1 H e entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.

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

2 T hey were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

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

3 H e said to the man with the withered hand, “ Get up and come forward!”

So he said unto the man who had the withered hand, Stand forth.

4 A nd He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

And 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.

5 A fter looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

And 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.

6 T he Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

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

7 J esus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from Judea,

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

8 a nd from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard of all that He was doing and came to Him.

and 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.

9 A nd He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;

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

10 f or He had healed many, with the result that all those who had afflictions pressed around Him in order to touch Him.

For he had healed many, insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him to touch him.

11 W henever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”

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

12 A nd He earnestly warned them not to tell who He was. The Twelve Are Chosen

And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

13 A nd He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him.

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

14 A nd He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach,

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

15 a nd to have authority to cast out the demons.

and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out devils:

16 A nd He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),

Simon, whom he gave the name Peter;

17 a nd James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”);

and James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed them Boanerges, which is The 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 Zealot;

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

19 a nd Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.

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

20 A nd He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.

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

21 W hen His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “ He has lost His senses.”

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

22 T he scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “ He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

¶ 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.

23 A nd He called them to Himself and began speaking 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?

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

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot remain.

25 I f a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot remain.

26 I f Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished!

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

27 B ut no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will 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.

28 “ Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;

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

29 b ut whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” —

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

30 b ecause they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

31 T hen His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.

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

32 A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”

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

33 A nswering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”

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

34 L ooking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “ Behold My mother and My brothers!

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

35 F or whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

For whosoever doeth the will of God, the same is my brother and my sister and my mother.