Mark 3
1 And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.
And again, he entered into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.
2 And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.
And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.
3 And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.
And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”
4 And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.
And he said to them: “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbaths, or to do evil, to give health to a life, or to destroy?” But they remained silent.
5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.
And looking around at them with anger, being very saddened over the blindness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Extend your hand.” And he extended it, and his hand was restored to him.
6 And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.
Then the Pharisees, going out, immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.
7 And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,
But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great crowd followed him from Galilee and Judea,
8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and across the Jordan. And those around Tyre and Sidon, upon hearing what he was doing, came to him in a great multitude.
9 And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;
And he told his disciples that a small boat would be useful to him, because of the crowd, lest they press upon him.
10 For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.
For he healed so many, that as many of them as had wounds would rush toward him in order to touch him.
11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.
And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,
12 And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.
“You are the Son of God.” And he strongly admonished them, lest they make him known.
13 And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.
And ascending onto a mountain, he called to himself those whom he willed, and they came to him.
14 And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,
And he acted so that the twelve would be with him, and so that he might send them out to preach.
15 And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:
And he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:
16 To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;
17 And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
and also he imposed on James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the name ‘Boanerges,’ that is, ‘Sons of Thunder;’
18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19 And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
20 And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread.
And they went to a house, and the crowd gathered together again, so much so that they were not even able to eat bread.
21 And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
And when his own had heard of it, they went out to take hold of him. For they said: “Because he has gone mad.”
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.
And the scribes who had descended from Jerusalem said, “Because he has Beelzebub, and because by the prince of demons does he cast out demons.”
23 And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
25 And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
26 And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.
And if Satan has risen up against himself, he would be divided, and he would not be able to stand; instead he reaches the end.
27 But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.
No one is able to plunder the goods of a strong man, having entered into the house, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he shall plunder his house.
28 Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:
Amen I say to you, that all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies by which they will have blasphemed.
30 Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.
And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
32 And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.
And the crowd was sitting around him. And they said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.”
33 And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?
And responding to them, he said, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
34 And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!
And looking around at those who were sitting all around him, he said: “Behold, my mother and my brothers.
35 Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
For whoever has done the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister and mother.”
