1 ¶ And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand.

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was there a man having his hand dried up.

2 A nd they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.

3 S o he said unto the man who had the withered hand, Stand forth.

And he says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up into the midst.

4 A nd he said unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days or to do evil? to save the person or to kill them? But they were silent.

And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

5 A nd looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out and his hand was restored whole as the other.

And looking round upon them with anger, distressed at the hardening of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched out, and his hand was restored.

6 A nd as the Pharisees went forth, they took counsel with the Herodians against him, to kill him.

And the Pharisees going out straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

7 B ut Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea

And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

8 a nd from Jerusalem and from Idumaea and from beyond Jordan. And those who dwell around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him.

9 A nd he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.

10 F or he had healed many, insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him to touch him.

For he healed many, so that they beset him that they might touch him, as many as had plagues.

11 A nd the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

And the unclean spirits, when they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried saying, Thou art the Son of God.

12 A nd he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

And he rebuked them much, that they might not make him manifest.

13 ¶ And he went up to the mountain and called unto himself whom he would, and they came unto him.

And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went to him.

14 A nd he established twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach

And he appointed twelve that they might be with him, and that he might send them to preach,

15 a nd to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out devils:

and to have power to cast out demons.

16 S imon, whom he gave the name Peter;

And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter;

17 a nd James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed them Boanerges, which is The sons of thunder;

and James the of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he gave them the surname of Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder;

18 a nd Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Canaanite

and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,

19 a nd Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him; and they came home.

and Judas Iscariote, who also delivered him up. And they come to house.

20 A nd the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread.

21 A nd when his friends and family heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him; for they said, He is beside himself.

And his relatives having heard went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.

22 ¶ But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said that he had Beelzebub and that by the prince of the devils he cast out devils.

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.

23 A nd he called them unto him and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

And having called them to, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 I f a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot remain.

And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

25 A nd if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot remain.

And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.

26 A nd if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot remain, but has an end.

And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.

27 N o 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.

But no one can, having entered into his house, plunder the goods of the strong unless he first bind the strong, and then he will plunder his house.

28 V erily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men and whatever blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme,

Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches which they may speak injuriously;

29 b ut whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit shall never have forgiveness but is obligated to eternal judgment,

but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin;

30 b ecause they said, He has an unclean spirit.

—because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

31 ¶ There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent to him calling him.

32 T he multitude was sitting all around him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brothers and sisters seek thee without.

And a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without.

33 A nd he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?

34 A nd looking round about on those who sat about him, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren:

35 F or whosoever doeth the will of God, the same is my brother and my sister and my mother.

for whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.