Jesus Heals on the
Sabbath
1 Another time Jesus went
into the
synagogue,
and a man
with a
shriveled
hand was
there.
2 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.
3 Jesus
said to
the man
with the
shriveled
hand,
“Stand up
in front
of
everyone.”
4 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.
5 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.
6 Then the
Pharisees
went out
and began
to plot
with the
Herodians
how they
might kill
Jesus.
Crowds Follow
Jesus
7 Jesus withdrew with his
disciples
to the
lake, and
a large
crowd from
Galilee
followed.
8 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.
9 Because
of the
crowd he
told his
disciples
to have a
small boat
ready for
him, to
keep the
people
from
crowding
him.
10 For
he had
healed
many, so
that those
with
diseases
were
pushing
forward to
touch him.
11 Whenever
the impure
spirits
saw him,
they fell
down
before him
and cried
out, “You
are the
Son of
God.”
12 But
he gave
them
strict
orders not
to tell
others
about him.
Jesus Appoints the
Twelve
13 Jesus went up on a
mountainside
and called
to him
those he
wanted,
and they
came to
him.
14 He
appointed
twelve
that they
might be
with him
and that
he might
send them
out to
preach
15 and
to have
authority
to drive
out
demons.
16 These
are the
twelve he
appointed:
Simon (to
whom he
gave the
name
Peter),
17 James
son of
Zebedee
and his
brother
John (to
them he
gave the
name
Boanerges,
which
means
“sons of
thunder”),
18 Andrew,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
Thomas,
James son
of
Alphaeus,
Thaddaeus,
Simon the
Zealot
19 and
Judas
Iscariot,
who
betrayed
him.
Jesus Accused by
His Family
and by
Teachers
of the Law
20 Then Jesus entered a
house, and
again a
crowd
gathered,
so that he
and his
disciples
were not
even able
to eat.
21 When
his family
heard
about
this, they
went to
take
charge of
him, for
they said,
“He is out
of his
mind.”
22 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.”
23 So Jesus called them
over to
him and
began to
speak to
them in
parables:
“How can
Satan
drive 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 And
if Satan
opposes
himself
and is
divided,
he cannot
stand; his
end has
come.
27 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.
28 Truly I
tell you,
people can
be
forgiven
all their
sins and
every
slander
they
utter,
29 but
whoever
blasphemes
against
the Holy
Spirit
will never
be
forgiven;
they are
guilty of
an eternal
sin.”
30 He said this because
they were
saying,
“He has an
impure
spirit.”
31 Then Jesus’ mother and
brothers
arrived.
Standing
outside,
they sent
someone in
to call
him.
32 A
crowd was
sitting
around
him, and
they told
him, “Your
mother and
brothers
are
outside
looking
for you.”
33 “Who are my mother and
my
brothers?”
he asked.
34 Then he looked at those
seated in
a circle
around him
and said,
“Here are
my mother
and my
brothers!
35 Whoever
does God’s
will is my
brother
and sister
and
mother.”