< Mark 3 >

1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was there a man having his hand dried up.
And again, he entered into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.
And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.
3 And he says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up [and come] into the midst.
And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”
4 And he says 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.
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 upon them with anger, distressed at the hardening of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched [it] out, and his hand was restored.
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 going out straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
Then the Pharisees, going out, immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.
7 And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed 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 beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what 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 spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.
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 healed many, so that they beset him that they might touch him, as many as had plagues.
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, when they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried saying, Thou art the Son of God.
And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,
12 And he rebuked them much, that they might not make him manifest.
“You are the Son of God.” And he strongly admonished them, lest they make him known.
13 And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, 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 appointed twelve that they might be with him, and that he might send them to preach,
And he acted so that the twelve would be with him, and so that he might send them out to preach.
15 and to have power [to heal diseases, and] to cast out demons.
And he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:
16 And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter;
and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;
17 and James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he gave them the surname of Boanerges, that 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 Cananaean,
and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19 and Judas Iscariote, who also delivered him up. And they come to [the] house.
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
20 And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat 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 his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.
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 had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.
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 having called them to [him], he said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.
For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
25 And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has 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 can, having entered into his house, plunder the goods of the strong [man] unless he first bind the strong [man], and then he will plunder his house.
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 Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches [with] which they may speak injuriously;
Amen I say to you, that all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies by which they will have blasphemed.
29 but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin; (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
But he who will have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit shall not have forgiveness in eternity; instead he shall be guilty of an eternal offense.” (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
30 — because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent to him calling him.
And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
32 And a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without.
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 answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?
And responding to them, he said, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
34 And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren:
And looking around at those who were sitting all around him, he said: “Behold, my mother and my brothers.
35 for whosoever shall do the will of God, he 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.”

< Mark 3 >