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- JESUS entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man whose hand was withered.
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- And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.
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- And he said to the man whose hand was withered, Stand up in the midst.
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- Then he said to them also, Is it lawful to do good or evil on the sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?
But they were silent.
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- And he looked at them with anger, sad because of the hardness of their hearts;
and he said to the man, Stretch out your hand, and he stretched it out; and his hand was restored.
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- ¶ And the Pharisees immediately went out with the Herodians, and they took counsel concerning him how to do away with him.
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- So Jesus went to the sea with his disciples;
and a great many people from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
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- And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from around the Jordan, and from Tyre and from Sidon;
large crowds, who had heard all that he was doing, came to him.
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- And he said to his disciples to bring the boat near to him, because of the crowds, so that they might not press on him.
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- For he was healing so many, that others pushed toward him so as to touch him.
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- And those who were afflicted with unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried saying, You are indeed the Son of God.
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- And he cautioned them a great deal, not to make him known.
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- ¶ And he went up to the mountain, and called those he wanted;
and they came to him.
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- And he chose twelve to be with him, that he might send them to preach,
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- And to have power to heal the sick, and cast out devils.
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- And Simon he surnamed Peter.
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- And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, he surnamed B’nai Rakhshi, which means sons of thunder,
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- And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,
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- And Judas of Iscariot, who betrayed him.
And they came into the house.
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- And the people gathered again, so that they could not find bread to eat.
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- And his relatives heard it, and went out to arrest him, for they said, He has lost his mind.
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- ¶ And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, Beelzebub is with him, and, By the prince of demons he is casting out demons.
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- And Jesus called them, and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
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- If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
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- And if a household is divided against itself, that household cannot stand.
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- And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but that is his end.
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- No man can enter into a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man;
and then he plunders his house.
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- Truly I say to you, that all sins and blasphemies which men blaspheme, shall be forgiven to them.
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- But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, shall never be forgiven, but is guilty before the everlasting judgment.
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- Because they had said, He has an unclean spirit.
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- ¶ Then there came his mother and his brothers, and stood outside, and they sent in to call him.
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- But the people were sitting around him;
and they said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you.
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- And he answered and said to them, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?
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- And he looked at those who sat near him and said, Behold my mother, and behold my brothers.
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- For whoever does the will of God, is my brother and my sister and my mother.
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