Mark 3
1 He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered.
Once again Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
2 They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
Now the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.
3 He said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up.”
And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Rise and come forward.”
4 He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.
Then Jesus said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.
5 When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.
After looking around at them with anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out yoʋr hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored, as sound as the other.
6 The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Then the Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against Jesus as to how they might destroy him.
7 Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,
But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and also from Judea,
8 from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
from Jerusalem, from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan. A great multitude of people from around Tyre and Sidon also came to him when they heard about everything he was doing.
9 He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.
Then he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, so that the crowd would not crush him.
10 For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.
For he had healed many, so that all who had afflictions were pressing toward him to touch him.
11 The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried, “You are the Son of God!”
Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they would fall down before him and cry out, “Yoʋ are the Son of God.”
12 He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
But he would strictly warn them not to make him known.
13 He went up into the mountain and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
Afterward Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those whom he wanted, and they came to him.
14 He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach
He appointed twelve so that they might be with him and so that he might send them out to preach
15 and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
and to have authority to heal diseases and cast out demons.
16 Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
He appointed Simon (whom he gave the name Peter);
17 James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (whom he gave the name Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);
18 Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he came into a house.
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then they entered a house,
20 The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
and a crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat bread.
21 When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”
When his family heard about it, they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”
But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”
23 He summoned them and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
So Jesus called them over and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but has come to an end.
27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.
No one can enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
28 “Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;
“Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter.
30 —because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
He said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
Then Jesus' brothers and mother came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called for him.
32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.”
There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and they said to him, “Behold, yoʋr mother, yoʋr brothers, and yoʋr sisters are outside looking for yoʋ.”
33 He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
But he answered them, “Who is my mother, or my brothers?”
34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
And looking around in a circle at the people sitting there, he said, “Behold, these are my mother and my brothers!
35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”
For whoever does the will of God is my brother and my sister and mother.”
