Mark 3
1 And he entered again into a synagogue; and there was a man 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 watched him, whether 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 saith to the man having the withered hand, Stand up in the midst.
And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”
4 And he saith to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, 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 on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; 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 went forth, and immediately had a consultation with the Herodians 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 lake; and a great multitude from Galilee, and from Judaea followed;
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 from beyond the Jordan, and the people about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard what great things 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 gave direction to his disciples, that a boat should be in readiness for him because of the multitude, that they might not throng 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 had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon him to touch 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, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried 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 strictly charged them 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 goeth up into the mountain, and calleth to him whom he would; and they came 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 to be with him, and whom he might send forth 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 authority to cast out demons. And he appointed the twelve,
And he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:
16 and Simon he surnamed Peter;
and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;
17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them 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 of Cana,
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 betrayed him. And he cometh into the house.
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
20 And again a multitude cometh together, so that they could not so much as 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 relations hearing of it went out to lay hold of him; for they said, 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 who came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebul; and, He casteth 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 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 be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand;
For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
25 and if a house 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 rise up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath 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 Moreover, no one can enter into a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, 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 Truly do I say to you, All sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall 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.
30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 And his mother and his brothers came; and, standing without, sent to him, to call him.
And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
32 And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say to him, Lo! thy mother and thy brothers and thy sisters are without, seeking for 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 answering saith to them, 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 those who sat about him, he saith, 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 Whoever 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.”
