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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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And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
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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So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
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And He said to the man who had the withered hand, "Step forward."
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 lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they kept 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.
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And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
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Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
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But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea
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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and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him.
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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So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.
10 For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.
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For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to 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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And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, "You are the Son of God."
12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
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But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.
13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
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And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself 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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Then 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.
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and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
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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”),
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James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite;
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
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and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house.
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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Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
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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But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold 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.”
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And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebub," and, "By the ruler of the demons He casts out 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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So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
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And 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.
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And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.
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 can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.
28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,
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"Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;
29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
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but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation"--
30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
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because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."
31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.
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Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling 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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And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You."
33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
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But He answered them, saying, "Who is My mother, or 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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And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers!
35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother."
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