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