Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
(Matthew 9.1-8Luke 5.17-26)1 A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum, and the news spread that he was at home. 2 So many people came together that there was no room left, not even out in front of the door. Jesus was preaching the message to them 3 when four men arrived, carrying a paralyzed man to Jesus. 4 Because of the crowd, however, they could not get the man to him. So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where Jesus was. When they had made an opening, they let the man down, lying on his mat. 5 Seeing how much faith they had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Some teachers of the Law who were sitting there thought to themselves, 7 “How does he dare talk like this? This is blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins!”
8 At once Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, “Why do you think such things? 9 Is it easier to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? 10 I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, 11 “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
12 While they all watched, the man got up, picked up his mat, and hurried away. They were all completely amazed and praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Jesus Calls Levi
(Matthew 9.9-13Luke 5.27-32)13 Jesus went back again to the shore of Lake Galilee. A crowd came to him, and he started teaching them. 14 As he walked along, he saw a tax collector, Levi son of Alphaeus, sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Levi got up and followed him.
15 Later on Jesus was having a meal in Levi's house. A large number of tax collectors and other outcasts was following Jesus, and many of them joined him and his disciples at the table. 16 Some teachers of the Law, who were Pharisees, saw that Jesus was eating with these outcasts and tax collectors, so they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such people?”
17 Jesus heard them and answered, “People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick. I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.”
The Question about Fasting
(Matthew 9.14-17Luke 5.33-39)18 On one occasion the followers of John the Baptist and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Jesus and asked him, “Why is it that the disciples of John the Baptist and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but yours do not?”
19 Jesus answered, “Do you expect the guests at a wedding party to go without food? Of course not! As long as the bridegroom is with them, they will not do that. 20 But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
21 “No one uses a piece of new cloth to patch up an old coat, because the new patch will shrink and tear off some of the old cloth, making an even bigger hole. 22 Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, because the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.”
The Question about the Sabbath
(Matthew 12.1-8Luke 6.1-5)23 Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. As his disciples walked along with him, they began to pick the heads of wheat. 24 So the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do that on the Sabbath!”
25 Jesus answered, “Have you never read what David did that time when he needed something to eat? He and his men were hungry, 26 so he went into the house of God and ate the bread offered to God. This happened when Abiathar was the High Priest. According to our Law only the priests may eat this bread—but David ate it and even gave it to his men.”
27 And Jesus concluded, “The Sabbath was made for the good of human beings; they were not made for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
1 Un pēc kādām dienām Viņš gāja atkal uz Kapernaumu, un ļaudis dzirdēja Viņu esam namā. 2 Un daudzi sapulcējās, tā ka tiem pat durvju priekšā nebija vietas, un Viņš tiem sludināja vārdu. 3 Un pie Viņa nāca ar triekas ķertu, ko četri nesa. 4 Un, kad tie nevarēja pie Viņa klāt tikt ļaužu dēļ, tad tie atsedza jumtu tur, kur Viņš bija, un, uzplēsuši to, nolaida gultu, kurā triekas ķertais gulēja. 5 Un, redzēdams viņu ticību, Jēzus sacīja uz triekas ķerto: "Mans bērns, tavi grēki tev piedoti." 6 Bet tur bija kādi no rakstu mācītājiem, tie sēdēja turpat un domāja savās sirdīs: 7 "Ko šis tā runā? Viņš zaimo Dievu. Kas cits var grēkus piedot kā vienīgi Dievs?" 8 Un tūdaļ Jēzus Savā garā nomanīja tos pie sevis pašiem tā domājam un uz tiem saka: "Kam jūs tā domājat savās sirdīs? 9 Kas ir vieglāk - vai sacīt uz triekas ķerto: grēki tev ir piedoti, - vai sacīt: celies, ņem savu gultu un staigā. 10 Bet lai jūs zinātu, ka Cilvēka Dēlam ir vara virs zemes grēkus piedot." Viņš saka uz triekas ķerto: 11 "Es tev saku: celies, ņem savu gultu un ej mājās." 12 Un tas tūdaļ cēlās un, gultu paņēmis, aizgāja, visiem redzot, tā ka visi izbrīnījās un Dievu teica, sacīdami: "To mēs nemūžam vēl neesam redzējuši." 13 Un Viņš izgāja atkal pie jūras, un visi ļaudis nāca pie Viņa, un Viņš tos mācīja. 14 Un, garām iedams, Viņš redzēja Leviju, Alfeja dēlu, pie muitas sēžam un tam saka: "Staigā Man pakaļ!" Un tas cēlies staigāja Viņam pakaļ! 15 Un notika, Tam viņa namā pie galda sēžot, ka arī daudz muitnieku un grēcinieku sēdēja pie galda līdz ar Jēzu un Viņa mācekļiem; jo to bija daudz, un tie staigāja Viņam pakaļ. 16 Un, kad rakstu mācītāji un farizeji Viņu redzēja ēdam ar grēciniekiem un muitniekiem, tad tie sacīja Viņa mācekļiem: "Vai tad Viņš ēd ar muitniekiem un grēciniekiem?" 17 Un Jēzus, to dzirdējis, uz tiem saka: "Veseliem ārsta nevajag, bet neveseliem. Es neesmu nācis aicināt (atgriezties no grēkiem) taisnus, bet grēciniekus." 18 Un Jāņa mācekļi un farizeji gavēja, un tie nāk un Viņam saka: "Kāpēc Jāņa un farizeju mācekļi gavē, bet Tavi mācekļi negavē?" 19 Un Jēzus uz tiem sacīja: "Kā kāzu ļaudis var gavēt, kamēr līgavainis ir pie tiem? Kamēr līgavainis ir pie viņiem, tie nevar gavēt. 20 Bet nāks dienas, kad līgavainis no tiem taps atņemts, tad tie gavēs tanīs dienās. 21 Neviens nešuj jaunas vadmalas ielāpu uz vecām drēbēm, citādi ielāps no tām noplīst, jaunais no vecām drēbēm, un plīsums top lielāks. 22 Un neviens jaunu vīnu nelej vecos ādas traukos; citādi vīns traukus pārplēš, un vīns un trauki iet bojā." Bet jauns vīns jālej jaunos traukos. 23 Un notika, Viņam sabatā pa labību ejot, Viņa mācekļi, pa ceļu iedami, sāka plūkt vārpas. 24 Un farizeji Viņam sacīja: "Raugi, ko tie dara sabatā, kas nav ļauts?" 25 Un Viņš uz tiem saka: "Vai jūs nekad neesat lasījuši, ko Dāvids darījis, kad viņu spieda trūkums un tas bija izsalcis pats un tie, kas bija pie viņa? 26 Kā tas iegāja Dieva namā augstā priestera Abjatāra laikā un ēda skatāmās maizes, ko ēst nav atļauts - kā tik vien priesteriem, un deva arī tiem, kas pie viņa bija." 27 Un Viņš uz tiem sacīja: "Sabats ir celts cilvēka dēļ un ne cilvēks sabata dēļ. 28 Tā nu Cilvēka Dēls ir kungs arī pār sabatu."
