Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
1Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2Some 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. 3Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
4Then 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.
5He 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. 6Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Crowds Follow Jesus
7Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. 11Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
Jesus Appoints the Twelve
13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14He appointed twelve3:14 Some manuscripts twelve—designating them apostles— that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15and to have authority to drive out demons. 16These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law
20Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21When his family3:21 Or his associates heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
22And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”
23So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. 28Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
30He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
33“Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
34Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
Yesu Achiritsa Wolumala Dzanja
1Nthawi inanso analowa mʼsunagoge, ndipo munthu wa dzanja lolumala anali momwemo. 2Ena a iwo anafunafuna chifukwa chakuti akamuneneze Yesu, potero anamuyangʼanitsitsa kuti aone ngati angamuchiritse tsiku la Sabata. 3Yesu anati kwa munthu wolumala dzanjayo, “Imirira, bwera kuno kutsogolo.”
4Ndipo Yesu anawafunsa kuti, “Kodi chololedwa ndi chiyani pa tsiku la Sabata: kuchita chabwino kapena kuchita choyipa, kupulumutsa moyo kapena kupha?” Koma iwo anakhala chete.
5Yesu anawayangʼana ndi mkwiyo ndipo powawidwa mtima chifukwa cha mitima yawo yowuma anati kwa munthuyo, “Wongola dzanja lako.” Iye analiwongola, ndipo dzanja lake linachira. 6Kenaka Afarisi anatuluka nayamba kukonza chiwembu ndi Aherode mmene angamuphere Yesu.
Magulu a Anthu Amutsata Yesu
7Yesu anachoka pamodzi ndi ophunzira ake napita ku nyanja, ndipo gulu lalikulu la anthu lochokera ku Galileya linamutsata. 8Atamva zonse zimene amachita, anthu ambiri anabwera kwa Iye kuchokera ku Yudeya, Yerusalemu, Idumeya ndi madera a ku tsidya kwa mtsinje wa Yorodani ndi ozungulira Turo ndi Sidoni. 9Chifukwa cha gulu la anthu, anawuza ophunzira ake kuti apezeretu bwato likhale, kuti anthu angamupanikize. 10Pakuti anachiritsa ambiri, kotero kuti iwo amene anali ndi matenda amakankhana kutsogolo kuti amukhudze. 11Nthawi iliyonse mizimu yoyipa ikamuona, imagwa pansi pamaso pake ndi kufuwula kuti, “Inu ndinu Mwana wa Mulungu!” 12Koma anayichenjeza mwamphamvu kuti isanene kuti Iye anali ndani.
Yesu Asankha Ophunzira Khumi ndi Awiri
13Yesu anakwera ku phiri ndipo anayitana amene anawafuna, ndipo anabwera kwa Iye. 14Iye anasankha khumi ndi awiri, nawayika akhale atumwi; pokhala ndi Iye aziwatuma kukalalikira 15ndi kuti akhale ndi ulamuliro wotulutsa ziwanda. 16Awa ndi khumi ndi awiri amene anawasankha: Simoni (amene anapatsidwa dzina lakuti Petro); 17Yakobo mwana wa Zebedayo, ndi mʼbale wake Yohane (iwowa anawapatsa dzina lakuti Bowanege, ndiye kuti ana a bingu); 18Andreya, Filipo, Bartumeyu, Mateyu, Tomasi, Yakobo mwana wa Alufeyo, Tadeyo, Simoni Zelote, 19ndi Yudasi Isikarioti, amene anamupereka Iye.
Yesu ndi Belezebabu
20Pambuyo pake Yesu analowa mʼnyumba, ndipo gulu la anthu linasonkhananso, kotero kuti Iye pamodzi ndi ophunzira ake sanapeze mpata kuti adye. 21Anthu a ku banja lake atamva zimenezi, anapita kuti akamutenga, pakuti ankanena kuti, “Wazungulira mutu.”
22Ndipo aphunzitsi amalamulo omwe anachokera ku Yerusalemu anati, “Iye wagwidwa ndi Belezebabu! Ndi ulamuliro wa mkulu wa ziwanda akutulutsa ziwanda.”
23Pamenepo Yesu anawayitana nawayankhula mʼmafanizo nati: “Kodi Satana angatulutse bwanji Satana? 24Ngati ufumu ugawanikana mwa iwo okha, ufumu umenewo sungakhalitse. 25Ngati nyumba igawanikana mwa iyo yokha, nyumba imeneyo singathe kuyima. 26Ndipo ngati Satana adzitsutsa yekha sangathe kuyima; ulamuliro wake watha. 27Kunena zoona, palibe munthu angalowe mʼnyumba ya munthu wamphamvu ndi kutenga katundu wake pokhapokha atayamba wamumanga munthu wamphamvuyo. Pamenepo akhoza kumubera. 28Ndikukuwuzani zoona kuti machimo onse ndi zamwano zonse za anthu zidzakhululukidwa, 29koma aliyense amene achitira mwano Mzimu Woyera sadzakhululukidwa pakuti wachita tchimo losatha.”
30Ananena izi chifukwa anati, “Ali ndi mzimu woyipa.”
Amayi ndi Abale ake a Yesu
31Pamenepo amayi ndi abale ake a Yesu anafika. Atayima kunja, anatuma wina kuti akamuyitane Iye. 32Gulu la anthu linakhala momuzungulira Iye, ndipo anamuwuza kuti, “Amayi ndi abale anu ali panja akukufunani.”
33Iye anafunsa kuti, “Amayi ndi abale anga ndi ndani?”
34Pamenepo anayangʼana anthu amene anakhala momuzungurira ndipo anati, “Awa ndi amayi anga ndi abale anga! 35Aliyense amene achita chifuniro cha Mulungu ndi mʼbale wanga ndi mlongo wanga ndi amayi anga.”
