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When the scribes [belonging to the sect] of the Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with the sinners [including non-observant Jews] and tax collectors, they asked His disciples, "Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

One Sabbath He was walking along [with His disciples] through the grainfields, and as they went along, His disciples began picking the heads of grain.

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read [in the Scriptures] what David did when he was in need and was hungry, he and his companions;

After looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness and arrogance of their hearts, He told the man, "Hold out your hand." And he held it out, and his hand was [completely] restored.

Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him; and also people from Judea,

And He told His disciples to have a small boat stand ready for Him because of the many people, so that they would not crowd Him;

And He appointed twelve [disciples], so that they would be with Him [for instruction] and so that He could send them out to preach [the gospel as apostles—that is, as His special messengers, personally chosen representatives],

Then He came to a house [in Capernaum], and a crowd formed again, so [many people] that Jesus and His disciples could not even eat a meal [together].

When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He is out of His mind."

"But no one can go into a strong man's house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit and His power [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin [a sin which is unforgivable in this present age as well as in the age to come]"—

[Jesus said this] because the scribes and Pharisees were [attributing His miracles to Satan by] saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called for Him.

And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them,

and He did not say anything to them without [using] a parable; He did, however, explain everything privately to His own disciples.

But Jesus was in the stern, asleep [with His head] on the [sailor's leather] cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?"

They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had [previously] had the "legion" [of demons]; and they were frightened.

One of the synagogue officials named Jairus came up; and seeing Him, fell at His feet

She had heard [reports] about Jesus, and she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His outer robe.

For she thought, "If I just touch His clothing, I will get well."