1 A nd He entered the synagogue again, and a man was 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 S o they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

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

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

And he says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up into 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 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 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 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 T hen the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. A Great Multitude Follows Jesus

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about 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, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are 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 B ut He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known. The Twelve Apostles

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

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

And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went 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 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 demons:

and to have power to cast out demons.

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

And he gave to Simon the surname of 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”;

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

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 went into a house. A House Divided Cannot Stand

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

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

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

23 S o He called them to Himself and said to 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 stand.

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 stand.

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

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

And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has 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, 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 “ Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;

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

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.” Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him

—because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

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

And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent 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 sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without.

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

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

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

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

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