1 He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who
had his hand withered. 2 They watched him, whether he would heal him on
the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. 3 He said to the man who had
his hand withered, "Stand up." 4 He said to them, "Is it
lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to
kill?" But they were silent. 5 When he had looked around at them with
anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man,
"Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was
restored as healthy as the other. 6 The Pharisees went out, and
immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy
him.
7 Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great multitude
followed him from Galilee, from Judea, 8 from Jerusalem, from Idumaea,
beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude,
hearing what great things he did, came to him. 9 He spoke to his disciples
that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they
wouldn't press on him. 10 For he had healed many, so that as many as had
diseases pressed on him that they might touch him. 11 The unclean spirits,
whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, "You are the Son of
God!" 12 He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
13 He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he
wanted, and they went to him. 14 He appointed twelve, that they might be
with him, and that he might send them out to preach, 15 and to have
authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: 16 Simon, to whom he
gave the name Peter; 17 James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of
James, and he surnamed them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;
18 Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of
Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also
betrayed him.
He came into a house. 20 The multitude came together again, so that they
could not so much as eat bread. 21 When his friends heard it, they went
out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane." 22 The scribes who came
down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the
demons he casts out the demons."
23 He summoned them, and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast
out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot
stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can't stand,
but has an end. 27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man
to plunder, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder
his house. 28 Most assuredly I tell you, all of the sons of men's sins
will be forgiven them, including their blasphemies with which they may
blaspheme; 29 but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has
forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin" 30 - because they said,
"He has an unclean spirit."
31 His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to
him, calling him. 32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told
him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters*1 are outside looking for you."
33 He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"
34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Behold, my
mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God, the same is
my brother, and my sister, and mother."
1 TR omits
"your sisters"
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