Mark 3
1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was there a man having his hand dried up.
Once again Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, 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 says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up [and come] into the midst.
And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Rise and come forward.”
4 And he says 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.
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 round upon them with anger, distressed at the hardening of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched [it] out, and his hand 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 And the Pharisees going out straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, 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 And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
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 Idumaea and beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him.
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 spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not 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 many, so that they beset him that they might touch him, as many as had plagues.
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 beheld him, fell down before him, and cried saying, Thou art 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 And he rebuked them much, that they might not make him manifest.
But he would strictly warn them not to make him known.
13 And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went to him.
Afterward Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those whom he wanted, and they came to him.
14 And he appointed twelve that they might be with him, and that he might send them 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 power [to heal diseases, and] to cast out demons.
and to have authority to heal diseases and cast out demons.
16 And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter;
He appointed Simon (whom he gave the name Peter);
17 and James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he gave them the surname of 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 the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite,
19 and Judas Iscariote, who also delivered him up. And they come to [the] house.
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then they entered a house,
20 And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread.
and a crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat bread.
21 And his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, 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 said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts 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 to [him], he said 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 And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but has come to an end.
27 But no one can, having entered into his house, plunder the goods of the strong [man] unless he first bind the strong [man], and then he will 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 Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches [with] which they may speak injuriously;
“Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter.
30 — because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
He said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without 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 a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without.
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 he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?
But he answered them, “Who is my mother, or my brothers?”
34 And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren:
And looking around in a circle at the people sitting there, he said, “Behold, these are my mother and my brothers!
35 for whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
For whoever does the will of God is my brother and my sister and mother.”
