< Mark 3 >

1 He came again into the synagogue, a man was there having a withered hand.
And again, he entered into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.
2 And they were watching Him, if He will 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 having a withered hand; Rise up in 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 to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath; to save life, or to kill? And 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 on them with indignation, being grieved over the hardness of their hearts, He says to the man; Reach forth thy hand. And he reached it forth and it 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, having gone out immediately along with the Herodians, took counsel against Him in order that they might kill Him.
Then the Pharisees, going out, immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.
7 And Jesus departed with His disciples to the sea: and a great multitude followed Him from Galilee, and from Judea,
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 Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan, and those about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing so many things that He was doing, 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 said to His disciples, that a little boat should wait on Him in order that they may not tread on 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 were falling before Him so that they might touch Him, so many as had diseases.
For he healed so many, that as many of them as had wounds would rush toward him in order to touch him.
11 And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him, and were crying out, 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 charged them much that they should not make Him known.
“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 wished: and they went away to Him.
And ascending onto a mountain, he called to himself those whom he willed, and they came to him.
14 And He made twelve (apostles) that they may be with Him and that He may send them out 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 the demons.
And he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:
16 And He placed the name Peter on Simon;
and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;
17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and on them He placed the names 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 Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot,
and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19 who also betrayed Him.
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
20 And He comes into a house; and the multitude come together again so they are not able to 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 those along with Him hearing came out to arrest Him: for they continued to say, He is beside Himself.
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 having come down from Jerusalem were saving, He has Beelzebul and He is casting out the demons through the prince of the 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 calling them to Him, He continued to speak to them in parables, How is Satan able to 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 may be divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand,
For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
25 and if a house may be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand;
And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
26 and if Satan stand up against himself, and is divided, he is not able to stand, 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 No one is able, having entered into the house of a strong man, to spoil his goods, unless he may first bind the strong man, and then he will spoil 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 Truly I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies whatsoever they may blaspheme:
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 may blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is subject of eternal condemnation. (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 were saying, He has an unclean spirit.
For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 And His mother and His brothers 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 the crowd was sitting round Him; and they say to Him, Behold thy mother and thy brothers without are seeking thee.
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 responding to them, says, Who is my mother and my brothers?
And responding to them, he said, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
34 And looking round on His disciples sitting about Him in a circle, He says, Behold 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 For whosoever may do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.
For whoever has done the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister and mother.”

< Mark 3 >