Mark 2:1

THE MESSAGE

After a few days, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and word got around that he was back home. A crowd gathered, jamming the entrance so no one could get in or out. He was teaching the Word. They brought a paraplegic to him, carried by four men. When they weren't able to get in because of the crowd, they removed part of the roof and lowered the paraplegic on his stretcher. Impressed by their bold belief, Jesus said to the paraplegic, "Son, I forgive your sins."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home.

King James Version (1611)
And againe hee entred into Capernaum after some dayes, and it was noysed that he was in the house.

King James Version
And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

English Standard Version
And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.

New American Standard Bible
When Jesus came back to Capernaum a few days later, it was heard that He was at home.

New Century Version
A few days later, when Jesus came back to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.

Amplified Bible
Jesus returned to Capernaum, and a few days later the news went out that He was at home.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.

Legacy Standard Bible
And when He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.

Berean Standard Bible
A few days later, Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard He was home,

Contemporary English Version
Jesus went back to Capernaum, and a few days later people heard that he was at home.

Complete Jewish Bible
After a while, Yeshua returned to K'far-Nachum. The word spread that he was back,

Darby Translation
And he entered again into Capernaum after [several] days, and it was reported that he was at [the] house;

Easy-to-Read Version
A few days later, Jesus came back to Capernaum. The news spread that he was back home.

Geneva Bible (1587)
After a fewe daies, hee entred into Capernaum againe, and it was noysed that he was in the house.

George Lamsa Translation
AND Jesus entered again into Capernaum for a few days; and when they heard that he was in a house,

Good News Translation
A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum, and the news spread that he was at home.

Lexham English Bible
And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home.

Literal Translation
And again He entered into Capernaum after some days. And it was heard that He was in a house.

American Standard Version
And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.

Bible in Basic English
And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house.

Hebrew Names Version
When he entered again into Kafar-Nachum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.

International Standard Version
Several days later Jesushe">[fn] returned to Capernaum, and it was reported that he was at home.Matthew 9:1; Luke 5:18;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
AND Jeshu entered again into Kapher-nachum for some days. And when they had heard that he was in the house,

Murdock Translation
And Jesus again entered into Capernaum, after some days. And when they heard that he was in the house,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
After [a fewe] dayes also, he entred into Capernaum agayne, and it was noysed yt he was in the house.

English Revised Version
And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.

World English Bible
When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was heard that he was in the house.

Weymouth's New Testament
After some days He entered Capernaum again, and it soon became known that He was at home;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And eft he entride in to Cafarnaum, aftir eiyte daies.

Update Bible Version
And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home.

Webster's Bible Translation
And again he entered into Capernaum, after [some] days; and it was understood that he was in the house.

New English Translation
Now after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.

New King James Version
Matthew 9:2-8; Luke 5:17-26">[xr] And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house.

New Living Translation
When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home.

New Life Bible
After some days Jesus went back to the city of Capernaum. Then news got around that He was home.

New Revised Standard
When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, entering again into Capernaum, after some days, it was heard say - He is in a house;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days.

Revised Standard Version
And when he returned to Caper'na-um after some days, it was reported that he was at home.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
After a feawe dayes he entred into Capernaum agayne and it was noysed that he was in a housse.

Young's Literal Translation
And again he entered into Capernaum, after [some] days, and it was heard that he is in the house,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after certayne dayes he wente agayne vnto Capernaum, and it was noysed that he was in ye house.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Some time after he returned to Capernaum; upon the rumour that he was there,

Simplified Cowboy Version
A few days later, Jesus rode back to Capernaum and news spread quickly that he was back in the home country.

Contextual Overview

¹After a few days, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and word got around that he was back home. A crowd gathered, jamming the entrance so no one could get in or out. He was teaching the Word. They brought a paraplegic to him, carried by four men. When they weren't able to get in because of the crowd, they removed part of the roof and lowered the paraplegic on his stretcher. Impressed by their bold belief, Jesus said to the paraplegic, "Son, I forgive your sins." ⁶Some religion scholars sitting there started whispering among themselves, "He can't talk that way! That's blasphemy! God and only God can forgive sins." ⁸Jesus knew right away what they were thinking, and said, "Why are you so skeptical? Which is simpler: to say to the paraplegic, ‘I forgive your sins,' or say, ‘Get up, take your stretcher, and start walking'? Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both..." (he looked now at the paraplegic), "Get up. Pick up your stretcher and go home." And the man did it—got up, grabbed his stretcher, and walked out, with everyone there watching him. They rubbed their eyes, incredulous—and then praised God, saying, "We've never seen anything like this!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

again: Mark 1:45, Matthew 9:1, Luke 5:18

and it: Mark 7:24, Luke 18:35-38, John 4:47, Acts 2:6

Reciprocal: Matthew 8:5 - entered Matthew 9:2 - they brought Matthew 14:35 - General Mark 1:21 - they went Mark 6:55 - General Luke 5:15 - great Luke 18:37 - they

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.

Genesis 2:5
At the time God made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground— God hadn't yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground (the whole Earth was watered by underground springs)— God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive—a living soul!

Genesis 2:8
Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.

2 Chronicles 2:12
He wrote on, "Blessed be the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, and who gave King David a son so wise, so knowledgeable and shrewd, to build a temple for God and a palace for himself. I've sent you Huram-Abi—he's already on his way—he knows the construction business inside and out. His mother is from Dan and his father from Tyre. He knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, in purple, violet, linen, and crimson textiles; he is also an expert engraver and competent to work out designs with your artists and architects, and those of my master David, your father.

