1Jesus og disciplene gik ind i en synagoge, og dér var der en mand med en forkrøblet hånd. (Matt 12,9; Luk 6,6)2Farisæerne holdt øje med Jesus for at se, om han ville helbrede manden på en sabbat, for så havde de noget at anklage ham for.3Jesus sagde nu til manden med den forkrøblede hånd: „Rejs dig op og stå her i midten.”4Derefter spurgte han forsamlingen: „Hvad siger Guds lov? Skal hviledagen bruges til noget godt eller til noget ondt, til at redde liv eller til at ødelægge liv?” Men ingen svarede.5Jesus så rundt på forsamlingen, vred og bedrøvet over deres stenhårde hjerter. Så sagde han til manden: „Ræk hånden frem!” Det gjorde han—og straks blev hånden rask.6Farisæerne rejste sig øjeblikkeligt og forlod synagogen. Kort efter mødtes de med herodianerne for at drøfte, hvordan de kunne få skaffet Jesus af vejen.
Masser af mennesker flokkes om Jesus
7Jesus og hans disciple gik nu ned mod søen, og en masse mennesker fulgte efter dem. De fleste kom fra Galilæa, men mange kom helt fra Judæa,8Jerusalem, Idumæa og fra landet på den anden side af Jordanfloden—ja, endog helt fra Tyrus og Sidon. De store undere, Jesus gjorde, rygtedes vidt omkring, og folk kom strømmende for at se, hvad der foregik.9Jesus gav sine disciple besked på at holde en båd klar, så han kunne gå om bord i den, hvis han blev for voldsomt trængt af folkeskaren på bredden.10For han helbredte så mange mennesker, at de syge pressede på fra alle sider for at røre ved ham.11Når de, som var plaget af dæmoner, så ham, faldt de på knæ foran ham og skreg: „Du er Guds Søn!”12Men Jesus forbød dem strengt at røbe, hvem han var.
Jesus udvælger de 12 apostle
13En dag gik Jesus op på en bakketop for at bede. Deredter kaldte han på de disciple, som han ønskede, og de kom til ham. (Matt 10,1; Luk 6,12)14På den måde gjorde han 12 af sine disciple til apostle. De skulle stå i lære hos ham, så han senere kunne sende dem ud med fuldmagt til at forkynde det glædelige budskab15og til at uddrive onde ånder.16Her er navnene på de 12: Simon, som Jesus senere gav navnet Peter;17Jakob og Johannes, der var sønner af Zebedæus (de blev kaldt „Tordensønnerne”);18Andreas; Filip; Bartolomæus; Mattæus; Thomas; Jakob, søn af Alfæus; Taddæus; Simon Frihedskæmper[1]19og Judas Iskariot, der senere forrådte Jesus.
Jesus under falsk anklage
20Når Jesus og hans disciple gik hjem, fulgte der ofte så mange mennesker med ind i huset, at de ikke engang kunne komme til at spise. (Matt 12,24; Luk 11,15; Luk 12,10)21Da hans familie hørte om det, tog de af sted for at få fat i ham, for de mente, at han var gået fra forstanden.22Nogle skriftlærde, der var kommet helt fra Jerusalem, gik rundt og sagde: „Jesus står i ledtog med Satan,[2] de onde ånders fyrste. Det er derfor, han kan uddrive de onde ånder!” (2.Kong 1,1)23Jesus kaldte dem til sig og talte til dem i billeder:24„Hvordan kan Satan uddrive sine egne onde ånder?” spurgte han. „Et land, som ligger i krig med sig selv, kan ikke bestå,25og et hjem, der er i splid med sig selv, går snart i opløsning.26Hvis Satan nu er begyndt at kæmpe mod sine egne, så er han kommet i krig med sig selv, og det er ude med ham.27Man kan ikke bare bryde ind i en stærk mands hus og tage, hvad han har. Man må først binde ham. Derefter kan man tage, hvad han har i sit hus.28Det siger jeg jer: Mennesker kan få tilgivelse for al deres synd og al deres gudsbespottelse,29men hvis de håner Helligånden, så er der ingen tilgivelse længere. Det er en synd med evige konsekvenser.”30Det sagde Jesus til dem, fordi de påstod, at det var ved Satans kraft og ikke ved Helligåndens kraft, han uddrev de onde ånder.
De, der gør Guds vilje, hører Jesus til
31-32Nu kom så Jesu mor og brødre til det overfyldte hus, hvor han underviste. De sendte bud ind til ham og bad ham komme udenfor. „Din mor og dine brødre står udenfor og vil tale med dig,” sagde de, der sad nærmest ved ham. (Matt 12,46; Luk 8,19)33„Hvem er i virkeligheden min mor og mine brødre?” spurgte Jesus og lod blikket glide rundt på den forsamling, der sad omkring ham:34„Min mor og mine brødre sidder her!35For den, der gør Guds vilje, er min bror eller søster eller mor.”
1Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. (Matt 12,9; Mark 1,29; Luk 6,6)2And they watched Jesus,[1] to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. (Luk 11,54; Luk 14,1; Luk 20,20; Joh 8,6)3And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.”4And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. (Luk 14,3)5And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. (1.Kong 13,4; Mark 3,34; Mark 5,32; Mark 6,52; Mark 10,21; Mark 10,23; Rom 11,25; Ef 4,18)6The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. (Matt 12,14; Matt 22,16; Mark 8,15; Mark 12,13)
A Great Crowd Follows Jesus
7Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea (Matt 4,25; Matt 12,15; Luk 6,17)8and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. (Es 34,5; Ez 35,15; Matt 11,21)9And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, (Mark 5,24; Mark 5,31; Mark 6,32; Mark 6,45; Mark 8,10)10for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him. (Matt 4,23; Matt 9,20; Matt 14,36; Mark 5,29; Mark 5,34; Mark 6,56; Luk 6,19)11And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” (Matt 14,33; Mark 1,26; Mark 1,34; Luk 4,41; Luk 8,28)12And he strictly ordered them not to make him known. (Matt 12,16)
The Twelve Apostles
13And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. (Matt 10,1; Mark 6,7; Luk 6,12; Luk 9,1; Joh 13,18; Joh 15,16; Joh 15,19)14And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach (Mark 3,13)15and have authority to cast out demons. (Mark 3,13)16He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); (Matt 10,2; Matt 16,18; Luk 6,14; Joh 1,42; Ap G 1,13)17James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); (Matt 4,21)18Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,[2] (Matt 9,9)19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.20Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. (Mark 6,31; Mark 7,17; Mark 9,28)21And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” (Mark 3,31; Joh 7,5; Joh 10,20; Ap G 26,24; 2.Kor 5,13)
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” (Matt 9,34; Matt 10,25; Matt 12,24; Matt 15,1; Mark 7,1; Luk 11,15; Joh 7,20)23And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? (Matt 12,25; Luk 11,17)24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.25And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.26And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.27But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house. (Es 49,24; Es 53,12)28“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, (Matt 12,31; Luk 12,10; Heb 6,4; Heb 10,26; 1.Joh 5,16)29but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— (Ap G 7,51; Heb 10,29)30for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
31And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. (Matt 12,46; Matt 13,55; Mark 6,3; Luk 8,19; Joh 2,12; Joh 7,3; Joh 7,5; Joh 7,10; Ap G 1,14; 1.Kor 9,5; Gal 1,19)32And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers[3] are outside, seeking you.”33And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”34And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! (Mark 3,5)35For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.” (Matt 7,21; Luk 11,28; Joh 15,14; Heb 2,11)