1 A nd He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

Again Jesus went into a synagogue, and a man was there who had one withered hand '> as the result of accident or disease].

2 S o they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

And kept watching Jesus to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might get a charge to bring against Him '> formally].

3 A nd He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Step forward.”

And He said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up in the midst.

4 T hen He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

And He said to them, Is it lawful and right on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to take it? But they kept silence.

5 A nd when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

And He glanced around at them with vexation and anger, grieved at the hardening of their hearts, and said to the man, Hold out your hand. He held it out, and his hand was restored.

6 T hen the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. A Great Multitude Follows Jesus

Then the Pharisees went out and immediately held a consultation with the Herodians against Him, how they might put Him to death.

7 B ut Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea

And Jesus retired with His disciples to the lake, and a great throng from Galilee followed Him. Also from Judea

8 a nd Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him.

And from Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon—a vast multitude, hearing all the many things that He was doing, came to Him.

9 S o He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.

And He told His disciples to have a little boat in readiness for Him because of the crowd, lest they press hard upon Him and crush Him.

10 F or He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.

For He had healed so many that all who had distressing bodily diseases kept falling upon Him and pressing upon Him in order that they might touch Him.

11 A nd the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.”

And the spirits, the unclean ones, as often as they might see Him, fell down before Him and kept screaming out, You are the Son of God!

12 B ut He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known. The Twelve Apostles

And He charged them strictly and severely under penalty again and again that they should not make Him known.

13 A nd He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him.

And He went up on the hillside and called to Him '> for Himself] those whom He wanted and chose, and they came to Him.

14 T hen He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach,

And He appointed twelve to continue to be with Him, and that He might send them out to preach

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

And to have authority and power to heal the sick and to drive out demons:

16 S imon, to whom He gave the name Peter;

Simon, and He surnamed Peter;

17 J ames the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”;

James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, and He surnamed them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder;

18 A ndrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite;

And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew (Nathaniel), and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus (Judas, not Iscariot), and Simon the Cananaean,

19 a nd Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house. A House Divided Cannot Stand

And Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed Him.

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

Then He went to a house, but a throng came together again, so that Jesus and His disciples could not even take food.

21 B ut when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.”

And when those who belonged to Him ( His kinsmen) heard it, they went out to take Him by force, for they kept saying, He is out of His mind (beside Himself, deranged)!

22 A nd the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He is possessed by Beelzebub, and, By the prince of demons He is casting out demons.

23 S o He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

And He summoned them to Him and said to them in parables (illustrations or comparisons put beside truths to explain them), How can Satan drive out Satan?

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

And if a kingdom is divided and rebelling against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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

And if a house is divided (split into factions and rebelling) against itself, that house will not be able to last.

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

And if Satan has raised an insurrection against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is coming to an end.

27 N o one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house. The Unpardonable Sin

But no one can go into a strong man’s house and ransack his household goods right and left and seize them as plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may plunder his house.

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

Truly and solemnly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever abusive and blasphemous things they utter;

29 b ut he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation” —

But whoever speaks abusively against or maliciously misrepresents the Holy Spirit can never get forgiveness, but is guilty of and is in the grasp of an everlasting trespass.

30 b ecause they said, “He has an unclean spirit.” Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him

For they persisted in saying, He has an unclean spirit.

31 T hen His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him.

Then His mother and His brothers came and, standing outside, they sent word to Him, calling Him.

32 A nd a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You.”

And a crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, Your mother and Your brothers and Your sisters are outside asking for You.

33 B ut He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?”

And He replied, Who are My mother and My brothers?

34 A nd He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

And looking around on those who sat in a circle about Him, He said, See! Here are My mother and My brothers;

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

For whoever does the things God wills is My brother and sister and mother!