Mark 3
1 And he entered again into a synagogue; and there was a man there having a withered hand;
Once again Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
2 and they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.
Now the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.
3 And he saith to the man having the withered hand, Stand up in the midst.
And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Rise and come forward.”
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 Jesus said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were 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, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out yoʋr hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored, becoming as sound 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 out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against Jesus as to 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;
But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and 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.
Jerusalem, Idumea, and beyond the Jordan. A great multitude of people from around Tyre and Sidon also came to him when they heard about everything he was 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.
Then he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, so that the crowd would not crush him.
10 For he had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon him to touch him.
For he had healed many, so that all who had afflictions were pressing toward him 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.
Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they would fall down before him and cry out, “Yoʋ are the Son of God.”
12 And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known.
But he would strictly warn them not to make him known.
13 And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth to him whom he would; and they came to him.
Afterward Jesus went up on the mountain and called for 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 so that they might be with him and so that he might send them out to preach
15 and to have authority to cast out demons. And he appointed the twelve,
and to have authority to heal diseases and cast out demons.
16 and Simon he surnamed Peter;
He appointed Simon (whom he gave the name Peter);
17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder;
James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (whom he gave the name Boanerges, which means, 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, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. And he cometh into the house.
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then they entered a house,
20 And again a multitude cometh together, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
and a crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat bread.
21 And his relations hearing of it went out to lay hold of him; for they said, He is beside himself.
When his family heard about it, they went out to restrain him, for they said, “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.
But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”
23 And calling them to him, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?
So Jesus called them over 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 will not be able to stand;
And if a house is divided against itself, that house 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 is divided, he cannot stand, but has come to an end.
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 enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
28 Truly do I say to you, All sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme;
“Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter.
30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
He said this 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 Jesus' brothers and mother came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called for 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.
There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and they said to him, “Behold, yoʋr mother, yoʋr brothers, and yoʋr sisters are outside looking for yoʋ.”
33 And he answering saith to them, Who is my mother, and my brothers?
But he answered them, “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 in a circle at the people sitting there, he said, “Behold, these are my mother and my brothers!
35 Whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
For whoever does the will of God is my brother and my sister and mother.”
