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 Judæa, 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.

1 En Hy het weer in die sinagoge gegaan, en d r was 'n man met 'n verdorde hand.

2 En hulle het Hom in die oog gehou, of Hy hom op die sabbat gesond sou maak, sodat hulle Hom kon aanklae.

3 En Hy sê vir die man met die verdorde hand: Staan op in hul midde.

4 Daarop sê Hy vir hulle: Is dit geoorloof om op die sabbat goed of kwaad te doen, 'n lewe te red of dood te maak? Maar hulle het stilgebly.

5 En nadat Hy hulle rondom met toorn aangekyk het en tegelykertyd bedroef was oor die hardheid van hulle hart, sê Hy vir die man: Steek jou hand uit! En hy het dit uitgesteek, en sy hand is herstel, gesond soos die ander een.

6 Toe gaan die Fariseërs uit en hou dadelik raad met die Herodiane teen Hom, sodat hulle Hom sou kan ombring.

7 En Jesus het met sy dissipels teruggegaan na die see toe, en 'n groot menigte het Hom gevolg uit Galil,a en Jud,a

8 en Jerusalem en Idum,a en van oorkant die Jordaan af. En die wat om Tirus en Sidon gewoon het, 'n groot menigte, het na Hom gekom toe hulle hoor wat Hy alles doen.

9 En Hy het aan sy dissipels gesê dat 'n skuitjie altyd vir Hom moes klaar lê vanweë die skare, sodat hulle Hom nie miskien sou verdring nie.

10 Want Hy het baie gesond gemaak, sodat almal wat vol kwale was, op Hom toegeloop het om Hom aan te raak.

11 En elke keer as die onreine geeste Hom sien, het hulle voor Hom neergeval en geskreeu en gesê: U is die Seun van God!

12 En Hy het hulle herhaaldelik streng gebied om Hom nie bekend te maak nie.

13 En Hy het op die berg geklim en na Hom geroep die wat Hy wou hê, en hulle het na Hom gekom.

14 En Hy het twaalf aangestel, sodat hulle saam met Hom kon wees en Hy hulle kon uitstuur om te preek

15 en mag te hê om siektes te genees en die duiwels uit te dryf.

16 En aan Simon het Hy die bynaam Petrus gegee;

17 en verder Jakobus, die seun van Sebed,s, en Johannes, die broer van Jakobus -- aan hulle het Hy die bynaam Boan,rges gegee, dit is, seuns van die donder --

18 en Andr,as en Filippus, en Bartholom,s en Matth,s, en Thomas en Jakobus, die seun van Alf,s, en Thadd,s en Simon Kanan¡tes,

19 en Judas Isk riot, hy wat Hom verraai het.

20 En hulle het in 'n huis gegaan, en 'n skare het weer saamgekom, sodat hulle selfs nie brood kon eet nie.

21 Toe sy mense dit hoor, gaan hulle uit om Hom in die hande te kry; want hulle het gesê: Hy is buite sy sinne.

22 En die skrifgeleerdes wat van Jerusalem af gekom het, het gesê: Hy het Beëlsebul! en: Deur die owerste van die duiwels dryf Hy die duiwels uit.

23 En Hy het hulle na Hom geroep en vir hulle deur gelykenisse gesê: Hoe kan die Satan die Satan uitdryf?

24 En as 'n koninkryk teen homself verdeeld is, kan daardie koninkryk nie bly staan nie;

25 en as 'n huis teen homself verdeeld is, kan daardie huis nie bly staan nie;

26 en as die Satan teen homself opstaan en verdeeld is, kan hy nie bly staan nie, maar hy kom tot 'n einde.

27 Niemand kan in die huis van 'n sterk man ingaan en sy goed roof as hy nie eers die sterk man boei nie; en dan sal hy sy huis berowe.

28 Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, al die sondes sal die mensekinders vergewe word en al die lasteringe wat hulle mag uitgespreek het;

29 maar wie teen die Heilige Gees gelaster het, het geen vergifnis tot in ewigheid nie, maar is skuldig aan die ewige oordeel --

30 omdat hulle gesê het: Hy het 'n onreine gees.

31 Sy broers en sy moeder het toe gekom, en terwyl hulle buite staan, stuur hulle na Hom om Hom te roep.

32 En 'n skare het rondom Hom gesit. Hulle sê toe vir Hom: U moeder en u broers soek U daarbuite.

33 En Hy antwoord hulle en sê: Wie is my moeder of my broers?

34 En Hy kyk rond na die wat rondom Hom sit, en sê: D r is my moeder en my broers!

35 Want elkeen wat die wil van God doen, die is my broer en my suster en moeder.