Mark 1:35-2:12

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Jesus Preaches in Galilee

^35 (A)And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and ^(B)there he prayed. ³⁶ And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷ and they found him and said to him, ^(C)“Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸ And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for ^(D)that is why I came out.” ^39 (E)And ^(F)he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

^40 (G)And a leper^[a] came to him, imploring him, and ^(H)kneeling said to him, ^(I)“If you will, you can make me clean.” ⁴¹ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” ⁴² And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. ⁴³ And ^(J)Jesus^[b] sternly charged him and sent him away at once, ⁴⁴ and said to him, ^(K)“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, ^(L)show yourself to the priest and ^(M)offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, ^(N)for a proof to them.” ^45 (O)But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter ^(P)a town, but was out in ^(Q)desolate places, and ^(R)people were coming to him from every quarter.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

2 And when he returned to ^(S)Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. ² And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. ^3 (T)And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. ⁴ And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, ^(U)they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. ⁵ And when Jesus ^(V)saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, ^(W)your sins are forgiven.” ⁶ Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, ⁷ “Why does this man speak like that? ^(X)He is blaspheming! ^(Y)Who can forgive sins but God alone?” ⁸ And immediately Jesus, ^(Z)perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? ⁹ Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? ¹⁰ But that you may know that ^(AA)the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— ¹¹ “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” ¹² And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and ^(AB)glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”