Nehemiah 9:6
Then on the twenty-fourth day of this month, the People of Israel gathered for a fast, wearing burlap and faces smudged with dirt as signs of repentance. The Israelites broke off all relations with foreigners, stood up, and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their parents. While they stood there in their places, they read from the Book of The Revelation of God , their God, for a quarter of the day. For another quarter of the day they confessed and worshiped their God . A group of Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani—stood on the platform and cried out to God , their God, in a loud voice. The Levites Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "On your feet! Bless God , your God, for ever and ever!" Blessed be your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise! You're the one, God , you alone; You made the heavens, the heavens of heavens, and all angels; The earth and everything on it, the seas and everything in them; You keep them all alive; heaven's angels worship you!

Psalms 33:6
The skies were made by God 's command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out. He scooped Sea into his jug, put Ocean in his keg.

Isaiah 42:5
God 's Message, the God who created the cosmos, stretched out the skies, laid out the earth and all that grows from it, Who breathes life into earth's people, makes them alive with his own life: "I am God . I have called you to live right and well. I have taken responsibility for you, kept you safe. I have set you among my people to bind them to me, and provided you as a lighthouse to the nations, To make a start at bringing people into the open, into light: opening blind eyes, releasing prisoners from dungeons, emptying the dark prisons. I am God . That's my name. I don't franchise my glory, don't endorse the no-god idols. Take note: The earlier predictions of judgment have been fulfilled. I'm announcing the new salvation work. Before it bursts on the scene, I'm telling you all about it."

Isaiah 45:18
God , Creator of the heavens— he is, remember, G od. Maker of earth— he put it on its foundations, built it from scratch. He didn't go to all that trouble to just leave it empty, nothing in it. He made it to be lived in. This God says: "I am God , the one and only. I don't just talk to myself or mumble under my breath. I never told Jacob, ‘Seek me in emptiness, in dark nothingness.' I am God . I work out in the open, saying what's right, setting things right. So gather around, come on in, all you refugees and castoffs. They don't seem to know much, do they— those who carry around their no-god blocks of wood, praying for help to a dead stick? So tell me what you think. Look at the evidence. Put your heads together. Make your case. Who told you, and a long time ago, what's going on here? Who made sense of things for you? Wasn't I the one? God ? It had to be me. I'm the only God there is— The only God who does things right and knows how to help. So turn to me and be helped—saved!— everyone, whoever and wherever you are. I am God , the only God there is, the one and only. I promise in my own name: Every word out of my mouth does what it says. I never take back what I say. Everyone is going to end up kneeling before me. Everyone is going to end up saying of me, ‘Yes! Salvation and strength are in God !'" All who have raged against him will be brought before him, disgraced by their unbelief. And all who are connected with Israel will have a robust, praising, good life in God !

Isaiah 65:17
"Pay close attention now: I'm creating new heavens and a new earth. All the earlier troubles, chaos, and pain are things of the past, to be forgotten. Look ahead with joy. Anticipate what I'm creating: I'll create Jerusalem as sheer joy, create my people as pure delight. I'll take joy in Jerusalem, take delight in my people: No more sounds of weeping in the city, no cries of anguish; No more babies dying in the cradle, or old people who don't enjoy a full lifetime; One-hundredth birthdays will be considered normal— anything less will seem like a cheat. They'll build houses and move in. They'll plant fields and eat what they grow. No more building a house that some outsider takes over, No more planting fields that some enemy confiscates, For my people will be as long-lived as trees, my chosen ones will have satisfaction in their work. They won't work and have nothing come of it, they won't have children snatched out from under them. For they themselves are plantings blessed by God , with their children and grandchildren likewise God -blessed. Before they call out, I'll answer. Before they've finished speaking, I'll have heard. Wolf and lamb will graze the same meadow, lion and ox eat straw from the same trough, but snakes—they'll get a diet of dirt! Neither animal nor human will hurt or kill anywhere on my Holy Mountain," says God .

Jeremiah 10:16
But the Portion-of-Jacob is the real thing. He put the whole universe together And pays special attention to Israel. His name? God -of-the-Angel-Armies!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days,.... After he had been preaching in the synagogues throughout Galilee, and after he had spent some days in prayer, and private retirement in desert places: and it was noised that he was in, the house; a report was spread throughout the city that he was in the house of Simon and Andrew, where he was before, and where he used to be when in Capernaum.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Into Capernaum - See the notes at Matthew 4:13.

After some days - The number of days is not known. Jesus probably remained long enough in the desert to heal the sick who were brought to him, and to give instructions to the multitudes who attended his preaching. Capernaum was not “the city” mentioned in Mark 1:45, and it is probable that there was no difficulty in his remaining there and preaching.

And it was noised ... - He entered the city, doubtless, privately; but his being there was soon known, and so great had his popularity become that multitudes pressed to hear him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER II.

Christ preaches in Capernaum, 1, 2.

A paralytic person is brought to him, whose sins are pronounced

forgiven, 3-5.

The scribes accuse him of blasphemy, 6, 7.

He vindicates himself, and proves his power to forgive sins, by

healing the man's disease, 8-11.

The people are astonished and edified, 12.

He calls Levi from the receipt of custom, 13, 14.

Eats in his house with publicans and sinners, at which the

Pharisees murmur, 15, 16.

He vindicates his conduct, 17.

Vindicates his disciples, who are accused of not fasting, 18-22;

and for plucking the ears of corn on the Sabbath day, 23-26;

and teaches the right use of the Sabbath, 27, 28.

NOTES ON CHAP. II.

Verse Mark 2:1. In the house. — The house of Peter, with whom Christ lodged when at Capernaum. See the notes on Mark 4:13; Mark 8:13.