1 A nd he entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man having the hand withered,

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

2 a nd they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, 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 saith to the man having the hand withered, `Rise up in the midst.'

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

4 A nd he saith to them, `Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were 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 having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand;' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored 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 a nd the Pharisees having gone forth, immediately, with the Herodians, were taking counsel against him how they might destroy him.

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

7 A nd Jesus withdrew with his disciples unto 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 from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon -- a great multitude -- having heard how great things he was doing, came unto 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 A nd he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon 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 did heal many, so that they threw themselves on him, in order to touch him -- as many as had plagues;

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, when they were seeing him, were falling down before him, and were crying, saying -- `Thou art 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 a nd many times he was charging them that they might not make him manifest.

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

13 A nd he goeth up to the mountain, and doth call near whom he willed, and they went away 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 a nd he appointed twelve, that they may be with him, and that he may send them forth 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 the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.

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

16 A nd he put on Simon the name Peter;

Simon, and He surnamed Peter;

17 a nd James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names -- 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 nd Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and 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 did also deliver him up; and they come into a house.

And Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed Him.

20 A nd come together again doth a multitude, so that they are not able even to 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 a nd his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

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 from Jerusalem having come down, said -- `He hath Beelzeboul,' and -- `By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the 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 A nd, having called them near, in similes he said to them, `How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?

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 a nd if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;

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

25 a nd if a house against itself be divided, that house cannot be made to 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 the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end.

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

27 ` No one is able the vessels of the strong man -- having entered into his house -- to spoil, if first he may not bind the strong man, and then his house he will spoil.

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 ` Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil,

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 whoever may speak evil in regard to the Holy Spirit hath not forgiveness -- to the age, but is in danger of age-during judgment;'

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 hath an unclean spirit.'

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

31 T hen come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto 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 about him, and they said to him, `Lo, thy mother and thy brethren without do seek thee.'

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

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

34 A nd having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, `Lo, my mother and my brethren!

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 may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.'

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