Jesus heard this , he said to them , “ Those who are well have no need of a physician , but those who are sick ; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners .”
The Question about Fasting
18 Now John ’ s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting ; and people f came and said to him , “ Why do John ’ s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast , but your disciples do not fast ?” 19 Jesus said to them , “ The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them , can they ? As long as they have the bridegroom with them , they cannot fast . 20 The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them , and then they will fast on that day .
21 “ No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak ; otherwise , the patch pulls away from it , the new from the old , and a worse tear is made . 22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins ; otherwise , the wine will burst the skins , and the wine is lost , and so are the skins ; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins .” g mankind , and not humankind for the sabbath ; 28 so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath .”
The Man with a Withered Hand
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Again he entered the synagogue , and a man was there who had a withered hand . 2 They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath , so that they might accuse him . 3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand , “ Come forward .” 4 Then he said to them , “ Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath , to save life or to kill ?” But they were silent . 5 He looked around at them with anger ; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man , “ Stretch out your hand .” He stretched it out , and his hand was restored . 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him , how to destroy him .
A Multitude at the Seaside
7 Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea , and a great multitude from Galilee followed him ; 8 hearing all that he was doing , they came to him in great numbers from Judea , Jerusalem , Idumea , beyond the Jordan , and the region around Tyre and Sidon . 9 He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd , so that they would not crush him ; 10 for he had cured many , so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him . 11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw him , they fell down before him and shouted , “ You are the Son of God !” 12 But he sternly ordered them not to make him known .
Jesus Appoints the Twelve
13 He went up the mountain and called to him those whom he wanted , and they came to him . 14 And he appointed twelve , whom he also named apostles , h to be with him , and to be sent out to proclaim the message , 15 and to have authority to cast out demons . 16 So he appointed the
Pronouncement about the Sabbath
23 One sabbath he was going through the grainfields ; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain . 24 The Pharisees said to him , “ Look , why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath ?” 25 And he said to them , “ Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food ? 26 He entered the house of God , when Abiathar was high priest , and ate the bread of the Presence , which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat , and he gave some to his companions .” 27 Then he said to them , “ The sabbath was made for hua 2.15 Gk reclined b 2.15 Gk his c 2.15 Gk
reclining d 2.16 Other ancient authorities read and e 2.16 Other ancient authorities add and drink f 2.18 Gk they g 2.22 Other ancient authorities lack but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins h 3.14 Other ancient authorities lack whom he also named apostles