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¹ JESUS entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man whose hand was withered.² And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.³ And he said to the man whose hand was withered, Stand up in the midst.⁴ Then he said to them also, Is it lawful to do good or evil on the sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it? But they were silent.⁵ And he looked at them with anger, sad because of the hardness of their hearts; and he said to the man, Stretch out your hand, and he stretched it out; and his hand was restored.⁶ And the Pharisees immediately went out with the Herodians, and they took counsel concerning him how to do away with him.⁷ So Jesus went to the sea with his disciples; and a great many people from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,⁸ And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from around the Jordan, and from Tyre and from Sidon; large crowds, who had heard all that he was doing, came to him.⁹ And he said to his disciples to bring the boat near to him, because of the crowds, so that they might not press on him.¹⁰ For he was healing so many, that others pushed toward him so as to touch him.¹¹ And those who were afflicted with unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried saying, You are indeed the Son of God.¹² And he cautioned them a great deal, not to make him known.

¹³ And he went up to the mountain, and called those he wanted; and they came to him.¹⁴ And he chose twelve to be with him, that he might send them to preach,¹⁵ And to have power to heal the sick, and cast out devils.¹⁶ And Simon he surnamed Peter.¹⁷ And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, he surnamed B''nai Rakhshi, which means 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 Zealot,¹⁹ And Judas of Iscariot, who betrayed him. And they came into the house.²⁰ And the people gathered again, so that they could not find bread to eat.²¹ And his relatives heard it, and went out to arrest him, for they said, He has lost his mind.

²² And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, Beelzebub is with him, and, By the prince of demons he is casting out demons.²³ And Jesus called them, and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?²⁴ If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.²⁵ And if a household is divided against itself, that household cannot stand.²⁶ And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but that is his end.²⁷ No man can enter into a strong man''s house and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man; and then he plunders his house.²⁸ Truly I say to you, that all sins and blasphemies which men blaspheme, shall be forgiven to them.²⁹ But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, shall never be forgiven, but is guilty before the everlasting judgment.³⁰ Because they had said, He has an unclean spirit.

³¹ Then there came his mother and his brothers, and stood outside, and they sent in to call him.³² But the people were sitting around him; and they said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you.³³ And he answered and said to them, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?³⁴ And he looked at those who sat near him and said, Behold my mother, and behold my brothers.³⁵ For whoever does the will of God, is my brother and my sister and my mother.