A Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Matthew 12.9-14Luke 6.6-11)1 The next time Jesus went into the synagogue, a man with a paralyzed hand was there. 2 The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.
3 Jesus told the man to stand up where everyone could see him. 4 Then he asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?” But no one said a word.
5 Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand was healed.
6 The Pharisees left. And at once they started making plans with Herod's followers to kill Jesus.
Large Crowds Come to Jesus
7 Jesus led his disciples down to the shore of the lake. Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Judea, 8 and Jerusalem. People came from Idumea, as well as other places east of the Jordan River. They also came from the region around the towns of Tyre and Sidon. All of these crowds came because they had heard what Jesus was doing. 9 He even had to tell his disciples to get a boat ready to keep him from being crushed by the crowds.
10 After Jesus had healed many people, the other sick people begged him to let them touch him. 11 And whenever any evil spirits saw Jesus, they would fall to the ground and shout, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But Jesus warned the spirits not to tell who he was.
Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10.1-4Luke 6.12-16)13 Jesus decided to ask some of his disciples to go up on a mountain with him, and they went. 14 Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles, so they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preach 15 and to force out demons. 16 Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter. 17 There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means “Thunderbolts.” 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles. The others were Simon, known as the Eager One, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.
Jesus and the Ruler of Demons
(Matthew 12.22-32Luke 11.14-23Luke 12.10)20 Jesus went back home, and once again such a large crowd gathered that there was no chance even to eat. 21 When Jesus' family heard what he was doing, they thought he was crazy and went to get him under control.
22 Some teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem and said, “This man is under the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons! He is even forcing out demons with the help of Beelzebul.”
23 Jesus told the people to gather around him. Then he spoke to them in riddles and said:
How can Satan force himself out? 24 A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long. 25 And a family that fights won't last long either. 26 So if Satan fights against himself, that will be the end of him.
27 How can anyone break into the house of a strong man and steal his things, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can take everything.
28 I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are. 29 But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven. That sin will be held against you forever.
30 Jesus said this because the people were saying that he had an evil spirit in him.
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Matthew 12.46-50Luke 8.19-21)31 Jesus' mother and brothers came and stood outside. Then they sent someone with a message for him to come out to them. 32 The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside and want to see you.”
33 Jesus asked, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 34 Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 35 Anyone who obeys God is my brother or sister or mother.”
الشفاء في السبت
(متى 12:9-14، لوقا 6:6-11)1 ورجَعَ يَسوعُ إلى المجمَعِ، فوجَدَ فيهِ رجُلاً يدُهُ يابِسَةٌ. 2 وكانَ هُناكَ جَماعةٌ يُراقِبونَهُ ليَرَوا هل يشفيهِ في السّبتِ، فيَتّهموهُ. 3 فقالَ للرّجُلِ الذي يدُهُ يابسةٌ: «قُمْ في وَسْطِ المَجمَعِ!» 4 وقالَ لِلحاضِرينَ: «أيَحِلّ في السّبتِ عمَلُ الخيرِ أمْ عمَلُ الشّرّ؟ إنقاذُ نَفسٍ أم إهلاكُها؟» فسكَتوا. 5 فأجالَ يَسوعُ نظَرَهُ فيهِم وهوَ غاضِبٌ حزينٌ لِقَساوةِ قلوبِهِم، وقالَ لِلرّجُلِ: «مُدّ يَدَكَ!» فمَدّها فَعادت صحيحةً كالأخرى. 6 فخرَجَ الفَرّيسيّونَ وتَشاوَروا معَ الهِيرودسيّينَ ليقتُلوا يَسوعَ.
7 فاَنصَرَفَ معَ تلاميذِهِ إلى بحرِ الجليلِ، وتَبِعَهُ جُمهورٌ كبيرٌ مِنَ الجليلِ واليهودِيّةِ، 8 ومِنْ أُورُشليمَ وأدوميةَ وعَبْرِ الأُردُنِ ونواحي صُورَ وصَيدا. وهؤُلاءِ سَمِعوا بأعمالِهِ فجاؤوا إلَيهِ. 9 فأمرَ تلاميذَهُ بأنْ يُهَيّئوا لَه قارِبًا حتى لا يزحَمَهُ الجَمعُ، 10 لأنّهُ شَفى كثيرًا مِنَ النّاسِ، حتى أخَذَ كُلّ مريضٍ يشُقّ طريقَهُ إلَيهِ ليَلمُسَهُ. 11 وكانَ الذينَ فيهِم أرواحٌ نَجِسَةٌ يَسجُدونَ لَه إذا رأَوهُ ويَصيحونَ: «أنتَ اَبنُ اللهِ!» 12 فكانَ يأْمُرُهُم بشِدّةٍ أنْ لا يُعلِنوا أمرَهُ.
