Mark 3
1 And he entered again into a synagogue; and there was a man there having 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, 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 to the man having the withered hand, Stand up in the midst.
"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.
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 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 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.
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 immediately had a consultation 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 And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake; and a great multitude from Galilee, and from Judaea followed;
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 the Jordan, and the people about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard what great things he was doing, came to 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 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 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, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon him to touch him.
For He had cured many of the people, so that all who had any ailments pressed upon 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.
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 strictly 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 the mountain, and calleth to him whom he would; and they came to him.
Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, 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 of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,
15 and to have authority to cast out demons. And he appointed the twelve,
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, that is, 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 of Cana,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. And he cometh into the house.
and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him.
20 And again a multitude cometh together, 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 his relations hearing of it went out to lay hold of 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 who came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebul; and, He casteth out the demons through the prince of the demons.
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 calling them to him, he said to 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 will not be able to stand;
and if a family splits into parties, that family cannot continue.
26 and if Satan rise up against himself, he is divided, and 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 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.
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 Truly do I say to you, All sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith 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 And his mother and his brothers came; and, standing without, sent to him, to call him.
By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call 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.
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 answering saith to them, Who is my mother, and my brothers?
"Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied.
34 And looking round on those who sat about him, he saith, Behold my mother and my brothers.
And, fixing His eyes on the people who were sitting round Him in a circle, He said,
35 Whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and 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."
