Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Mark | Page 2

in all that part of Galilee. 001:029 Then on leaving the synagogue they came at once, with James and John, to the house of Simon and Andrew. 001:030 Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill in bed with a fever, and without delay they informed Him about her. 001:031 So He went to her, and taking her hand He raised her to her feet: the fever left her, and she began to wait upon them. 001:032 When it was evening, after sunset people came bringing Him all who were sick and the demoniacs; 001:033 and the whole town was assembled at the door. 001:034 Then He cured numbers of people who were ill with various diseases, and He drove out many demons; not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew who He was. 001:035 In the morning He rose early, while it was still quite dark, and leaving the house He went away to a solitary place and there prayed. 001:036 And Simon and the others searched everywhere for Him. 001:037 When they found Him they said, "Every one is looking for you." 001:038 "Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns," He replied, "that I may proclaim my Message there also; because for that purpose I came from God." 001:039 And He went through all Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and expelling the demons. 001:040 One day there came a leper to Jesus entreating Him, and pleading on his knees. "If you are willing," he said, "you are able to cleanse me." 001:041 Moved with pity Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. "I am willing," He said; "be cleansed." 001:042 The leprosy at once left him, and he was cleansed. 001:043 Jesus at once sent him away, strictly charging him, 001:044 and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them." 001:045 But the man, when he went out, began to tell every one and to publish the matter abroad, so that it was no longer possible for Jesus to go openly into any town; but He had to remain outside in unfrequented places, where people came to Him from all parts. 002:001 After some days He entered Capernaum again, and it soon became known that He was at home; 002:002 and such numbers of people came together that there was no longer room for them even round the door. He was speaking His Message to them, 002:003 when there came a party of people bringing a paralytic-- four men carrying him. 002:004 Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying. 002:005 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are pardoned." 002:006 Now there were some of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts. 002:007 "Why does this man use such words?" they said; "he is blaspheming. Who can pardon sins but One--that is, God?" 002:008 At once perceiving by His spirit that they were reasoning within themselves, Jesus asked them, "Why do you thus argue in your minds? 002:009 Which is easier?--to say to this paralytic, `Your sins are pardoned,' or to say, `Rise, take up your mat, and walk?' 002:010 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins"--He turned to the paralytic, and said, 002:011 "To you I say, `Rise, take up your mat and go home.'" 002:012 The man rose, and immediately under the eyes of all took up his mat and went out, so that they were all filled with astonishment, gave the glory to God, and said, "We never saw anything like this." 002:013 Again He went out to the shore of the Lake, and the whole multitude kept coming to Him, and He taught them. 002:014 And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed Him. 002:015 When He was sitting at table in Levi's house, a large number of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners were at table with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many such who habitually followed Him. 002:016 But when the Scribes of the Pharisee sect saw Him eating with the sinners and the tax-gatherers, they said to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with the tax-gatherers and sinners!" 002:017 Jesus heard the words, and He said, "It is not the healthy who require a doctor, but the sick: I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners." 002:018