Mark 3
1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was there a man having his hand dried up.
At another time, when He went to the synagogue, there was a man there with one arm shrivelled up.
2 And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, 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 says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up [and come] into the midst.
"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.
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 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 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.
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 And the Pharisees going out straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, 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 And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
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 Idumaea and beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him.
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 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.
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 many, so that they beset him that they might touch him, as many as had plagues.
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 beheld him, fell down before him, and cried saying, Thou art the Son of God.
And the foul spirits, whenever they saw Him, threw themselves down at His feet, screaming out: "You are the Son of God."
12 And he rebuked them much, that they might not make him manifest.
But He many a time checked them, forbidding them to say who He was.
13 And he goes up into the mountain, and calls whom he himself would, and they went to him.
Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, 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 of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,
15 and to have power [to heal diseases, and] to cast out demons.
with authority to expel the demons.
16 And he gave to Simon the surname of Peter;
These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of 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 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 the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean,
19 and Judas Iscariote, who also delivered him up. And they come to [the] house.
and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him.
20 And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even 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 his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.
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 come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts 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 to [him], he said 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 And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.
For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;
25 And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.
and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.
So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his 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.
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 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;
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 — because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
This was because they said, "He is possessed by a foul spirit."
31 And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without 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 a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without.
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 he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?
"Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied.
34 And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren:
And, fixing His eyes on the people who were sitting round Him in a circle, He said,
35 for whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and 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."
