Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:9–14; Luke 6:6–11)
1 ULT And he entered into a synagogue again, and there was a man there having a withered hand. BSB BSB: Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
2 ULT And they were watching him closely, if he will heal him on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him. BSB BSB: In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
3 ULT And he says to the man having the withered hand,“Get up in the midst.” BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
4 ULT And he says to them,“Is it lawful on the Sabbaths to do good or to do harm; to save a life or to kill?” But they were keeping silent. BSB BSB: And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
5 ULT And having looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their heart, he says to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. BSB BSB: Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
6 ULT And having gone out, the Pharisees immediately were making counsel with the Herodians against him so that they might destroy him. BSB BSB: At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Jesus Heals the Multitudes (Matthew 4:23–25; Luke 6:17–19)
7 ULT And Jesus, with his disciples, withdrew to the sea, and a great multitude followed from Galilee. And from Judea BSB BSB: So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
8 ULT and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing how much he was doing, came to him. BSB BSB: Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
9 ULT And he spoke to his disciples so that a small boat might be ready for him because of the crowd, so that they might not press against him. BSB BSB: Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
10 ULT For he healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed against him so that they might touch him. BSB BSB: For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
11 ULT And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they were falling down before him and crying out, saying,“You are the Son of God.” BSB BSB: And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
12 ULT And he was rebuking them much so that they might not make him known. BSB BSB: But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
The Twelve Apostles (Matthew 10:1–4; Luke 6:12–16)
13 ULT And he goes up on the mountain and summons those whom he was wanting, and they went away to him. BSB BSB: Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
14 ULT And he appointed 12, whom he also named apostles, so that they might be with him and so that he might send them to preach BSB BSB: He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
15 ULT and to have authority to cast out the demons. BSB BSB: and to have authority to drive out demons.
16 ULT And he appointed the Twelve, and he gave to Simon the name Peter; BSB BSB: These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
18 ULT and Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the{ son} of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Cananaios BSB BSB: Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
19 ULT and Judas Iscariot, who also handed him over. BSB BSB: and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
A House Divided (Matthew 12:22–30; Luke 11:14–23)
20 ULT And he comes into a house, and the crowd comes together again, so that they were not able even to eat bread. BSB BSB: Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
21 ULT And the ones from him, having heard, went out to seize him, for they were saying,“He is out of his mind.” BSB BSB: When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
23 ULT And having summoned them, in parables he was saying to them,“How is Satan able to cast out Satan? BSB BSB: So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
24 ULT And if a kingdom has been divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand. BSB BSB: If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
25 ULT And if a house has been divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. BSB BSB: If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
26 ULT And if Satan rose up against himself and was divided, he is not able to stand, but he has an end. BSB BSB: And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
27 ULT But no one is able, having entered into the house of the strong man, to steal his possessions if he has not first bound the strong man, and then he will plunder his house. BSB BSB: Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
The Unpardonable Sin (Matthew 12:31–32)
28 ULT Truly I say to you that all the sins and the blasphemies, as much as they may blaspheme, will be forgiven the sons of men, BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
29 ULT but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness to eternity but is guilty of an eternal sin”— BSB BSB: But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
30 ULT because they were saying,“He has an unclean spirit.” BSB BSB: Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers (Matthew 12:46–50; Luke 8:19–21)
31 ULT And his mother and his brothers come, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. BSB BSB: Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
32 ULT And a crowd was sitting around him, and they say to him,“Behold, your mother and your brothers seek you outside.” BSB BSB: and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
33 ULT And answering them, he says,“Who are my mother and my brothers?” BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
34 ULT And having looked around at the ones sitting in a circle around him, he says,“Behold, my mother and my brothers! BSB BSB: Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
35 ULT For whoever does the will of God, this is my brother and sister and mother.” BSB BSB: For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”