1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was there a man having his hand dried up. 2 And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him. 3 And he says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up and come into the midst. 4 And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent. 5 And looking round upon them with anger, distressed at the hardening of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6 And the Pharisees going out straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. 7 And Jesus withdrew 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 beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him. 9 And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him. 10 For he healed many, so that they beset him that they might touch him, as many as had plagues. 11 And the unclean spirits, when they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he rebuked them much, that they might not make him manifest.

13 And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went to him. 14 And he appointed twelve that they might be with him, and that he might send them to preach, 15 and to have power to heal diseases, and to cast out demons. 16 And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter; 17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he gave them the surname of Boanerges, that is, 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 Cananaean, 19 and Judas Iscariote, who also delivered him up. And they come to the house. 20 And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread. 21 And his relatives having heard of it went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.

22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons. 23 And having called them to him, he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist. 25 And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist. 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end. 27 But no one can, having entered into his house, plunder the goods of the strong man unless he first bind the strong man, and then he will plunder his house. 28 Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches with which they may speak injuriously; 29 but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin; 30 — because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

31 And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent to him calling him. 32 And a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without. 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren? 34 And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren: 35 for whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

1 Ühel teisel korral, kui Jeesus läks sünagoogi, oli seal kärbunud käega mees. 2 Aga mõned seal jälgisid tähelepanelikult, kas ta tervendab hingamispäeval, et oleks põhjust tema süüdistamiseks. 3 Siis Jeesus ütles kärbunud käega mehele: „Seisa meie ette!" 4 Ja ta küsis neilt: „Kumb on hingamispäeval lubatud: kas teha head või kurja, päästa elu või tappa?" Kuid nad ei vastanud talle. 5 Ta vaatas vihaselt nende peale, olles ühtlasi ahastuses nende kalkide südamete pärast, ja ütles mehele: „Siruta välja oma käsi!" Mees sirutas, ja see sai kohe terveks. 6 Sedamaid läksid variserid välja ja hakkasid koos heroodeslastega plaanima, kuidas Jeesus tappa.

7 Jeesus läks oma jüngritega eemale järve äärde ja neile järgnes suur rahvahulk Galileast. 8 Kui nad kuulsid kõigest, mis ta tegi, tuli palju inimesi tema juurde Juudamaalt, Jeruusalemmast, Idumeast, sealtpoolt Jordanit ning Tüürose ja Siidoni ümbrusest. 9 Ta ütles oma jüngritele, et nad paneksid väikese paadi tema jaoks valmis inimeste pärast, et need talle peale ei pressiks. 10 Kuna ta tegi terveks paljusid, surusid tema peale kõik haiged, et teda puudutada. 11 Ja kui rüvedad vaimud nägid Jeesust, langesid nad ta ette maha ja kisendasid: „Sina oled Jumala Poeg!" 12 Aga Jeesus keelas neid karmilt rääkimast, kes ta on.

13 Siis Jeesus läks üles mäele ja kutsus enese juurde, keda ta soovis, ja nemad tulid ta juurde. 14 Ta nimetas kaksteist, keda ta nimetas apostliteks, et need oleksid koos temaga ja ta võiks nad läkitada kuulutama 15 ning et neil oleks meelevald kurje vaime välja ajada.

16 Need on kaksteist, kelle ta nimetas:

Siimon (ja pani talle nimeks Peetrus),

17 Jaakobus, Sebedeuse poeg, ja Jaakobuse vend Johannes (ja andis neile nimeks Boanerges, see on Kõuepojad),

18 ja Andreas,

Filippus,

Bartolomeus,

Matteus,

Toomas,

Jaakobus, Alfeuse poeg,

Taddeus,

Siimon Kaanalane,

19 ja Juudas Iskariot, kes tema ära andis.

20 Siis Jeesus tuli koju ja taas kogunes rahvahulk, nii et tema ja jüngrid ei saanud mahti süüagi. 21 Kui ta omaksed sellest kuulsid, tulid nad teda enda hoole alla võtma, sest nad ütlesid: „Ta on arust ära!"

22 Ent kirjatundjad, kes olid tulnud Jeruusalemmast, ütlesid: „Temas on Peltsebul! Ta ajab kurje vaime välja kurjade vaimude valitseja abil!"

23 Siis Jeesus kutsus nad enese juurde ja rääkis neile tähendamissõnadega: „Kuidas saab saatan ajada välja saatanat? 24 Kui kuningriik on omavahelises riius lõhenenud, siis see kuningriik ei püsi. 25 Kui perekond on omavahelises riius lõhenenud, siis see perekond ei püsi. 26 Kui saatan tõuseb iseenese vastu ja on lõhenenud, ei saa ta püsida, vaid tema lõpp on käes. 27 Keegi ei saa tungida vägimehe majja ta asju röövima, kui ta esmalt ei seo vägimeest kinni, ja alles siis saab ta tema maja röövida.

28 Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, inimestele antakse andeks kõik patud ja pühaduseteotused, kuidas nad iganes ka oleksid teotanud, 29 aga kes peaks teotama Püha Vaimu, ei saa andeks iialgi, vaid ta on süüdi igaveses patus!" 30 Jeesus ütles seda, sest nad ütlesid, et Jeesusel on rüve vaim.

31 Siis tulid Jeesuse ema ja ta vennad, ja väljas seistes saatsid kellegi Jeesust kutsuma. 32 Ja rahvahulk istus Jeesuse ümber, kui talle öeldi: „Su ema, vennad ja õed on väljas ja otsivad sind."

33 Jeesus aga vastas neile: „Kes on mu ema ja vennad?" 34 Ta silmitses enda ümber istujaid ning ütles: „Siin on mu ema ja mu vennad! 35 Sest kes iganes teeb Jumala tahtmist, see on mu vend ja õde ja ema."