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3 Then Jesus again visited the Jewish meeting place there. A certain man also was there. He could not move his hand. 2 Since it was the Jewish day of rest, the Pharisees who were there focused on Jesus to see whether he would cure the man. They wanted to accuse Jesus of disobeying the laws about not working on the Sabbath. 3 Then Jesus told the man who could not move his hand, “Stand here in front of everyone!” So, the man stood there.
4 Then Jesus told the Pharisees, “You know that the laws that God gave Moses allow people to do what is good and to rescue people on Jewish days of rest. They do not allow people to do what is wrong and to kill people on Jewish days of rest.” However, the Pharisees did not respond to him.
5 So Jesus stared at them angrily. Because they stubbornly refused to listen to him, he became very sad. Then Jesus commanded the man, “Extend the hand that you cannot move!” The man extended his hand, and he could move it again. 6 Then the Pharisees left the Jewish meeting place. As soon as they left, they met with some people who supported King Herod. Together, they started planning how they could kill Jesus.
7 Jesus and his apprentices went back to the Sea of Galilee. Very many people from the region of Galilee went with him. Also, there were more people from the region of Judea, 8 from the city of Jerusalem, from the region of Idumea, from the east side of the Jordan River, and from the regions around the cities of Tyre and Sidon. Because they learned about all the things that Jesus was doing, all these many people went to where he was.9-10 9-10Further, because Jesus cured many people, many other people who were sick pushed forward in order to touch him. So, Jesus told his apprentices to prepare a boat for him to get into. That way, all those people would not crush him. 11 Also, when demons saw Jesus, they caused the people whom they controlled to kneel down in front of Jesus and yell, “You are the Son of God!” 12 Jesus frequently commanded the demons strongly that they should not tell people about him.
13 Then Jesus went up on a hill. He told the apprentices whom he chose to come to him there. They joined him on the hill. 14 He chose 12 men to be his closest apprentices and to proclaim the good news. He called them his representatives. 15 He also authorized them to force demons out of people. 16 Here are the 12 representatives that Jesus chose. He chose Simon, whom he called Peter. 17 He chose James, Zebedee’s son, and John, James’ younger brother. He called the two of them Boanerges, which means “men who are like thunder.” 18 He chose Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (who was Alphaeus’ son), Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot. 19 Finally, he chose Judas Iscariot. He was the one who helped Jesus’ enemies arrest him.
20 Then Jesus and his apprentices entered a certain house. A large group of people again assembled there. There were so many people that Jesus and his apprentices did not have enough time even to eat food. 21 Jesus’ relatives heard about what was happening. They thought that Jesus was insane. So, they traveled from the town of Nazareth to where Jesus was to force him to return with them.
22 Now some teachers of the Jewish law arrived from Jerusalem. They were telling people, “Beelzebul controls this man. In fact, it is the leader of the demons who enables him to force demons out of people!”
23 So Jesus told the people there to come to him. He used stories to teach them. He said, “Satan does not enable people to force out his own demons! 24 Suppose that the people in one nation fight against each other. That nation will not last. 25 Further, suppose that the people in one household fight against each other. That household will not last. 26 Similarly, suppose that Satan and his demons fight against one another. Satan would soon cease to rule over the demons! 27 Here is what is really true: before thieves can break into the home of a strong man and take his belongings, they must first tie up the strong man. After that, they can take the belongings from his home. 28 God will forgive many people who sin in many ways or who frequently insult God or others. What I have said is true. 29 However, God will not ever forgive people who insult the Holy Spirit. They will always be guilty because of how they sinned.”
30 Jesus spoke those things because the scribes had said, “A demon controls this man!”
31 Then Jesus’ mother and his younger brothers arrived. They waited outside the house where he was. They asked someone to go in and ask him to come out to them. 32 A large group of people were sitting with Jesus. They told him, “Your mother and your younger brothers are waiting for you outside.”
33 Jesus replied, “I will tell you whom I consider to be my mother and my brothers.”
34 Then Jesus looked at the people who were sitting with him. He declared, “These are the people whom I consider to be my mother and my brothers! 35 In fact, when a person does what God wants, I consider that person to be my brother or sister or mother.”