Mark 3
1 And again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
2 And they watched him, whether he would cure him on the sabbath-day, that they might accuse him.
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Arise, and come into the midst.
Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
4 And he said to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath-day, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they were silent.
And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
5 And looking around on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he said to the man: Stretch forth your hand; and he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored.
Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
6 And the Pharisees immediately went out with the Herodians, and held a consultation against him, that they might destroy him.
At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
7 And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and there followed him a great multitude from Galilee, and from Judea,
So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan: and those about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard what things he was doing, came to him.
Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
9 And he spoke to his disciples, that a small ship should continue near him, because of the multitude, that they might not press upon him.
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
10 For he cured many, so that as many as had diseases rushed upon him, that they might touch him.
For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying: Thou art the Son of God.
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
12 And he strictly charged them, that they should not make him known.
But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
13 And he went up into a mountain, and called to him such as he wished, and they came to him.
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
14 And he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
15 and to have authority to cure diseases, and to cast out demons.
and to have authority to drive out demons.
16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
17 and James the sou of Zebedee, and John the brother of James: and these he surnamed Boanerges, which means, sons of thunder:
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the Son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up. And they went into a house:
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
20 and the multitude came together again, so that they were not able even to eat bread.
Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
21 And when his relatives heard of it, they came out to take him; for they said: He is beside himself.
When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said: He has Beelzebul; and by the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
23 And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?
So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom can not stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house can not stand.
If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he can not stand, but has an end.
And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
27 No one can enter the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.
Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
28 Verily I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever impious speeches they may utter;
Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
30 For they said: He has an unclean spirit.
Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 His mother and his brothers came, therefore, and standing without, sent to him, and called him.
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
32 And the multitude was sitting about him; and they said to him: Behold, your mother and your brothers are without, seeking you.
and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
33 And he answered them and said: Who is my mother, or my brothers?
But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
34 And he looked round about on those who were sitting near him, and said: Behold, my mother and my brothers;
Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
35 for whoever will do the will of God, is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
