Gospel of Mark

He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Early in the night, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

Simon and those who were with him followed after him;

and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you."

He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this reason I came forth."

He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

There came to him a leper, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean."

Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, "I want to. Be made clean."

When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out,

and said to him, "See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.

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

Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.

Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."

But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

"Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you reason these things in your hearts?