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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.
He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.
A Man with a Withered Hand
Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand.
Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand.
They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come forward!”
And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.”
And He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.
And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.
After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from Judea,
A Great Crowd Follows Jesus
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea
and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard of all that He was doing and came to Him.
and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.
And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;
And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,
for He had healed many, with the result that all those who had afflictions pressed around Him in order to touch Him.
for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.
Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”
And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
And He earnestly warned them not to tell who He was.
And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
The Twelve Are Chosen
And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him.
The Twelve Apostles
And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him.
And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him.
And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach,
And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach
And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),
He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”);
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);
and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.
Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat.
When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”
And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”
The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”
And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
“If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
“If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
“If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished!
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.
“But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.
But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house.
“Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;
“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter,
but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” —
but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” —
because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.
And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.
A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”
Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers!
And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!