Verse 1
Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and there was a man there with a withered hand.
And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
Verse 2
They were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they might accuse Him.
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
Verse 3
Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the middle."
And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
Verse 4
Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?" But they remained silent.
And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
Verse 5
Looking around at them with anger and deeply distressed at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Verse 6
Immediately, the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Verse 7
Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea.
But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
Verse 8
They also came from Jerusalem, Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and those from the regions around Tyre and Sidon. A large crowd came to Him after hearing about all He was doing.
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
Verse 9
Jesus told His disciples to prepare a small boat for Him to avoid being crushed by the crowd.
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Verse 10
For He had healed many, so those with illnesses were pressing forward to touch Him.
For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
Verse 11
When the impure spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, "You are the Son of God!"
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
Verse 12
But He sternly warned them not to make Him known.
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
Verse 13
Jesus went up on a mountainside and called those He wanted, and they came to Him.
And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Verse 14
He appointed twelve so that they might be with Him, and He might send them out to preach.
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Verse 15
And to give them authority to heal diseases and to cast out demons.
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
Verse 16
He gave Simon the name Peter.
And Simon he surnamed Peter;
Verse 17
James son of Zebedee and John, the brother of James (He gave them the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder).
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Verse 18
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Verse 19
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
Verse 20
Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so much so that He and His disciples were not even able to eat.
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Verse 21
When His family heard about this, they went out to take charge of Him, saying, "He is out of His mind."
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Verse 22
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons, He casts out demons."
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
Verse 23
So Jesus called them over to Him and began to speak to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Verse 24
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Verse 25
If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Verse 26
And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but has come to an end.
And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Verse 27
No one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Verse 28
Truly I tell you, all sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven,
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
Verse 29
but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of eternal sin.
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
Verse 30
He said this because they were saying, "He has an impure spirit."
Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Verse 31
Then His mother and brothers came, and standing outside, they sent someone to call Him.
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Verse 32
A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You."
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
Verse 33
But He replied to them, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
Verse 34
Looking around at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, "Here are My mother and My brothers!
And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Verse 35
Whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother."
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.