Mark 3
1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which 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 watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; 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 saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.
4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
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 when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
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 went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians 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 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judæa,
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 [from] beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto 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 spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng 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 had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to 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 unclean spirits, when they saw 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 straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
But He many a time checked them, forbidding them to say who He was.
13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth [unto him] whom he would: and they came unto him.
Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, and they came to Him.
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth 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 sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
with authority to expel the demons.
16 And Simon he surnamed 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 surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The 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 Canaanite,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean,
19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him.
20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as 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 friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
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 he called them [unto him], and said unto 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 be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
For if civil war breaks out in a kingdom, nothing can make that kingdom last;
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end.
27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil 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, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
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 hath an unclean spirit.
This was because they said, "He is possessed by a foul spirit."
31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto 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 multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
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 he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, 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, 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."
