1 Another time he entred into
the synagogue, when a
man was there who had a
withered hand.
2 the Pharisees
watched Jesus, to see if
he would heal him on the
sabbath-day, that so they
might accuse him.
3 he said
then to the man who had the
withered hand, rise and stand
there in the midst.
4 and he
ask'd them, is it allowed to
do good, or to do mischief on
the sabbath-days? to save
life, or to kill? but they
were very silent.
5 then he
looking with indignation at
those about him, being concern'd
at their disingenuous
perverse temper, he said to
the man, stretch out your
hand, which he did, and his
hand become sound.
6 upon this
the Pharisees withdrew, and
immediately enter'd into a
conspiracy with the Herodians
to take away his life.
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7 But Jesus retired with his
disciples towards the sea:
where a great multitude followed
him from Galilee, from
Judea,
8 from Jerusalem,
and from Idumea, and the
territory about Jordan, a
considerable number of the
inhabitants about Tyre and
Sidon having heard of his
great actions, came likewise
to meet him.
9 wherefore,
to avoid the inconveniences of
the crowd, he order'd his
disciples to get a small vessel
ready to attend him.
10 for
having healed abundance of
people, all that were afflicted
with any grievous
distemper pressed upon him
to touch him.
11 and when the
impure spirits saw him, they
threw themselves at his feet,
crying out, “thou art the
son of God.”
12 but he strictly
charged them, not to make
him known.
13 At length he went up a
mountain, and having appointed
a select company to
attend him, they came to
him.
14 then he chose twelve of
them to be near his person,
and afterwards to be gospel-missionaries.
15 with full power
to heal diseases, and dispossess
demons.
16 these were Simon,
whom he sirnam'd Peter,
James the son of Zebedee,
17
and John the brother of
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James, (whom he had named
Boanerges, that is to say,
sons of thunder.)
18 Andrew,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew,
Thomas, James the
son of Alpheus, Thaddeus,
Simon the Canaanite,
19 and
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
him.
20 After this they went into
an house, and the crowd
press'd again upon them, so
as to hinder them from taking
their meal.
21 when his relations
heard of this, they went
to his relief, for it was said,
he note fainted away.
22 Some Scribes, who were
come from Jerusalem, said, he
is confederate with Beelzebub,
the prince of the demons enables
him to dispossess demons.
23 but
calling them to him, he said
by way of similitude, how
can satan dispossess satan?
24 if a kingdom be divided against
it self, that kingdom
cannot last.
25 if a family be
divided against it self, it is
impossible for it to subsist.
26 so if satan rise up in opposition
to his own interest, his
power cannot subsist, but must
entirely cease.
27 no one can
enter into a strong man's
house, and plunder his goods,
unless the man be first secur'd.
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28 I declare unto you,
all the sins which men may
commit, and whatsoever
blasphemies they may utter,
may be forgiven them.
29 but he that shall blaspheme
against the holy Ghost, shall
never be pardoned, but shall
be obnoxious to eternal punishment.
30 this was in answer
to their saying, he was
influenc'd by an impure spirit.
31 In the mean time his brothers
and his mother came
there, and not being able to
get within hearing,
32 for the
crowd about him, they sent
him word to come to them.
and when they told him, your
mother and brothers and sisters
are here without enquiring
for you,
33 He answer'd, who
is my mother? who are my
brothers?
34 and casting his
eyes round the company, there,
said he, are my mother and
my brothers.
35 for he that does
the will of God, he is my
brother and sister and mother.
Mace [1729], THE NEW TESTAMENT IN Greek and English. Containing the ORIGINAL TEXT Corrected from the Authority of the most Authentic Manuscripts: AND A NEW VERSION Form'd agreeably to the Illustrations of the most Learned Commentators and Critics: WITH NOTES and VARIOUS READINGS, AND A Copious Alphabetical Index (Printed for J. ROBERTS [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B11200].