Mark 3
1 And again, he entered into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.
Once again Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
2 And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.
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 And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”
And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Rise and come forward.”
4 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.
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 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.
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 Then the Pharisees, going out, immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.
Then the Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against Jesus as to how they might destroy him.
7 But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great crowd followed him from Galilee and Judea,
But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and also from Judea,
8 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.
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 And he told his disciples that a small boat would be useful to him, because of the crowd, lest they press upon 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 healed so many, that as many of them as had wounds would rush toward him in order to touch him.
For he had healed many, so that all who had afflictions were pressing toward him to touch him.
11 And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,
Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they would fall down before him and cry out, “Yoʋ are the Son of God.”
12 “You are the Son of God.” And he strongly admonished them, lest they make him known.
But he would strictly warn them not to make him known.
13 And ascending onto a mountain, he called to himself those whom he willed, 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 And he acted so that the twelve would be with him, and so that he might send them 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 he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:
and to have authority to heal diseases and cast out demons.
16 and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;
He appointed Simon (whom he gave the name Peter);
17 and also he imposed on James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the name ‘Boanerges,’ that is, ‘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 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then they entered a house,
20 And they went to a house, and the crowd gathered together again, so much so that they were not even able to eat bread.
and a crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat bread.
21 And when his own had heard of it, they went out to take hold of him. For they said: “Because he has gone mad.”
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 descended from Jerusalem said, “Because he has Beelzebub, and because by the prince of demons does he cast 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 And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
So Jesus called them over and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 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.
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but has come to an end.
27 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.
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 Amen I say to you, that all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies by which they will have blasphemed.
“Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter.
30 For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”
He said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
Then Jesus' brothers and mother came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called for him.
32 And the crowd was sitting around him. And they said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking 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 And responding to them, he said, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
But he answered them, “Who is my mother, or my brothers?”
34 And looking around at those who were sitting all around him, he said: “Behold, 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 has done the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister and mother.”
For whoever does the will of God is my brother and my sister and mother.”
