The Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Matthew 12.9-14Luke 6.6-11)1 Then Jesus went back to the synagogue, where there was a man who had a paralyzed hand. 2 Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man, “Come up here to the front.” 4 Then he asked the people, “What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or to destroy it?”
But they did not say a thing. 5 Jesus was angry as he looked around at them, but at the same time he felt sorry for them, because they were so stubborn and wrong. Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and it became well again. 6 So the Pharisees left the synagogue and met at once with some members of Herod's party, and they made plans to kill Jesus.
A Crowd by the Lake
7 Jesus and his disciples went away to Lake Galilee, and a large crowd followed him. They had come from Galilee, from Judea, 8 from Jerusalem, from the territory of Idumea, from the territory on the east side of the Jordan, and from the region around the cities of Tyre and Sidon. All these people came to Jesus because they had heard of the things he was doing. 9 The crowd was so large that Jesus told his disciples to get a boat ready for him, so that the people would not crush him. 10 He had healed many people, and all the sick kept pushing their way to him in order to touch him. 11 And whenever the people who had evil spirits in them saw him, they would fall down before him and scream, “You are the Son of God!”
12 Jesus sternly ordered the evil spirits not to tell anyone who he was.
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10.1-4Luke 6.12-16)13 Then Jesus went up a hill and called to himself the men he wanted. They came to him, 14 and he chose twelve, whom he named apostles. “I have chosen you to be with me,” he told them. “I will also send you out to preach, 15 and you will have authority to drive out demons.”
16 These are the twelve he chose: Simon (Jesus gave him the name Peter); 17 James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave them the name Boanerges, which means “Men of Thunder”); 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Patriot, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Jesus and Beelzebul
(Matthew 12.22-32Luke 11.14-23Luke 12.10)20 Then Jesus went home. Again such a large crowd gathered that Jesus and his disciples had no time to eat. 21 When his family heard about it, they set out to take charge of him, because people were saying, “He's gone mad!”
22 Some teachers of the Law who had come from Jerusalem were saying, “He has Beelzebul in him! It is the chief of the demons who gives him the power to drive them out.”
23 So Jesus called them to him and spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a country divides itself into groups which fight each other, that country will fall apart. 25 If a family divides itself into groups which fight each other, that family will fall apart. 26 So if Satan's kingdom divides into groups, it cannot last, but will fall apart and come to an end.
27 “No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder his house.
28 “I assure you that people can be forgiven all their sins and all the evil things they may say. 29 But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, because he has committed an eternal sin.” ( 30 Jesus said this because some people were saying, “He has an evil spirit in him.”)
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Matthew 12.46-50Luke 8.19-21)31 Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside the house and sent in a message, asking for him. 32 A crowd was sitting around Jesus, and they said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, and they want you.”
33 Jesus answered, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 34 He looked at the people sitting around him and said, “Look! Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does what God wants is my brother, my sister, my mother.”
