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

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was there a man having his hand dried up.

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

And he says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up into 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 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 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 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 a nd the Pharisees having gone forth, immediately, with the Herodians, were taking counsel against him how they might destroy him.

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

7 A nd Jesus withdrew with his disciples unto 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 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 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 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 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 did heal many, so that they threw themselves on him, in order to touch him -- as many as had plagues;

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

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

13 A nd he goeth up to the mountain, and doth call near whom he willed, and they went away to him;

And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went 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 that they might be with him, and that he might send them to preach,

15 a nd to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.

and to have power to cast out demons.

16 A nd he put on Simon the name Peter;

And he gave to Simon the surname of 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;'

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 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, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,

19 a nd Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up; and they come into a house.

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

20 A nd come together again doth a multitude, so that they are not able even to eat bread;

And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread.

21 a nd his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

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 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 had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts 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 having called them to, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

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

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

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

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

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 rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has 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, 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 ` 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,

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 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 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 hath an unclean spirit.'

—because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

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

And a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without.

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

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

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

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

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