Mark 3
1 And again, he entered into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.
At another time, when He went to the synagogue, there was a man there with one arm shrivelled up.
2 And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.
They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath--so as to have a charge to bring against Him.
3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”
"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.
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 He asked them, "Are we allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil? to save a life, or to destroy one?" They remained 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.
Grieved and indignant at the hardening of their hearts, He looked round on them with anger, and said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." He stretched it out, and the arm was completely restored.
6 Then the Pharisees, going out, immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.
But no sooner had the Pharisees left the synagogue than they held a consultation with the Herodians against Jesus, to devise some means of destroying Him.
7 But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great crowd followed him from Galilee and Judea,
Accordingly Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the Lake, and a vast crowd of people from Galilee followed Him;
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.
and from Judaea and Jerusalem and Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the district of Tyre and Sidon there came to Him a vast crowd, hearing of all that 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.
So He gave directions to His disciples to keep a small boat in constant attendance on Him because of the throng--to prevent their crushing 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 cured many of the people, so that all who had any ailments pressed upon Him, to touch Him.
11 And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,
And the foul spirits, whenever they saw Him, threw themselves down at His feet, screaming out: "You are the Son of God."
12 “You are the Son of God.” And he strongly admonished them, lest they make him known.
But He many a time checked them, forbidding them to say who He was.
13 And ascending onto a mountain, he called to himself those whom he willed, and they came to him.
Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, 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 of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,
15 And he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:
with authority to expel the demons.
16 and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;
These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of 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 Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is '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 Cananaean,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him.
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 He went into a house. But again the crowd assembled, so that there was no opportunity for them even to snatch a meal.
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.”
Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, 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.”
The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."
23 And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
So He called them to Him, and using figurative language He appealed to them, saying, "How is it possible for Satan to expel Satan?
24 For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;
25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.
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.
So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his 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.
Nay, no one can go into a strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will 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.
In solemn truth I tell you that all their sins may be pardoned to the sons of men, and all their blasphemies, however they may have blasphemed;
30 For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”
This was because they said, "He is possessed by a foul spirit."
31 And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call Him.
32 And the crowd was sitting around him. And they said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.”
Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."
33 And responding to them, he said, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
"Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied.
34 And looking around at those who were sitting all around him, he said: “Behold, my mother and my brothers.
And, fixing His eyes on the people who were sitting round Him in a circle, He said,
35 For whoever has done the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister and mother.”
"Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother--my sister--and my mother."
