1 J esus went into the Jewish place of worship again. A man was there with a dried-up hand.

He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered.

2 T he proud religious law-keepers watched Jesus to see if He would heal the man on the Day of Rest. They wanted to have something to say against Jesus.

They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

3 J esus said to the man with the dried-up hand, “Stand up.”

He said to the man who had his hand withered, “Stand up.”

4 T hen Jesus said to the proud religious law-keepers, “Does the Law say to do good on the Day of Rest or to do bad, to save life or to kill?” But they said nothing.

He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?” But they were silent.

5 J esus looked around at them with anger. He was sad because of their hard hearts. Then He said to the man, “Put out your hand.” He put it out and his hand was healed. It was as good as the other.

When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.

6 T he proud religious law-keepers went out and made plans with the followers of King Herod how they might kill Jesus. Jesus Heals by the Sea-Shore

The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

7 J esus went with His followers to the sea. Many people followed Him from the countries of Galilee and Judea.

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

8 T hey followed from Jerusalem and from the country of Idumea. They came from the other side of the Jordan River and from the cities of Tyre and Sidon. Many people heard all that Jesus was doing and came to Him.

from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

9 H e told His followers to have a small boat ready for Him because so many people might push Him down.

He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.

10 H e had healed so many that the sick people were pushing in on Him. They were trying to put their hands on Him.

For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.

11 W hen demons saw Him, they got down at His feet and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, “You are the Son of God!”

12 H e spoke strong words that the demons should tell no one Who He was. Jesus Calls His Twelve Followers

He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.

13 H e went up on a mountain and called those He wanted. They followed Him.

He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.

14 H e picked out twelve followers to be with Him so He might send them out to preach.

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

15 T hey would have the right and the power to heal diseases and to put out demons.

and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

16 J esus gave Simon another name, Peter.

Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;

17 J ames and John were brothers. They were the sons of Zebedee. He named them Boanerges, which means, The Sons of Thunder.

James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and he called them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;

18 T he others were Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite,

Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;

19 a nd Judas Iscariot. Judas was the one who handed Jesus over to be killed. The Family of Jesus Holds Him Back

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. He came into a house.

20 W hen Jesus came into a house, many people gathered around Him again. Jesus and His followers could not even eat.

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

21 W hen His family heard of it, they went to take Him. They said, “He must be crazy.” A Nation That Cannot Stand

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, “He is insane.”

22 T eachers of the Law came down from Jerusalem. They said, “Jesus has Satan in Him. This Man puts out demons by the king of demons.”

The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”

23 J esus called them to Him and spoke to them in picture-stories. He said, “How can the devil put out the devil?

He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 A nation cannot last if it is divided against itself.

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

25 A family cannot last if it is divided against itself.

If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 I f the devil fights against himself and is divided, he cannot last. He will come to an end.

If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.

27 N o man can go into a strong man’s house and take away his things, unless he ties up the strong man first. Only then can he take things from his house.

But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

28 F or sure, I tell you, all sins will be forgiven people, and bad things they speak against God.

Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;

29 B ut if anyone speaks bad things against the Holy Spirit, he will never be forgiven. He is guilty of a sin that lasts forever.”

but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.”

30 J esus told them this because they said, “He has a demon.” The New Kind of Family

—because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

31 T hen His mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent for Jesus.

His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

32 M any people were sitting around Him. They said, “See! Your mother and brothers are outside looking for You.”

A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.”

33 H e said to them, “Who is My mother or My brothers?”

He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

34 H e turned to those sitting around Him and said, “See! My mother and My brothers!

Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!

35 W hoever does what My Father wants is My brother and My sister and My mother.”

For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.”