The Man with the Paralyzed Hand
1 NowHe entered the synagogueagain, and a man was there who had a paralyzedhand.
2 In order to accuseHim, they were watching Him closelyto see whether He would healhim on the Sabbath.
3 He told the man with the paralyzed hand,“Stand before us.”
4 Then He said to them,“Is it lawfulon the Sabbath to do what is goodor to do what is evil,to save lifeor to kill? ”But they were silent.
5 After looking around at them with angerand sorrow at the hardnessof their hearts, He told the man,“Stretch out your hand.”So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
6 Immediately the Phariseeswent out and started plottingwith the Herodiansagainst Him, how they might destroyHim.
Ministering to the Multitude
7 Jesusdeparted with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee,Judea,
8 Jerusalem,Idumea, beyond the Jordan,and around Tyreand Sidon.The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing.
9 Then He told His disciples to have a small boatready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him.
10 Since He had healedmany, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touchHim.
11 Whenever the uncleanspiritssaw Him, those possessed fell downbefore Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God! ”
12 And He would strongly warnthem not to make Him known.
The 12 Apostles
13 ThenHe went up the mountainand summoned those He wanted, and they came to Him.
14 He also appointed 12 — He also named them apostles— to be with Him, to send them out to preach,
15 and to have authority todrive out demons.
16 He appointed the Twelve:
To Simon,He gave the name Peter;
17 and to Jamesthe son of Zebedee,
and to his brother John,
He gave the name “Boanerges”
(that is, “Sons of Thunder”);
18 Andrew;
Philipand Bartholomew;
Matthewand Thomas;
James the son of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus;
Simon the Zealot,
19 and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed Him.
A House Divided
20 Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.
21 When His familyheard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”
22 The scribeswho had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebulin Him! ” and, “He drives outdemonsby the rulerof the demons! ”
23 So He summonedthem and spoke to them in parables:“How can Satandrive out Satan?
24 If a kingdomis divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished!
27 “On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties upthe strong man. Then he will rob his house.
28 I assure you: People will be forgiven for all sinsand whatever blasphemiesthey may blaspheme.
29 But whoever blasphemesagainst the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness,but is guiltyof an eternal sin”—
30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
True Relationships
31 ThenHis motherand His brotherscame, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.
32 A crowd was sitting around Him and told Him, “Look, Your mother, Your brothers,and Your sistersare outside asking for You.”
33 He replied to them,“Who are My mother and My brothers? ”
34 And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said,“Here are My mother and My brothers!
35 Whoever does the will of Godis My brother and sister and mother.”
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