Mark 3
1 And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand.
Again he went into a synagogue where there was a man with his hand withered.
2 And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him.
And they kept watching Jesus to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath; so as to have some charge to bring against him.
3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the midst.
"Stand up," Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, "and come forward."
4 And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace.
Then he asked them. "Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath Day, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?"
5 And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him.
They were silent. Then looking around upon them with anger, and deeply grieved by the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" He stretched it out, and the hand was at once completely restored.
6 And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
As soon as they came out, the Pharisees plotted against him with the Herodians, in order to destroy him.
7 But Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and Judea,
Then Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great crowd of people from Galilee followed.
8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan. And they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing the things which he did, came to him.
From Judea, too, and Jerusalem, and Idumea, and from beyond Jordan, and from the district of Tyre and Sidon, they came to him a vast multitude, because they heard what he was doing.
9 And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
So he directed his disciples to keep a little boat in readiness for him, because of the crowd, to prevent their crushing him.
10 For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils.
For he had healed so many that all the people who had ailments pressed upon him so as to touch him.
11 And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried, saying:
And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him, they threw themselves down at his feet, screaming out, "You are the Son of God."
12 Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known.
But over and over, he strictly forbade them to make him known.
13 And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him.
Then he went up the hillside and called to him those whom he chose, and they came to him.
14 And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.
Twelve of them whom he also called "Apostles," he appointed to be with him, and also that he might send them out to preach,
15 And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.
and to have authority to cast out demons.
16 And to Simon he gave the name Peter:
There was Simon, whom he surnamed Peter,
17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
and James(them he surnamed Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),
18 And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananean:
and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and Jamesthe son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot,
19 And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
20 And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Then he went into a house, but again such a multitude assembled that they could not get their food.
21 And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.
When his relatives heard of it, they came to take possession of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
22 And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.
The Scribes also who had come down from Jerusalem, said, "He is Beelzebub," and, "He casts out demons by the power of the Prince of the demons."
23 And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?
So when he had called them to him he spoke to them in parables. "How," said he, "can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand;
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
if a household be divided against itself, that household cannot stand;
26 And if Satan be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.
and if Satan has revolted against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand. Nay, he meets his end!
27 No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then shall he plunder his house.
"Indeed, no one can enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property without first binding the strong man; then he can plunder his house.
28 Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:
In solemn truth I tell you that the sons of men shall be forgiven all their sins and all the blasphemies they may utter,
30 Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.
Because they kept saying, "He has an unclean spirit."
31 And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Then his mother and his brothers came up, and standing outside, they sent a messenger to him to call him.
32 And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
Now a crowd was sitting round him and they told him, "See! your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, wanting to see you."
33 And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?
"Who are my mother and my brothers?" he replied.
34 And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.
Then, with a glance at those who were in the circle sitting around him, he added.
35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
"Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God, that one is my brother and sister and mother."
