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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 again into the synagogue: and there was a man 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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And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days, 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: Stand up in the midst.
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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And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace.
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 looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him.
6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
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And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation 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 retired with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and 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 from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and from beyond the Jordan. And they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing the things which he did, 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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And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng 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 they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils.
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, when they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried, saying:
12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
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Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged 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 going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: 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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And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.
15 and to have authority to drive out demons.
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And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.
16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
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And to Simon 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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And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
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And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus and Simon the Cananean:
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
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And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
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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And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh 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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And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.
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 were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.
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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And after he had called them together, he 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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And if a kingdom be 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 be 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 be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath 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 man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then shall he plunder his house.
28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,
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Amen I say to you that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:
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 that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but shall be guilty of an everlasting sin.
30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
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Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.
31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.
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And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without, sent unto 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 the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
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And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?
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 looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.
35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
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For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
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