8        (Authority) Reaches to crowds

1: 39-45            Throughout Galilee(&seaside)

                                - with crowds

2:13 - 14           Beside sea

                        - with crowds

 

1:39 And he came proclaiming in the synagogues of them in all Galilee and the demons expelling. 40 And comes to him a leper beseeching him and falling on (his) knees saying to him. If thou art willing thou art able me to cleanse. 41 And being filled with tenderness stretching forth the his) hand him he touched and says to him: I am willing, be thou cleansed. 42 And immediately departed from him the leprosy, and he was cleansed. 43 And sternly admonishing him immediately he put out him, 44 And says to him: See no one no(any) thing thou tellest, but go thyself show to the priest and offer concerning the cleansing of thee (the things) which commanded Moses, for a testimony to them. 45 But he going out began to proclaim many things and to spread about the matter, so as he was no longer able openly into a city to enter, but outside on (in) desert places he was; and they came to him from all directions.

2:13 And he went forth again by the sea; and all the crowd came to him and he taught them. 14 And passing along he say Levi the (son) Alphaeus sitting on (in or at) the custom house, and says to him: Follow me. And rising up he followed him.

9.       (Authority is) Ready to forgive

2: 1-12              .Capernaum/Home

                        "..authority.to forgive sin."..

 

2:1 And entering again into Capernaum through days it was heard that at home he is(was) 2 And were assembled many, so as no longer to have room not at the door, and he spoke to them the word. 3 And they come carrying to him a paralytic being borne by four (men). 4 And not being able to bring to him because of the crowd they unroofed the roof where he was, and having opened up they lower the mattress where the paralytic was lying. 5 And seeing Jesus the faith of them he says to the paralytic: Child, are forgiven of thee the sins. 6 Now there were some of the scribes there sitting and reasoning in the hearts of them: 7 Why this (man) thus speaks? he blasphemes: who can to forgive sins except one God? 8 And immediately knowing Jesus in the spirit of him that thus they reason among themselves, he says to them Why these things reason ye in the hearts of you? 9 What is easier, to say to the paralytic: are forgiven of thee the sins, or to say: Rise and take the mattress of thee and walk? 10 But that ye may know that authority has the Son of man to forgive sins on the earth, he says to the paralytic: 11 To thee I say, rise(,) take the mattress of thee and go to the house of thee. 12 And he arose and immediately taking the mattress he went forth before all, so that they were all astonished and glorified God saying Thus never we saw.

 

Note: stress on 'forgive' point c/f Matthew middle of Section C and at end of Section D. Also at end of Gospel c/f disciple failures. And also it is said by Jesus on the cross in Luke and is at end of gospel of Luke