1 He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered. 2 They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. 3 He said to the man whose hand was withered, "Stand up." 4 He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to kill?" But they were silent. 5 When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other. 6 The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

7 Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea, 8 from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him. 9 He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him. 10 For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him. 11 The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried, "You are the Son of God!" 12 He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.

13 He went up into the mountain and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him. 14 He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: 16 Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); 17 James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder); 18 Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

Then he came into a house. 20 The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, "He is insane." 22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons."

23 He summoned them and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end. 27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.

28 "Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme; 29 but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation."*3:29 NU reads, guilty of an eternal sin. 30 —because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."

31 His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. 32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters*3:32 TR omits "your sisters" are outside looking for you."

33 He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" 34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my 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."