[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 took counsel 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 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
them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, 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
lay hold on 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 called them to him, 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 their sins will be forgiven to the sons of men,
and 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 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 may do the will of God, the same is my
brother, and my sister, and mother."
