Mark 3
1 And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered.
Another time He went into the synagogue, and there was a man there with a withered hand.
2 And They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the middle."
Well, He says to the man with the withered hand, “Come out in the middle!”
4 And he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.
Then He said to them: “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.
5 And when he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
After looking around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, He says to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” So he stretched, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other!
6 And the Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Then the Pharisees went straight out, and with the Herodians started hatching a plot against Him, how they might destroy Him.
7 And Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, and from Judea,
Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him—also from Judea,
8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A large crowd, when they heard what great things he did, came to him.
from Jerusalem, from Idumea and beyond Jordan; even those around Tyre and Sidon. A huge crowd came to Him, having heard the sorts of things He kept doing.
9 And he told his disciples that a small boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they would not press on him.
So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the crowd, lest they should press in on Him.
10 For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.
Because He had healed many, so that as many as had afflictions were pushing toward Him so as to touch Him.
11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and shouted, saying, "You are the Son of God."
And the unclean spirits—whenever one saw Him, he would fall down before Him and cry out, saying, “You are the son of God!”
12 And he sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
And He kept giving them strict orders that they should not make Him known.
13 And he went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
He went up on the mountain and summoned 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 out to preach,
He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach
15 to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons.
—also to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
16 And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter;
namely Peter (a name He gave to Simon);
17 and James the son of Zebedee; and John the brother of James (and he gave them the names Boanerges, which is to say, Sons of Thunder);
James son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (and a name He gave to them was 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 Zealot;
Andrew, Phillip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite;
19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
20 And he came into a house, and the crowd came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Then they went into a house; and again a multitude gathered, so that they were not even able to eat bread.
21 And when his family heard it, they went out to take charge of him: for they said, "He is out of his mind."
Well upon hearing this His family came to apprehend Him, because they were saying, “He is out of his mind!”
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons."
Then some scribes who had come down from Jerusalem started saying, “He has Beelzebul,” and “It is by the ruler of the demons that he casts out demons.”
23 And so he summoned them, and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
So summoning them He started saying to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
And if a household is divided against itself, that household cannot stand.
26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he will not be able to stand, but has an end.
And if Satan has risen up against himself and become divided, he cannot stand, but is finished.
27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.
No one can plunder the strong man's goods, invading his house, unless he first binds the strong man—then he may plunder the house.
28 Truly I tell you, all human sins will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;
“Assuredly I say to you: all the sins of the sons of men can be forgiven, including whatever blasphemies they may utter;
30 because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."
—because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him.
32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."
A crowd was sitting around Him; so they said to Him, “Look, your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.”
33 And he answered them, saying, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"
He answered them saying, “Who is my mother or my brothers?”
34 And looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Look, my mother and my brothers.
And looking around at those seated in a circle around Him He said: “Behold my mother and my brothers!
35 For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."
Because whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, my sister, my mother.”