1 Un Viņš atkal iegāja sinagogā, un tur bija cilvēks, kam bija nokaltusi roka. 2 Un tie uz Viņu glūnēja, vai Viņš sabatā to dziedinās, ka Viņu varētu apsūdzēt. 3 Un Viņš saka tam cilvēkam, kam roka bija nokaltusi: "Nāc te šurp!" 4 Un Viņš uz tiem saka: "Vai ir brīv sabatā labu darīt vai ļaunu darīt, dvēseli glābt vai maitāt?" Bet tie cieta klusu. 5 Un Viņš tos uzlūkoja visapkārt ar dusmību, un, viņu sirds cietības dēļ noskumis, Viņš tam cilvēkam saka: "Izstiep savu roku!" Un tas to izstiepa, un viņa roka atkal kļuva vesela. 6 Un farizeji, izgājuši ārā, apspriedās tūdaļ ar Hēroda piekritējiem par Viņu, kā Viņu nomaitāt. 7 Bet Jēzus aizgāja ar Saviem mācekļiem pie jūras, un liels ļaužu pulks no Galilejas Viņam gāja līdzi. 8 Un no Jūdejas, un no Jeruzālemes, un no Idumejas, un no viņpus Jordānas, un no Tiras un no Sidonas apkārtnes liels pulks, dzirdējuši, kādas lielas lietas Viņš dara, nāca pie Viņa, 9 un Viņš Saviem mācekļiem sacīja, lai tie Viņam apgādātu kādu laivu ļaužu dēļ, ka tie Viņam nespiestos virsū. 10 Jo Viņš darīja daudzus veselus, tā ka tie, kam bija kādas kaites, lauzās Viņam klāt, lai Viņu aizskartu. 11 Un nešķīstie gari, kad tie Viņu redzēja, krita pie zemes Viņa priekšā un brēca, sacīdami: "Tu esi Dieva Dēls." 12 Un Viņš tos stipri aprāja, lai tie Viņu nedarītu zināmu. 13 Un Viņš uzkāpj kalnā un aicina pie Sevis, kurus pats gribēja, un tie nāca pie Viņa. 14 Un Viņš iecēla divpadsmit, lai tie būtu pie Viņa un Viņš tos izsūtītu sludināt, 15 un lai tiem būtu vara ļaunus garus izdzīt. 16 Tā Viņš iecēla divpadsmit. Un Viņš Sīmanim pielika vārdu Pēteris; 17 un Jēkabu, Cebedeja dēlu, un Jāni, Jēkaba brāli, un tiem pielika vārdu Boanerges, tas ir, pērkona dēli; 18 un Andreju, un Filipu, un Bērtuli, un Mateju, un Tomu, un Jēkabu, Alfeja dēlu, un Tadeju, un Sīmani Kānaānieti, 19 un Jūdu Iskariotu, kas Viņu arī nodeva. 20 Un Viņš nāk mājās. Un ļaudis atkal sapulcējās, tā tiem nebija vaļas ne maizi ēst. 21 Un, kad Viņa piederīgie to dzirdēja, tad tie izgāja Viņu savaldīt. Jo tie sacīja: "Viņš ir bez prāta." 22 Un tie rakstu mācītāji, kas bija nākuši no Jeruzālemes, sacīja: "Viņam ir Belcebuls, un Viņš izdzen ļaunos garus ar ļauno garu virsnieka palīdzību." 23 Un, tos pieaicinājis, Viņš tiem sacīja līdzībās: "Kā var sātans sātanu izdzīt? 24 Un, ja kāda valsts savā starpā sanāk naidā, tad tāda valsts nevar pastāvēt. 25 Un, ja kāds nams pats ar sevi sanāk naidā, tad tāds nams nevar pastāvēt. 26 Ja nu sātans cēlies pret sevi un ar sevi sanīdies, tad viņš nevar pastāvēt, bet viņa gals ir klāt. 27 Bet neviens nevar, stipra vīra namā iegājis, viņa rīkus laupīt, ja tas papriekš stipro nesaista, tik tad viņš tā namu izlaupīs. 28 Patiesi Es jums saku: visi grēki cilvēku bērniem taps piedoti, arī zaimi, ar ko tie Dievu zaimo. 29 Bet, kas Svēto Garu zaimo, tas nemūžam nedabū piedošanu, bet ir sodāms ar mūžīgu sodību." 30 Jo tie sacīja: "Viņam ir nešķīsts gars." 31 Tad Viņa māte un Viņa brāļi nāca un, ārā stāvēdami, pie Viņa sūtīja un Viņu sauca. 32 Un ļaudis sēdēja ap Viņu un Viņam sacīja: "Redzi, Tava māte un Tavi brāļi, un Tavas māsas ārā Tevi meklē." 33 Un Viņš tiem atbildēja un sacīja: "Kas ir Mana māte un Mani brāļi?" 34 Un Viņš visapkārt uzlūkoja tos, kas ap Viņu sēdēja, un saka: "Redzi - Mana māte un Mani brāļi. 35 Jo, kas Dieva prātu dara, tas ir Mans brālis un māsa, un māte."
