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1 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
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Jesus returned to the synagogue. A man with a withered 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.
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Wanting to bring charges against Jesus, they were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.
3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
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He said to the man with the withered hand, "Step up where people can see you."
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.
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Then he said to them, "Is it legal on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they said nothing.
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.
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Looking around at them with anger, deeply grieved at their unyielding hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he did, and his hand was made healthy.
6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
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At that, the Pharisees got together with the supporters of Herod to plan how to destroy Jesus.
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
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Jesus left with his disciples and went to the lake. A large crowd followed him because they had heard what he was doing. They were from Galilee,
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.
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Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the area surrounding 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.
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Jesus told his disciples to get a small boat ready for him so the crowd wouldn't crush him.
10 For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.
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He had healed so many people that everyone who was sick pushed forward so that they could touch him.
11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
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Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down at his feet and shouted, "You are God's Son!"
12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
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But he strictly ordered them not to reveal who he was.
13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
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Jesus went up on a mountain and called 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
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He appointed twelve and called them apostles. He appointed them to be with him, to be sent out to preach,
15 and to have authority to drive out demons.
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and to have authority to throw out demons.
16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
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He appointed twelve: Peter, a name he gave Simon;
17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”),
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James and John, Zebedee's sons, whom he nicknamed Boanerges, which means "sons of Thunder";
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
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and Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, Alphaeus' son; Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean;
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
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and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
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Jesus entered a house. A crowd gathered again so that it was impossible for him and his followers even 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.”
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When his family heard what was happening, they came to take control of him. They were saying, "He's 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.”
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The legal experts came down from Jerusalem. Over and over they charged, "He's possessed by Beelzebul. He throws out demons with the authority of the ruler of demons."
23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
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When Jesus called them together he spoke to them in a parable: "How can Satan throw Satan out?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
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A kingdom involved in civil war will collapse.
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
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And a house torn apart by divisions will collapse.
26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
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If Satan rebels against himself and is divided, then he can't endure. He's done for.
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.
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No one gets into the house of a strong person and steals anything without first tying up the strong person. Only then can the house be burglarized.
28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,
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I assure you that human beings will be forgiven for everything, for all sins and insults of every kind.
29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
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But whoever insults the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. That person is guilty of a sin with consequences that last forever."
30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
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He said this because the legal experts were saying, "He's possessed by an evil spirit."
31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.
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His mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent word to him, calling for him.
32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
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A crowd was seated around him, and those sent to him said, "Look, your mother, brothers, and sisters are outside looking for you."
33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
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He replied, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"
34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
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Looking around at those seated around him in a circle, he said, "Look, here are my mother and my brothers.
35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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Whoever does God's will is my brother, sister, and mother."
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