Mark 3
1 And he entered again into a synagogue; and there was a man there having a withered hand;
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, 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 saith to the man having the withered hand, Stand up in the midst.
Well, He says to the man with the withered hand, “Come out in the middle!”
4 And he saith to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save 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 looking round on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; 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 forth, and immediately had a consultation 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 with his disciples to the lake; and a great multitude from Galilee, and from Judaea followed;
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 Idumaea, and from beyond the Jordan, and the people about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard what great things he was doing, 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 gave direction to his disciples, that a boat should be in readiness for him because of the multitude, that they might not throng 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 plagues pressed upon him to 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, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying, Thou art 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 strictly charged 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 goeth up into the mountain, and calleth to him whom he would; and they came to him.
He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He wanted, and they came to Him.
14 And he appointed twelve to be with him, and whom he might send forth to preach,
He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach
15 and to have authority to cast out demons. And he appointed the twelve,
—also to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
16 and Simon he surnamed Peter;
namely Peter (a name He gave to Simon);
17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, that is, 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 of Cana,
Andrew, Phillip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite;
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. And he cometh into the house.
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
20 And again a multitude cometh together, 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 his relations hearing of it went out to lay hold of him; for they said, He is beside himself.
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 hath Beelzebul; and, He casteth out the demons through the prince of 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 calling them to him, he 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 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 will not be able to stand;
And if a household is divided against itself, that household cannot stand.
26 and if Satan rise up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.
And if Satan has risen up against himself and become divided, he cannot stand, but is finished.
27 Moreover, no one can enter into a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind 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 do I say to you, All sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall 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 hath an unclean spirit.
—because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 And his mother and his brothers came; and, standing without, sent to him, to call him.
Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him.
32 And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say to him, Lo! thy mother and thy brothers and thy sisters are without, seeking for thee.
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 answering saith to them, Who is my mother, and my brothers?
He answered them saying, “Who is my mother or my brothers?”
34 And looking round on those who sat about him, he saith, Behold 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 Whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Because whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, my sister, my mother.”
