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* And He entered again into the synagogue . And a man was there who had a withered hand . * And they were observing Him , whether He would heal him on the Sabbath , so that they might accuse Him . * And He said to the [one ] who had the withered hand , "Step forward ." * 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 . * And looking around at them with anger , being grieved at 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 . * Then the Pharisees went out with the Herodians and immediately conspired against Him , how they might destroy Him . * But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea . And a large multitude from Galilee followed Him , and from Judea * and from Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan , and those around Tyre and Sidon , a large multitude , when they heard everything He was doing , came to Him . * So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the crowd , lest they should crush Him . * For He had healed many , so that all who had afflictions were crowding upon Him , so that they might touch Him . * And the unclean spirits , whenever they saw Him , fell down before Him and would cry out , saying , "You are the Son of God ." * And He would warn them very much that they should not make Him known . * And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He wanted , and they came to Him . * And He appointed twelve , so that they might be with Him , and so that He might send them out to preach , * and to have authority to heal diseases and to cast out demons . * And He gave Simon the name Peter , * James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James , He gave them the names Boanerges , which is , "Sons of Thunder "; * Andrew , Philip , Bartholomew , Matthew , Thomas , James the son of Alphaeus , Thaddaeus , Simon the Cananite ; * and Judas Iscariot , who also betrayed Him . * And they came into a house . Then again a crowd assembled , so that they were not even able to eat food . * But when His relatives heard , they came out to seize Him , for they were saying , "He has lost His mind ." * And the scribes who were from Jerusalem came down and were saying , "He has Beelzebul ,"and , "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons ." * And having summoned them , he began to say to them in parables : "How can Satan cast out Satan ? * And if a kingdom is divided against itself , that kingdom is not able to stand . * And if a household is divided against itself , that household is not able to stand . * And if Satan has risen up against himself and has become divided , he is not able to stand , but is finished . * No one can enter a strong man 's house and plunder his possessions , unless he first binds the strong man , and then he may plunder his house . * "Assuredly I say to you , all sins will be forgiven the sons of men , also blasphemies , as many as they may blaspheme ; * but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness , but is under sentence of eternal condemnation "- * because they were saying , "He has an unclean spirit ." * Then His brothers and His mother came , and as they stood outside they sent to Him , calling for Him . * And a crowd was sitting around Him ; and they said to Him , "Look , Your mother and Your brothers and Your sisters are seeking You outside ." * But He answered them , saying , "Who is My mother , or My brothers ?" * And when He had looked around in a circle at those sitting around Him , He said , "Here are My mother and My brothers ! * For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother ."

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