1 Jésus entra de nouveau dans la synagogue. Il s'y trouvait un homme qui avait la main sèche.
2 Ils observaient Jésus, pour voir s'il le guérirait le jour du sabbat: c'était afin de pouvoir l'accuser.
3 Et Jésus dit à l'homme qui avait la main sèche: Lève-toi, là au milieu.
4 Puis il leur dit: Est-il permis, le jour du sabbat, de faire du bien ou de faire du mal, de sauver une personne ou de la tuer? Mais ils gardèrent le silence.
5 Alors, promenant ses regards sur eux avec indignation, et en même temps affligé de l'endurcissement de leur coeur, il dit à l'homme: Etends ta main. Il l'étendit, et sa main fut guérie.
6 Les pharisiens sortirent, et aussitôt ils se consultèrent avec les hérodiens sur les moyens de le faire périr.
7 Jésus se retira vers la mer avec ses disciples. Une grande multitude le suivit de la Galilée; et de la Judée,
8 et de Jérusalem, et de l'Idumée, et d'au delà du Jourdain, et des environs de Tyr et de Sidon, une grande multitude, apprenant tout ce qu'il faisait, vint à lui.
9 Il chargea ses disciples de tenir toujours à sa disposition une petite barque, afin de ne pas être pressé par la foule.
10 Car, comme il guérissait beaucoup de gens, tous ceux qui avaient des maladies se jetaient sur lui pour le toucher.
11 Les esprits impurs, quand ils le voyaient, se prosternaient devant lui, et s'écriaient: Tu es le Fils de Dieu.
12 Mais il leur recommandait très sévèrement de ne pas le faire connaître.
13 Il monta ensuite sur la montagne; il appela ceux qu'il voulut, et ils vinrent auprès de lui.
14 Il en établit douze, pour les avoir avec lui, et pour les envoyer prêcher
15 avec le pouvoir de chasser les démons.
16 Voici les douze qu'il établit: Simon, qu'il nomma Pierre;
17 Jacques, fils de Zébédée, et Jean, frère de Jacques, auxquels il donna le nom de Boanergès, qui signifie fils du tonnerre;
18 André; Philippe; Barthélemy; Matthieu; Thomas; Jacques, fils d'Alphée; Thaddée; Simon le Cananite;
19 et Judas Iscariot, celui qui livra Jésus. Ils se rendirent à la maison,
20 et la foule s'assembla de nouveau, en sorte qu'ils ne pouvaient pas même prendre leur repas.
21 Les parents de Jésus, ayant appris ce qui se passait, vinrent pour se saisir de lui; car ils disaient: Il est hors de sens.
22 Et les scribes, qui étaient descendus de Jérusalem, dirent: Il est possédé de Béelzébul; c'est par le prince des démons qu'il chasse les démons.
23 Jésus les appela, et leur dit sous forme de paraboles: Comment Satan peut-il chasser Satan?
24 Si un royaume est divisé contre lui-même, ce royaume ne peut subsister;
25 et si une maison est divisée contre elle-même, cette maison ne peut subsister.
26 Si donc Satan se révolte contre lui-même, il est divisé, et il ne peut subsister, mais c'en est fait de lui.
27 Personne ne peut entrer dans la maison d'un homme fort et piller ses biens, sans avoir auparavant lié cet homme fort; alors il pillera sa maison.
28 Je vous le dis en vérité, tous les péchés seront pardonnés aux fils des hommes, et les blasphèmes qu'ils auront proférés;
29 mais quiconque blasphémera contre le Saint-Esprit n'obtiendra jamais de pardon: il est coupable d'un péché éternel.
30 Jésus parla ainsi parce qu'ils disaient: Il est possédé d'un esprit impur.
31 Survinrent sa mère et ses frères, qui, se tenant dehors, l'envoyèrent appeler.
32 La foule était assise autour de lui, et on lui dit: Voici, ta mère et tes frères sont dehors et te demandent.
33 Et il répondit: Qui est ma mère, et qui sont mes frères?
34 Puis, jetant les regards sur ceux qui étaient assis tout autour de lui: Voici, dit-il, ma mère et mes frères.
35 Car, quiconque fait la volonté de Dieu, celui-là est mon frère, ma soeur, et ma mère.
1 And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.
2 And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.
3 And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.
4 And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.
5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.
6 And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.
7 And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,
8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
9 And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;
10 For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.
11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.
12 And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.
13 And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.
14 And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,
15 And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:
16 To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
17 And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which 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 Zealot;
19 And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
20 And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread.
21 And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.
23 And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
24 If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
25 And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
26 And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.
27 But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.
28 Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:
29 But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:
30 Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
31 And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.
32 And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.
33 And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?
34 And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!
35 Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.