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Healing on the Sabbath

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

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A Man with a Withered Hand

Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand.

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So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might [a]accuse Him.

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And they watched Jesus,a to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

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And He said to the man who had the withered hand, [b]“Step forward.”

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And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.”

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Then 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.

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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.

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And 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 [c]as whole as the other.

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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.

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Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

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The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

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A Great Multitude Follows Jesus

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

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A Great Crowd Follows Jesus

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

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and 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.

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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.

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So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.

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And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,

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For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.

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for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.

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And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.”

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

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But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.

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And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

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The Twelve Apostles

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

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The Twelve Apostles

And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him.

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Then He appointed twelve, [d]that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach,

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And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach

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and to have [e]power [f]to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

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and have authority to cast out demons.

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[g]Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter;

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He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

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James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”;

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James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);

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

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

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and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house.

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and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

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A House Divided Cannot Stand

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

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Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat.

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But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.”

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And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”

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And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”

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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.”

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So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

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And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

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

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

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And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

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

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

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No 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.

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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.

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The Unpardonable Sin

“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;

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“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter,

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

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but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” —

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

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for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him

Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him.

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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.

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And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers [h]are outside seeking You.”

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And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothersc are outside, seeking you.”

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But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?”

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

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And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

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And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

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For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”

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

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Mark 3

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