اختيار الرسل الاثني عشر
(متى 10:1-4، لوقا 6:12-16)13 وصَعِدَ إلى الجبَلِ ودَعا الذينَ أرادَهُم فحَضَروا إلَيهِ. 14 فأقامَ مِنهُم اَثنَي عشَرَ سَمّاهُم رُسُلاً يُرافِقونَهُ فيُرْسِلُهُم مُبَشّرينَ، 15 ولهُم سُلطانٌ بِه يَطرُدونَ الشّياطينَ. 16 وهؤُلاءِ الاثنا عشَرَ هُم: سِمْعانُ وسَمّاهُ يَسوعُ بُطرُسَ، 17 ويَعقوبُ ويوحنّا اَبنا زَبْدي وسَمّاهُما بُوانَرْجِسَ، أيْ اَبنَي الرّعدِ، 18 وأندَراوُسُ وفيلِبّسُ وبَرثولوماوُسُ، ومتّى وتوما، ويَعقوبُ بنُ حَلْفى وتَدّاوُسُ وسِمْعانُ الوطنيّ الغيورُ، 19 ويَهوذا أسخَرْيوطُ الذي أسلَمَ يَسوعَ.
يسوع وبعلزبول
(متى 12:22-32، لوقا 11:14-23؛ لوقا 12:10)20 وجاءَ يَسوعُ إلى البيتِ، فعادَ النّاسُ إلى الازدِحامِ، حتى تعَذّرَ على يَسوعَ وتلاميذِه أنْ يأكُلوا. 21 وسمِعَ أقرِباؤُهُ، فجاؤوا ليأخُذوهُ لأنّ بعضَ النّاسِ قالوا: «فقَدَ صوابَهُ». 22 وأمّا مُعَلّمو الشّريعَةِ الذينَ نَزَلوا مِنْ أورُشليمَ، فقالوا: «فيهِ بعلُزَبول، وهوَ بِرئيسِ الشّياطينِ يَطرُدُ الشّياطينَ».
23 فدَعاهُم وكلّمَهُم بأمثالٍ، قالَ: «كيفَ يُمكِنُ لِلشَيطانِ أنْ يَطرُدَ الشّيطانَ؟ 24 فإذا اَنقسَمتْ مَملكةٌ لا تَثبُتُ، 25 أوِ اَنقسَمَ بَيتٌ لا يَثبُتُ. 26 وإذا ثارَ الشّيطانُ على ذاتِهِ واَنقسَمَ لا يَثبُتُ، بل يزولُ. 27 لا يقدِرُ أحدٌ أن يدخُلَ بَيتَ رجُلٍ قويّ ويَنهبَ أمتِعتَهُ إلاّ إذا قيّدَ هذا الرّجُلَ القَويّ أوّلاً، ثمّ يَنهَبُ بَيتَهُ. 28 الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: كُلّ خَطيئةٍ وكُلّ تَجديفٍ مَهما كانَ، يَغفِرُهُما اللهُ للناسِ. 29 وأمّا مَنْ جَدّفَ على الرّوحِ القُدُسِ، فلا مَغفِرةَ لَه أبدًا، بل تَبقى خَطيئتُه أبديّةً».
30 وبِهذا الكلامِ ردّ على الذينَ قالوا: «فيهِ روحٌ نَجِسٌ!»
أم يسوع وإخوته
(متى 12:46-50، لوقا 8:19-21)31 وجاءَت أمّهُ وإخوَتُهُ، فَوقفوا في خارجِ البَيتِ وأرسَلوا إلَيهِ يَدعونَهُ. 32 وكانَ يَجلِسُ حولَهُ جمعٌ كبيرٌ، فقالوا لَه: «أمّكَ وإخوتُكَ وأخواتُكَ في خارِجِ البَيتِ يَطلبونَكَ». 33 فأجابَهُم: «مَنْ هيَ أُمّي ومَنْ هُم إخوَتي؟» 34 ونظَرَ إلى الجالسينَ حولَهُ وقالَ: «هؤُلاءِ هُم أُمّي وإخوتي! 35 لأنّ مَنْ يَعمَلُ بمشيئةِ اللهِ هوَ أخي وأُختي وأُمّي».
