1HE went another time into the synagogue and there was present a man with a withered hand. 2They watched him to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might have something to say against him. 3He said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the center." 4Then he said to them, "Is it allowable to do good on the Sabbath or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent. 5He looked round on them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched the hand out and it was completely restored. 6The Pharisees went out immediately and joined with the Herodians in a plot to put him out of the way. 7Then Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake and a great number from Galilee followed him. Also from Judaea 8and from Jerusalem and from Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing of all that he was doing, came to him. 9Jesus spoke to his disciples to have a little boat ready for his use on account of the throng, to prevent them from pressing upon him. 10For he healed many, so that all that had diseases crowded around him to touch him. 11The impure spirits, also, when they saw him, fell down before him and shouted, "You are the Son of God." 12But he ordered them repeatedly and sternly not to make him known. 13Jesus went up on the mountain and invited whom he chose, and they came to him. 14He appointed twelve who should be with him and whom he could send out to preach 15and to have authority to cast out demons. 16He appointed these twelve: Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter , 17James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, to whom he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder, 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, 19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Jesus came into a house 20and the crowd gathered again so that they were not able even to eat bread. 21When his family heard of it, they went out to take him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind." 22The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, "He has Beelzebul in him, and by the Chief of the demons he casts out demons." 23Jesus called them to him and said to them in figures: "How can Satan cast out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25And if a house divides against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26So if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. 27No one can enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man, and then he can plunder his house. 28Truly I tell you all sins will be forgiven to the sons of men and all their profane words, whatever they may say, 29but whoever speaks profane words against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin." 30This he said because they said, "He has an impure spirit." 31Then came his mother and his brothers, and standing outside sent and called him out. 32A crowd was sitting around him when some one said to him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside and want you." 33But he answered, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" 34Looking round at those sitting in the circle about him he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. 35Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."