治好手枯的人

耶穌又進了會堂,那裡有個人一隻手是萎縮的。 當時有好些人密切地監視耶穌,看祂是否會在安息日醫治這個人,好找藉口控告祂。

耶穌對那一隻手萎縮的人說:「起來,站在中間。」 然後問眾人:「在安息日應該行善還是作惡?救人還是害人?」他們都不吭聲。

耶穌生氣地看著四周這些人,為他們的心剛硬而感到極其難過。祂對那人說:「把手伸出來!」那人一伸手,手就立刻復原了。 法利賽人離開後,立刻和希律黨的人策劃怎樣除掉耶穌。

群眾跟隨耶穌

耶穌和門徒退到湖邊,有一大群人從加利利來跟隨祂。 還有很多人聽見耶穌所做的一切,就從猶太、耶路撒冷、以土買、約旦河東,甚至泰爾和西頓一帶來找祂。 耶穌見人多,就吩咐門徒為祂預備一條小船,以免人群擁擠祂。 10 因為祂醫好了很多人,凡有疾病的人都想擠過來摸祂。 11 每當污鬼看見祂,就俯伏在祂面前,大喊:「你是上帝的兒子!」 12 耶穌卻嚴厲地吩咐牠們不要洩露祂的身分。

選立十二使徒

13 耶穌上了山,把合自己心意的人召集到跟前, 14 從中選出十二個人,設立他們為使徒,讓他們跟隨自己,並且差遣他們出去傳道, 15 賜他們趕鬼的權柄。

16 這十二位使徒是:西門——耶穌給他取名叫彼得、 17 西庇太的兒子雅各和雅各的兄弟約翰——耶穌給他們取名叫「半尼其」,就是「雷霆之子」的意思、 18 安得烈、腓力、巴多羅買、馬太、多馬、亞勒腓的兒子雅各、達太、激進黨人西門、 19 及後來出賣耶穌的加略人猶大。

耶穌和別西卜

20 耶穌剛進家門,人群又聚集起來,以致祂和門徒連吃飯的時間也沒有。 21 祂的親屬聽見這個消息,就出來要拉住祂,因為人們說祂瘋了。

22 從耶路撒冷下來的律法教師說:「祂被別西卜附體。」又說:「祂是靠鬼王趕鬼。」

23 耶穌叫他們來,用比喻對他們說:「撒旦怎能驅逐撒旦呢? 24 一個國內部自相紛爭,必然崩潰。 25 一個家內部自相紛爭,必然破裂。 26 同樣,撒旦如果與自己為敵,自相紛爭,就站立不住,必然滅亡。 27 沒有人能進入壯漢家裡搶奪他的財物,除非先把那壯漢捆綁起來,才有可能搶劫他的家。

28 「我實在告訴你們,世人一切的罪和褻瀆的話都可以得到赦免, 29 唯有褻瀆聖靈的人永遠得不到赦免,他們要永遠擔罪。」 30 耶穌這樣說是因為他們誣衊祂被污鬼附身。

誰是耶穌的親人

31 這時候,耶穌的母親和兄弟來了,他們站在外面,託人叫耶穌。 32 有許多人圍坐在耶穌身邊,他們告訴祂說:「看啊!你的母親和兄弟在外面找你。」

33 耶穌說:「誰是我的母親?誰是我的弟兄?」 34 然後祂望著周圍坐著的人說:「看啊!我的母親、我的弟兄在這裡。 35 凡遵行上帝旨意的人就是我的弟兄、姊妹和母親。」

治好手枯的人(A)

耶穌又進了會堂,在那裡有一個人,他的一隻手枯乾了。 眾人窺探他會不會在安息日醫治那個人,好去控告他。 耶穌對那一隻手枯乾了的人說:“起來,站在當中!” 又對他們說:“在安息日哪一樣是可以作的呢:作好事還是壞事?救命還是害命?”他們一聲不響。 耶穌怒目環視他們,因他們的心剛硬而難過,就對那人說:“伸出手來!”他把手一伸,手就復原了。 法利賽人出來,立刻和希律黨人商量怎樣對付耶穌,好除掉他。

許多人到海邊找耶穌(B)

耶穌和門徒退到海邊去,一大群從加利利來的人跟著他; 還有許多人聽見他所作的一切事,就從猶太、耶路撒冷、以土邁、約旦河外和推羅、西頓一帶地方來到他跟前。 因為人多,耶穌就吩咐門徒為他預備一隻小船,免得眾人擁擠他。 10 他醫好了許多人,所以凡有病的都擠過來要摸他。 11 污靈每次看到他,就仆倒在他面前,大聲喊叫說:“你是 神的兒子!” 12 耶穌再三嚴厲地吩咐他們,不要把他的身分張揚出去。

選立十二使徒(C)

