1And he entered again into the synagogue ; and there was a man there which had a withered hand . 2And they watched him , whether he would heal him on the sabbath day ; that they might accuse him . 3And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand , Stand forth . 4And 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 . 5And 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 . 6And the Pharisees went forth , and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him , how they might destroy him .
The Growing Popularity of Jesus
7But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea : and a great multitude from Galilee followed him , and from Judæa , 8And 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 . 9And he spake to his disciples , that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude , lest they should throng him . 10For he had healed many ; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him , as many as had plagues . 11And unclean spirits , when they saw him , fell down before him , and cried , saying , Thou art the Son of God . 12And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known .
The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles
13And he goeth up into a mountain , and calleth unto him whom he would : and they came unto him . 14And he ordained twelve , that they should be with him , and that he might send them forth to preach , 15And to have power to heal sicknesses , and to cast out devils : 16And Simon he surnamed Peter; 17And James the son of Zebedee , and John the brother of James ; and he surnamed them Boanerges , which is , The sons of thunder : 18And Andrew , and Philip , and Bartholomew , and Matthew , and Thomas , and James the son of Alphaeus , and Thaddaeus , and Simon the Canaanite , 19And Judas Iscariot , which also betrayed him : and they went into an house .
The Accusation of Being Possessed
20And the multitude cometh together again , so that they could not so much as eat bread . 21And when his friends heard of it , they went out to lay hold on him : for they said , He is beside himself . 22And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said , He hath Beelzebub , and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils . 23And he called them unto him , and said unto them in parables , How can Satan cast out Satan ? 24And if a kingdom be divided against itself , that kingdom cannot stand . 25And if a house be divided against itself , that house cannot stand . 26And if Satan rise up against himself , and be divided , he cannot stand , but hath an end . 27No 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 . 28Verily I say unto you , All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men , and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : 29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness , but is in danger of eternal damnation : 30Because they said , He hath an unclean spirit .
The True Family of Jesus
31There came then his brethren and his mother , and , standing without , sent unto him , calling him . 32And the multitude sat about him , and they said unto him , Behold , thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee . 33And he answered them , saying , Who is my mother , or my brethren ? 34And he looked round about on them which sat about him , and said , Behold my mother and my brethren ! 35For whosoever shall do the will of God , the same is my brother , and my sister , and mother .