カペナウムで、イエスがまた会堂に入られると、そこに片手の不自由な男がいました。

その日は安息日だったので、イエスに敵対する者たちは、イエスの行動に目を光らせていました。この男の手を治しでもしたら、訴えてやろうと待ちかまえていたのです。 イエスはその男を呼び、会衆の前に立たせられました。 それから、敵対する者たちのほうを向いて言われました。「さあ、答えてください。安息日に良いことをするのと悪いことをするのと、どちらが正しいですか。安息日はいのちを救う日ですか、それとも殺す日ですか。」彼らは押し黙っていました。 イエスは、彼らの冷淡さ、頑固さを深く嘆き、怒りを込めて見回すと、その男に、「さあ、手を伸ばしてごらんなさい」と言われました。男がそのとおりにすると、男の手はたちどころに治ってしまいました。

おさまらないのはパリサイ人です。すぐ会堂を飛び出し、ヘロデ党(ヘロデ王を支持する政治的な一派)の者たちと、イエスを殺す計画を相談し始めました。 7-8 一方、イエスと弟子たちは湖のほとりへ立ちのきましたが、それでも、ガリラヤ全地、ユダヤ、エルサレム、イドマヤばかりか、ヨルダン川の向こう岸、さらにツロやシドンといった遠方からも、たくさんの群衆がやって来て、あとについて行きました。イエスの奇跡の評判が広まるにつれ、「ひと目でいいからイエス様を見たい」と、人々が押しかけたのです。

イエスは、群衆が岸辺に押し寄せても大丈夫なように、弟子たちに小舟を一そう用意させました。 10 その日、多くの病人が治されたと聞いて、病気の人たちがみな、何とかしてイエスにさわろうと詰めかけたからです。

11 また、悪霊につかれた人たちは、イエスの姿が目に入りさえすればその前にひれ伏して、「あなたは神の子です!」と叫ぶのでした。 12 イエスは彼らに、ご自分のことをだれにも口外してはいけないと、きびしく警告なさいました。

選ばれた十二人

13 その後イエスは丘に登り、これまでに選んだ者たちを召集されました。みなが集まったところで、 14 十二人の者を特別に選び出されました。いつもそば近くに置き、彼らに福音(キリストによる救いの知らせ)を宣べ伝えさせたり、 15 悪霊を追い出させたりするためでした。

16-19 十二人の名前は次のとおりです。シモン〔イエスによって「ペテロ」と名づけられた〕、ヤコブとヨハネ〔ゼベダイの息子で、イエスから「雷の子」と呼ばれた〕、アンデレ、ピリポ、バルトロマイ、マタイ、トマス、ヤコブ〔アルパヨの息子〕、タダイ、シモン〔「熱心党」という急進派のメンバー〕、イスカリオテのユダ〔後にイエスを裏切った男〕。

20 イエスが泊まっていた家に戻られると、群衆がまた集まって来ました。まもなく家の中は人でいっぱいになり、みなは食事をする暇もないほどでした。 21 イエスのことを身内の者たちが聞き、家に連れ戻そうとしました。「あの男は気がおかしくなっている」と言う人たちがいたからです。

だれがイエスの兄弟、姉妹か

22 また、エルサレムから来ていたユダヤ教の教師たちは、こんなふうにうわさしました。「やつは、悪霊の王ベルゼブル(サタン)に取りつかれているのだ。だから、手下の悪霊どもがやつの言うことを聞いて、おとなしく引き下がるのだ。」

23 イエスは、そんなことを言う人々をそばに呼び、だれもがわかるように、たとえを使って話されました。「どうして、サタンがサタンを追い出せるでしょうか。 24 内部で分かれ争っている国は、結局自滅してしまいます。 25 争い事や不和が絶えない家庭は、崩壊するだけです。 26 サタンの場合も全く同じことです。内部で争っていたら、何もできないばかりか、生き残ることさえできません。 27 強い人の家に押し入って、その財産を盗み出すには、まずその強い人を縛り上げなければならないでしょう。悪霊を追い出すには、まずサタンを縛り上げなければならないのです。

28 これは大切なことですから、はっきり言います。人が犯す罪は、どんな罪でも赦してもらえます。たとえ、わたしの父を汚すことばでも。 29 しかし、聖霊を汚す罪だけは、決して赦されません。それは永遠の罪なのです。」 30 こう言われたのは、彼らが、イエスの奇跡を聖霊の力によるものだとは認めず、サタンの力によるのだと言っていたからです。

31 さて、イエスの母と弟たちが、教えを聞く人々でごった返す家に来て、イエスに話があるから出て来るようにと、ことづけました。 32 「お母様と弟さんたちが、お会いしたいと外でお待ちです」と言われて、 33 イエスはこうお答えになりました。「わたしの母や兄弟とは、いったいだれのことですか。」 34 それから、ぐるりと回りを見渡し、「この人たちこそわたしの母であり兄弟です。 35 だれでも、神のお心のままに歩む人が、わたしの兄弟、姉妹、また母なのです」と言われました。

He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered. They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. He said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up.” 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. 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. The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea, 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. 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.”[a] 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[b] 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.”

Footnotes

  1. 3:29 NU reads, guilty of an eternal sin.
  2. 3:32 TR omits “your sisters”

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.