Mark 3
1 And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand.
Again Jesus walked into the synagogue and there was a man with a withered hand.
2 And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him.
Some people watched him closely to see if he would heal him 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 midst.
Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand here in the middle of everyone.”
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 said to the people, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath day or to do harm; to save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.
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.
He looked around at them with anger, and he was grieved by their hardness of heart, and he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
6 And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
The Pharisees went out and immediately began to plot with the Herodians as to how they might put him to death.
7 But Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and Judea,
Then Jesus, with his disciples, went to the sea, and a great crowd of people followed from Galilee and from Judea
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.
and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. When they heard about the things he was doing, a great crowd came to him.
9 And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
He asked his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him.
10 For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils.
For he healed many, so that everyone who had afflictions eagerly approached him in order to touch him.
11 And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried, saying:
Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, and they said, “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.
He strictly ordered them not to make him known.
13 And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him.
He went up on the mountain, and he called for those he wanted, and they came to him.
14 And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.
He appointed the twelve (whom he named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them to proclaim the message,
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:
Then he appointed the twelve: Simon, to whom he gave the name 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:
James son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name 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, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
19 And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
and Judas Iscariot, who would betray 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 home, and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat bread.
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 family heard about it, they went out to seize 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 who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul” and “By the ruler of the demons he drives out demons.”
23 And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?
Jesus called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
26 And if Satan be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.
If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but has come to an 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.
But no one can enter into the house of a strong man and steal his belongings without tying up the strong man first, and then he will 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:
Truly I say to you, all sins of the sons of men will be forgiven, even all the blasphemies which they utter,
30 Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.
Jesus said this because they were 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 and stood outside. They sent for him, summoning him.
32 And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they are looking for you.”
33 And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?
He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
34 And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.
He looked around at those who were sitting in a circle around him and said, “See, here are my mother and my brothers!
35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
For whoever does the will of God, that person is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
