Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:9–14; Luke 6:6–11)
1 WBS And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had a withered hand. BSB BSB: Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
2 WBS And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath; 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 WBS And he saith to the man who had the withered hand, Stand forth. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
4 WBS And he saith to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? but they held their peace. 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 WBS And when he had looked around on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 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 WBS And the Pharisees went forth, and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, how 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 WBS But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea. BSB BSB: So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
8 WBS And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, 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 WBS And he spoke to his disciples, that a small boat should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. BSB BSB: Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
10 WBS For he had healed many; so that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as had diseases. BSB BSB: For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
11 WBS And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art 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 WBS And he strictly charged them, that they should 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 WBS And he goeth up upon a mountain, and calleth to him whom he would: and they came to him. BSB BSB: Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
14 WBS And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, BSB BSB: He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
15 WBS And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons. BSB BSB: and to have authority to drive out demons.
16 WBS And Simon he surnamed Peter. BSB BSB: These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
18 WBS And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite, BSB BSB: Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
19 WBS And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him: and they went into a house. BSB BSB: and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
A House Divided (Matthew 12:22–30; Luke 11:14–23)
20 WBS And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as 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 WBS And when his friends heard of it , they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. BSB BSB: When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
23 WBS And he called them to him , and said to them in parables, How can Satan 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 WBS And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. BSB BSB: If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
25 WBS And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. BSB BSB: If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
26 WBS And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. BSB BSB: And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
27 WBS No man can enter into a strong man's house, and seize his goods, except he will first bind 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 WBS Verily I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and any blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme: BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
29 WBS But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never hath forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: BSB BSB: But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
30 WBS Because they said, He hath 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 WBS There came then his brethren and his mother, and standing without, 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 WBS And the multitude sat about him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother, and thy brethren without seek for thee. BSB BSB: and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
33 WBS And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
34 WBS And he looked around on them who sat about him, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! BSB BSB: Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
35 WBS For whoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. BSB BSB: For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”