Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
1 Jesus entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered. 2 They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. 3 He said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up.”
4 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 When he had looked around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness 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 The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.
Great Crowds Follow Jesus
7 Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, Judea. 8 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 He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd so that they would not press in on him. 10 For he had healed many that all who had diseases pressed in on him, so they could touch him. 11 The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried, “You are the Son of God!”
12 He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
The Twelve Apostles
13 He went up into the mountain and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him. 14 Then he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons.
16 He appointed the twelve:
Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter)
17 James the son of Zebedee and
John the brother of James (whom he called Boanerges which means Sons of Thunder),
18 Andrew
Philip
Bartholomew
Matthew
Thomas
James the son of Alphaeus
Thaddaeus
Simon the Zealot and
19 Judas Iscariot who also betrayed him.
Then they went into a house.
A House Divided
20 The multitude came together again so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 When his own people heard it, they went out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” 22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul” and “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”
23 He summoned them and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand. His end is coming. 27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man. Then he will plunder his house.”
The Unpardonable Sin
28 “Most certainly I tell you, all will be forgiven of the sons of men, including the blasphemies which they may utter, 29 but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation,” 30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
31 His mother and his brothers came and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. 32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.”
33 He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”