King James Version KJV
English Standard Version ESV
1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
1
Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand.
2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
2
And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand,Stand forth.
3
And he said to the man with the withered hand, "Come here."
4 And he saith unto them,Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
4
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.
5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man,Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
5
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.
6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
6
The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
7
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea
8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
8
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.
9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
9
And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him,
10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
10
for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him.
11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
11
And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
12
And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
13
And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him.
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
14
And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach
15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
15
and have authority to cast out demons.
16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
16
He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
17
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);
18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
18
Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,
19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
19
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
20
Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat.
21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
21
And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He is out of his mind."
22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
22
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."
23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables,How can Satan cast out Satan?
23
And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
24
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
25
And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
26
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.
27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
27
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.
28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
28
"Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter,
29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
29
but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"--
30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
30
for they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."
31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
31
And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.
32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
32
And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you."
33 And he answered them, saying,Who is my mother, or my brethren?
33
And he answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"
34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said,Behold my mother and my brethren!
34
And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
35
For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother."
The King James Version is in the public domain.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.