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Then he went back in the meeting place where he found a man with a crippled hand.

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Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.

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And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

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Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand.

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The Pharisees had their eyes on Jesus to see if he would heal him, hoping to catch him in a Sabbath infraction.

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Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.

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So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

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Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus' enemies watched him closely. Would he heal the man's hand on the Sabbath? If he did, they planned to condemn him.

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He said to the man with the crippled hand, "Stand here where we can see you."

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Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Stand up in front of everyone."

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And He said to the man who had the withered hand, "Step forward."

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Jesus said to the man, "Come and stand in front of everyone."

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Then he spoke to the people: "What kind of action suits the Sabbath best? Doing good or doing evil? Helping people or leaving them helpless?" No one said a word.

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Then Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained silent.

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Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they kept silent.

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Then he turned to his critics and asked, "Is it legal to do good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing harm? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?" But they wouldn't answer him.

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He looked them in the eye, one after another, angry now, furious at their hard-nosed religion. He said to the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out--it was as good as new!

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He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.

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And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

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He looked around at them angrily, because he was deeply disturbed by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, "Reach out your hand." The man reached out his hand, and it became normal again!

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The Pharisees got out as fast as they could, sputtering about how they would join forces with Herod's followers and ruin him.

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Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

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Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

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At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to discuss plans for killing Jesus.

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Jesus went off with his disciples to the sea to get away. But a huge crowd from Galilee trailed after them--

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Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.

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But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea

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Jesus and his disciples went out to the lake, followed by a huge crowd from all over Galilee, Judea,

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also from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, across the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon--swarms of people who had heard the reports and had come to see for themselves.

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When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.

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and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him.

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Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far away as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him for themselves.

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He told his disciples to get a boat ready so he wouldn't be trampled by the crowd.

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Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.

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So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.

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Jesus instructed his disciples to bring around a boat and to have it ready in case he was crowded off the beach.

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He had healed many people, and now everyone who had something wrong was pushing and shoving to get near and touch him.

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For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.

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For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.

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There had been many healings that day. As a result, many sick people were crowding around him, trying to touch him.

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Evil spirits, when they recognized him, fell down and cried out, "You are the Son of God!"

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Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

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And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, "You are the Son of God."

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And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, they would fall down in front of him shrieking, "You are the Son of God!"

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But Jesus would have none of it. He shut them up, forbidding them to identify him in public.

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But he gave them strict orders not to tell who he was.

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But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.

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But Jesus strictly warned them not to say who he was.

Mark.3.13

He climbed a mountain and invited those he wanted with him. They climbed together.

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Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.

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And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him.

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Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him.

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He settled on twelve, and designated them apostles. The plan was that they would be with him, and he would send them out to proclaim the Word

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He appointed twelve--designating them apostles--that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach

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Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach,

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Then he selected twelve of them to be his regular companions, calling them apostles. He sent them out to preach,

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and give them authority to banish demons.

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and to have authority to drive out demons.

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and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

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and he gave them authority to cast out demons.

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These are the Twelve: Simon (Jesus later named him Peter, meaning "Rock"),

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These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

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Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter;

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These are the names of the twelve he chose: Simon (he renamed him Peter),

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James, son of Zebedee, John, brother of James (Jesus nicknamed the Zebedee brothers Boanerges, meaning "Sons of Thunder"),

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James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder);

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James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";

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James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them "Sons of Thunder" ),

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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite,

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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot

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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite;

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Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon (the Zealot ),

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Judas Iscariot (who betrayed him).

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and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

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and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house.

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Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).

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Jesus came home and, as usual, a crowd gathered--so many making demands on him that there wasn't even time to eat.

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Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.

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Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

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When Jesus returned to the house where he was staying, the crowds began to gather again, and soon he and his disciples couldn't even find time to eat.

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His friends heard what was going on and went to rescue him, by force if necessary. They suspected he was getting carried away with himself.

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When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

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But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, "He is out of His mind."

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When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him home with them. "He's out of his mind," they said.

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The religion scholars from Jerusalem came down spreading rumors that he was working black magic, using devil tricks to impress them with spiritual power.

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And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons."

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And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebub," and, "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons."

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But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, "He's possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That's where he gets the power to cast out demons."

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Jesus confronted their slander with a story: "Does it make sense to send a devil to catch a devil, to use Satan to get rid of Satan?

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So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

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So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan?

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Jesus called them over and said to them by way of illustration, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

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A constantly squabbling family disintegrates. If Satan were fighting Satan, there soon wouldn't be any Satan left.

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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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A kingdom at war with itself will collapse.

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Do you think it's possible in broad daylight to enter the house of an awake, able-bodied man, and walk off with his possessions unless you tie him up first? Tie him up, though, and you can clean him out.

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If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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A home divided against itself is doomed.

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"Listen to this carefully. I'm warning you. There's nothing done or said that can't be forgiven.

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And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.

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And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

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And if Satan is fighting against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive.

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But if you persist in your slanders against God's Holy Spirit, you are repudiating the very One who forgives, sawing off the branch on which you're sitting, severing by your own perversity all connection with the One who forgives."

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In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house.

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No one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.

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Let me illustrate this. You can't enter a strong man's house and rob him without first tying him up. Only then can his house be robbed!

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He gave this warning because they were accusing him of being in league with Evil.

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I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them.

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"Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;

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"I assure you that any sin can be forgiven, including blasphemy;

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Just then his mother and brothers showed up. Standing outside, they relayed a message that they wanted a word with him.

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But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin."

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but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation"--

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but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. It is an eternal sin."

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He was surrounded by the crowd when he was given the message, "Your mother and brothers and sisters are outside looking for you."

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He said this because they were saying, "He has an evil spirit."

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because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."

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He told them this because they were saying he had an evil spirit.