13 耶穌上了山,呼召自己所要的人,他們就來了。 14 他選立了十二個人,稱他們為使徒(有些抄本無“稱他們為使徒”一句),要他們跟自己常在一起,好差遣他們去傳道, 15 又有權柄趕鬼。 16 他選立的十二個人是:西門(耶穌給他起名叫彼得), 17 西庇太的兒子雅各,和雅各的弟弟約翰(耶穌給他們二人起名叫半尼其,就是“雷子”的意思), 18 安得烈、腓力、巴多羅邁、馬太、多馬、亞勒腓的兒子雅各、達太、激進派的西門, 19 以及加略人猶大,就是出賣耶穌的那個人。

褻瀆聖靈的罪不得赦免(D)

20 耶穌進了屋子,群眾又聚了來,以致他們連飯都不能吃, 21 那些和他在一起的人聽見了,就出來抓住他,因為他們說他癲狂了。

22 從耶路撒冷下來的經學家說:“他有別西卜附在身上!”又說:“他靠著鬼王趕鬼。” 23 耶穌把他們叫來,用比喻對他們說:“撒但怎能趕逐撒但呢? 24 一國若自相紛爭,那國就站立不住; 25 一家若自相紛爭,那家就站立不住。 26 如果撒但自相攻打紛爭,不但站立不住,而且還要滅亡。 27 誰都不能進入壯漢的家,搶奪他的財物,除非先把壯漢捆綁起來,才可以搶劫他的家。 28 我實在告訴你們,世人的一切罪和一切褻瀆的話,都可以得到赦免; 29 但褻瀆聖靈的,就永世不得赦免,他還要擔當罪惡到永遠。” 30 耶穌說這話,是因為他們說他有污靈附在身上。

誰是耶穌的母親和弟兄(E)

31 耶穌的母親和弟弟來了,站在外面,傳話給他,叫他出來。 32 有許多人正圍坐在耶穌身邊,他們告訴他:“你看,你的母親和弟弟(有些抄本在此有“妹妹”一詞)在外面找你。” 33 耶穌回答他們:“誰是我的母親,我的弟兄呢?” 34 於是四面觀看那些圍坐的人,說:“你們看,我的母親!我的弟兄! 35 凡遵行 神旨意的,就是我的弟兄姊妹和母親了。”

Jesus went into the meeting house again. A man was there whose right hand was thin and weak.

The Pharisees watched Jesus to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath day. They wanted to find something wrong about Jesus.

He spoke to the man whose hand was thin and weak. He said, `Stand here.'

Then he spoke to the Pharisees. He said, `Is it right to do good things on the Sabbath day or to do wrong things? Is it right to heal people so they will live, or to let them die?' But the Pharisees said nothing.

Jesus was angry as he looked at them. And he was sad that their hearts were so hard. Then he said to the man, `Hold out your hand.' The man did so, and it was made well like the other hand.

The Pharisees went out. Right away they and the servants of King Herod planned together how to kill Jesus.

Jesus and his disciples went away to the sea of Galilee. Many people went with Jesus. They came from Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and from the other side of the Jordan River. And many more people came also, a great many from around the cities of Tyre and Sidon. They also had heard about the great works that Jesus had done.

Jesus saw that the crowd was very big. He told the disciples to have a small boat ready for him so that he would have more room.

10 He did this because he healed many people. All who were sick tried to touch him.

11 When the bad spirits saw Jesus, they bowed down before him. They shouted, `You are God's Son!'

12 He told them they must not tell anyone who he was.

13 Then Jesus went up on the hill. He wanted some of the people to come with him. So he called them and they came.

14 He chose twelve disciples to stay with him. He wanted to send them out to other places to tell people God's word.

15 He gave them power to heal people and to drive bad spirits out of people.

16 One of the twelve was Simon, whom Jesus called Peter.

17 He also chose James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, whom he named Boanerges, which means "Men of Thunder."

19 He also chose Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon of Canan, and Judas Iscariot, the one who gave Jesus over to people who hated him. Then Jesus and his disciples went home.

20 So many people came again that they could not even eat.

21 When Jesus' family heard about this, they came to take him away. They said, `He is crazy.'

22 The scribes who came from Jerusalem also talked about Jesus. They said, `Beelzebub, the chief of bad spirits, is in this man. He drives out bad spirits by the help of Beelzebub.'

23 Jesus called the people and talked to them in stories. He asked, `How can Satan drive out Satan?

24 If one part of a country fights against another part of the country, that country cannot be strong.

25 If one part of a family fights against the other part of the family, it cannot stand.

26 If Satan fights against himself and the bad spirits fight against each other, he cannot stand. It will be the end of him.

27 If anyone wants to go into a strong man's house and steal his things, he must first tie the strong man. Then he can steal his things.

28 `I tell you the truth. All wrong things that people do and say about anyone will be forgiven.

29 But people who say wrong things against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. A person who does that will be punished for ever.'

30 Jesus said all this because the scribes said, `A bad spirit is in him.'

31 Jesus' mother and brothers came to him. They stood outside. They sent someone to him.

32 Many people were sitting around him. They said, `See, your mother and your brothers are outside. They want you.'

33 Jesus asked them, `Who are my mother and my brothers?'

34 Then he looked at the people who sat around him. He said, `These people are my mother and my brothers!

35 Anyone who obeys God is my brother, my sister, and my mother.'

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.