Mark 3
1 Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
Once again Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
2 In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Now the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.
3 Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Rise and come forward.”
4 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.
Then Jesus said 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.
5 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.
After looking around at them with anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out yoʋr hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored, becoming as sound as the other.
6 At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Then the Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against Jesus as to how they might destroy him.
7 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and also from Judea,
8 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.
Jerusalem, Idumea, and beyond the Jordan. A great multitude of people from around Tyre and Sidon also came to him when they heard about everything he was doing.
9 Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
Then he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, so that the crowd would not crush him.
10 For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
For he had healed many, so that all who had afflictions were pressing toward him to touch him.
11 And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they would fall down before him and cry out, “Yoʋ are the Son of God.”
12 But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
But he would strictly warn them not to make him known.
13 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
Afterward Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those whom he wanted, and they came to him.
14 He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
He appointed twelve so that they might be with him and so that he might send them out to preach
15 and to have authority to drive out demons.
and to have authority to heal diseases and cast out demons.
16 These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
He appointed Simon (whom he gave the name Peter);
17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (whom he gave the name Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then they entered a house,
20 Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
and a crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat bread.
21 When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
When his family heard about it, they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
22 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.”
But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”
23 So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
So Jesus called them over and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but has come to an end.
27 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.
No one can enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
28 Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
“Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter.
30 Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
He said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
Then Jesus' brothers and mother came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called for him.
32 and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and they said to him, “Behold, yoʋr mother, yoʋr brothers, and yoʋr sisters are outside looking for yoʋ.”
33 But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
But he answered them, “Who is my mother, or my brothers?”
34 Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
And looking around in a circle at the people sitting there, he said, “Behold, these are my mother and my brothers!
35 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
For whoever does the will of God is my brother and my sister and mother.”
