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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
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.
Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.
Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.”
Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained 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.
He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely 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.
Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
Crowds Follow Jesus
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
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
When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.
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.
Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding 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, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.
for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.
Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “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.”
But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
Jesus Appoints the Twelve
Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he 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 (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach
These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (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);
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law
Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat.
And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”
And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out 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.”
So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive 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 cannot stand.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.
In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s 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 tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander 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 will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” —
He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call 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 told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
“Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!