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* Again he entered the synagogue , and a man was there who had a withered hand . * And they watched him , to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath , so that they might accuse him . * And he said to the man who had the withered hand , "Come here ." * And he said to them , "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm , to save life or to kill ?" But they were silent . * And he looked around at them with anger , grieved at their hardness of heart , and said to the man , "Stretch out your hand ." He stretched it out , and his hand was restored . * The Pharisees went out , and immediately held counsel with the Hero 'di-ans against him , how to destroy him . * Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea , and a great multitude from Galilee followed ; also from Judea * and Jerusalem and Idume 'a and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude , hearing all that he did , came to him . * And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd , lest they should crush him ; * for he had healed many , so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him . * And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him , they fell down before him and cried out , "You are the Son of God ." * And he strictly ordered them not to make him known . * And he went up on the mountain , and called to him those whom he desired ; and they came to him . * And he appointed twelve , to be with him , and to be sent out to preach * and have authority to cast out demons : * Simon whom he surnamed Peter ; * James the son of Zeb 'edee and John the brother of James , whom he surnamed Bo-aner 'ges , that is , sons of thunder ; * Andrew , and Philip , and Bartholomew , and Matthew , and Thomas , and James the son of Alphaeus , and Thaddaeus , and Simon the Cananaean , * and Judas Iscariot , who betrayed him . Then he went home ; * and the crowd came together again , so that they could not even eat . * And when his family heard it , they went out to seize him , for people were saying , "He is beside himself ." * And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said , "He is possessed by Be-el 'zebul , and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons ." * And he called them to him , and said to them in parables , "How can Satan cast out Satan ? * If a kingdom is divided against itself , that kingdom cannot stand . * And if a house is divided against itself , that house will not be able to stand . * And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided , he cannot stand , but is coming to an end . * But no one can enter a strong man 's house and plunder his goods , unless he first binds the strong man ; then indeed he may plunder his house . * "Truly , I say to you , all sins will be forgiven the sons of men , and whatever blasphemies they utter ; * but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness , but is guilty of an eternal sin "-- * for they had said , "He has an unclean spirit ." * And his mother and his brothers came ; and standing outside they sent to him and called him . * And a crowd was sitting about him ; and they said to him , "Your mother and your brothers are outside , asking for you ." * And he replied , "Who are my mother and my brothers ?" * And looking around on those who sat about him , he said , "Here are my mother and my brothers ! * Whoever does the will of God is my brother , and sister , and mother ."

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