⁷ So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would ^(A)heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an ^(B)accusation against Him. ⁸ But He ^(C)knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. ⁹ Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: ^(D)Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or ^[a]to destroy?” ¹⁰ And when He had looked around at them all, He said to ^[b]the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored ^[c]as whole as the other. ¹¹ But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

The Twelve Apostles^(E)

¹² Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in ^(F)prayer to God. ¹³ And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; ^(G)and from them He chose ^(H)twelve whom He also named apostles: ¹⁴ Simon, ^(I)whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; ¹⁵ Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; ¹⁶ Judas ^(J)the son of James, and ^(K)Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.

Jesus Heals a Great Multitude^(L)

¹⁷ And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples ^(M)and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, ¹⁸ as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. ¹⁹ And the whole multitude ^(N)sought to ^(O)touch Him, for ^(P)power went out from Him and healed them all.