And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

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.

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.

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

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.

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.

Ozdravljenje na šabat

(Mt 12,9-14; Lk 6,6-11)

Isus je ponovo otišao u sinagogu, gdje je bio neki čovjek s usahlom rukom. Neki su pomno promatrali Isusa da vide hoće li ga ozdraviti na šabat. Tražili su povod da ga optuže. Isus je rekao čovjeku s usahlom rukom: »Stani ovdje, u sredinu.«

Tada je upitao ostale: »Što je dopušteno činiti na šabat: dobro ili zlo? Spasiti život ili ga uništiti?« Svi su šutjeli.

Isus ih je ljutito pogledao, vrlo žalostan zbog njihove tvrdokornosti, i rekao čovjeku: »Ispruži ruku!« Čovjek je ispružio ruku, koja je ozdravila. Na to su farizeji otišli i zajedno s herodovcima[a] počeli kovati urotu kako da ubiju Isusa.

Mnoštvo ljudi ide za Isusom

Isus je sa svojim učenicima otišao na jezero. Slijedilo ga je mnoštvo naroda iz Galileje i Judeje. Bio je tu i velik broj ljudi iz Jeruzalema, Idumeje, s područja preko rijeke Jordan te oko Tira i Sidona. Svi su oni došli k njemu jer su čuli za djela koja čini. Kad je Isus vidio takvo mnoštvo, rekao je svojim učenicima da mu pripreme lađicu kako ga gomila ne bi zgnječila. 10 Isus je dotad već mnoge ozdravio i zato su se svi bolesnici gurali da ga dotaknu. 11 Neki su od njih bili opsjednuti zlim duhovima. Čim bi zli duhovi spazili Isusa, padali bi pred njim na koljena i vikali: »Ti si Božji Sin!«, 12 a Isus bi im oštro zapovijedao da ne govore tko je on.

Isus izabire apostole

(Mt 10,1-4; Lk 6,12-16)

13 Isus se zatim popeo na goru i pozvao neke k sebi, a oni su došli. 14 Odabrao je Dvanaestoricu da budu s njim, da propovijedaju[b] 15 i da imaju vlast istjerivati zle duhove. 16 Odabrao je ovu Dvanaestoricu: Šimuna—kojeg je nazvao Petar, 17 Jakova—Zebedejevog sina, i Jakovljevog brata Ivana—Isus ih je nazvao Boanerges—što znači »sinovi groma«— 18 Andriju, Filipa, Bartolomeja, Mateja, Tomu, Jakova—Alfejevog sina, Tadiju, Šimuna Zelota 19 i Judu Iskariotskog, koji ga je kasnije izdao.

Isusova moć je od Boga

(Mt 12,22-32; Lk 11,14-23; 12,10)

20 Isus je zatim otišao kući, gdje se opet okupilo silno mnoštvo. Bilo je toliko ljudi da on i njegovi učenici nisu mogli niti jesti. 21 Kad je Isusova obitelj doznala za to, došli su po njega, jer su ljudi govorili da je lud.

22 Učitelji Zakona, koji su došli iz Jeruzalema, govorili su: »U njemu je Sotona[c]. On snagom vladara zlih duhova istjeruje zle duhove!«

23 Isus ih je na to pozvao k sebi i počeo im govoriti u usporedbama: »Kako Sotona može istjerivati Sotonu? 24 Ako je kraljevstvo podijeljeno u sebi, neće se moći održati. 25 I ako je obitelj podijeljena u sebi, neće se moći održati. 26 Stoga, ako Sotona ide protiv sebe i svojih, neće se moći održati, nego će mu to biti kraj. 27 Zaista, nitko ne može ući u kuću jakog čovjeka i oduzeti mu vlasništvo. Prvo ga mora svezati da bi mu mogao opljačkati kuću. 28 Govorim vam istinu: ljudima će se oprostiti svi njihovi grijesi i sve uvrede koje su izgovorili. 29 Ali onome tko vrijeđa Svetog Duha, nikada neće biti oprošteno. Naprotiv, bit će zauvijek kriv za taj grijeh.«

30 Isus je to rekao jer su neki govorili: »Opsjednut je zlim duhom.«

Isusova prava obitelj

(Mt 12,46-50; Lk 8,19-21)

31 Tada su k Isusu došli njegova majka i braća. Ostali su vani i poslali neke k njemu da ga pozovu. 32 Oko Isusa je sjedilo mnoštvo, kad su mu rekli: »Pogledaj! Tvoja majka i tvoja braća i sestre su vani i pitaju za tebe.«

33 On im je na to odgovorio: »Tko je moja majka i tko su moja braća?« 34 Prešao je pogledom po onima koji su sjedili oko njega i rekao: »Vi ste moja majka i moja braća! 35 Tko god vrši Božju volju, taj mi je i brat, i sestra, i majka.«

Footnotes

  1. 3,6 herodovci Židovska politička skupina koja je podržavala Herodovu vladarsku lozu i surađivala s farizejima protiv Isusa.
  2. 3,14 propovijedati Govoriti Božju poruku.
  3. 3,22 Sotona Doslovno: »Beelzebul« (đavao).