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Mark 2
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1 And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days. CCC
2 And it was heard that he was in the house. And many came together, so that there was no room: no, not even at the door. And he spoke to them the word.
3 And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.
4 And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was: and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.
5 And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee. CCC
6 And there were some of the scribes sitting there and thinking in their hearts: CCC
7 Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only? CCC
8 Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts? CCC
9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed and walk? CCC
10 But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy): CCC
11 I say to thee: Arise. Take up thy bed and go into thy house. CCC
12 And immediately he arose and, taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all: so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like. CCC
13 And he went forth again to the sea side: and all the multitude came to him. And he taught them.
14 And when he was passing by, he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And rising up, he followed him. CCC
15 And it came to pass as he sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples. For they were many, who also followed him. CCC
16 And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners? CCC
17 Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners. CCC · Fathers
18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast. And they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?
19 And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. CCC
20 But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them: and then they shall fast in those days.
21 No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent.
22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: otherwise the wine will burst the bottles, and both the wine will be spilled and the bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles.
23 And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward and to pluck the ears of corn. CCC
24 And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? CCC
25 And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, himself and they that were with him? CCC
26 How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him? CCC
27 And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath. CCC
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.
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Where the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites these verses (from its footnotes on vatican.va), and where the earliest Church Fathers quote them (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, public domain). Short quotes only; follow the links for the full text.
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- CCC 1421 “The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and bodies, who forgave the sins of the paralytic and restored him to bodily…”
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- CCC 1441 “Only God forgives sins. Since he is the Son of God, Jesus says of himself, "The Son of man has authority on…”
- CCC 1484 “Individual, integral confession and absolution remain the only ordinary way for the faithful to reconcile themselves with God and the Church, unless…”
- CCC 1502 “The man of the Old Testament lives his sickness in the presence of God. It is before God that he laments his…”
- CCC 1503 “Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited…”
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- CCC 574 “From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy…”
- CCC 589 “Jesus gave scandal above all when he identified his merciful conduct toward sinners with God's own attitude toward them. He went so…”
- CCC 1441 “Only God forgives sins. Since he is the Son of God, Jesus says of himself, "The Son of man has authority on…”
- CCC 1502 “The man of the Old Testament lives his sickness in the presence of God. It is before God that he laments his…”
- CCC 1503 “Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited…”
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- CCC 473 “But at the same time, this truly human knowledge of God's Son expressed the divine life of his person. "The human nature…”
- CCC 1502 “The man of the Old Testament lives his sickness in the presence of God. It is before God that he laments his…”
- CCC 1503 “Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited…”
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- CCC 1441 “Only God forgives sins. Since he is the Son of God, Jesus says of himself, "The Son of man has authority on…”
- CCC 1502 “The man of the Old Testament lives his sickness in the presence of God. It is before God that he laments his…”
- CCC 1503 “Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited…”
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- CCC 574 “From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy…”
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- CCC 574 “From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy…”
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- CCC 574 “From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy…”
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- CCC 545 “Jesus invites sinners to the table of the kingdom: "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners." He invites them to…”
- CCC 574 “From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy…”
- CCC 1484 “Individual, integral confession and absolution remain the only ordinary way for the faithful to reconcile themselves with God and the Church, unless…”
- CCC 1503 “Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited…”
“But when He chose His own apostles who were to preach His Gospel, [He did so from among those] who were sinners above all sin, that He might show He came "not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Quoted in The Letter of Barnabas, Unknown author (early 2nd century), Chapter V. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 796 “The unity of Christ and the Church, head and members of one Body, also implies the distinction of the two within a…”
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- CCC 544 “The kingdom belongs to the poor and lowly, which means those who have accepted it with humble hearts. Jesus is sent to…”
- CCC 581 “The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi. He often argued within the framework of rabbinical interpretation of…”
- CCC 582 “Going even further, Jesus perfects the dietary law, so important in Jewish daily life, by revealing its pedagogical meaning through a divine…”
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- CCC 544 “The kingdom belongs to the poor and lowly, which means those who have accepted it with humble hearts. Jesus is sent to…”
- CCC 581 “The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi. He often argued within the framework of rabbinical interpretation of…”
- CCC 582 “Going even further, Jesus perfects the dietary law, so important in Jewish daily life, by revealing its pedagogical meaning through a divine…”
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- CCC 581 “The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi. He often argued within the framework of rabbinical interpretation of…”
- CCC 582 “Going even further, Jesus perfects the dietary law, so important in Jewish daily life, by revealing its pedagogical meaning through a divine…”
- CCC 2173 “The Gospel reports many incidents when Jesus was accused of violating the sabbath law. But Jesus never fails to respect the holiness…”
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