Mark 3
1 And again Jesus entered into a synagogue. And there was a man there, whose hand was withered.
At another time, when He went to the synagogue, there was a man there with one arm shrivelled up.
2 And they watched him, that if he should heal on the sabbath, 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 said to the man of the withered hand: Stand up in the midst.
"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.
4 And he said also to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to give life to a person, or to destroy? 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 he looked on them with indignation, being grieved with the hardness of their heart. And he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched 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 out, that very hour, with the domestics of Herod, and held a consultation 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 retired with his disciples to the sea. And many people joined him from Galilee, and from Judaea,
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 from Tyre, and from Sidon: great multitudes, when they heard all that he did, 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 told his disciples to bring him a ship, on account of the multitude, lest they should crowd upon 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 they rushed upon him, in order 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 they who were afflicted with unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down and cried out, and said: 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 charged them much, not to make him known.
But He many a time checked them, forbidding them to say who He was.
13 And he ascended a mountain, and called whom he pleased; 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 chose twelve to be with him, whom he would send out 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 who would have power to heal the sick, and to cast out demons.
with authority to expel the demons.
16 And to Simon he gave the name of Cephas.
These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave the surname of Peter),
17 And to James the son of Zebedee and to John the brother of James, he gave the name of 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 he chose also Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean,
19 And Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. And they came to the house:
and Judas Iscariot, the man who also betrayed Him.
20 and the multitude assembled again, so that they could not 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 kinsmen heard, and went out to take him; for they said: He is out of his reason.
Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
22 And those Scribes that had come down from Jerusalem, said: Beelzebub is in him; and by the prince of demons he expelleth 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 Jesus called them, and said to them, by similitudes: 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 For 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 is at an end.
So if Satan has risen in arms and has made war upon himself, stand he cannot, but meets his end.
27 No one can enter the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man; and then he may rob 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 to you: All sins, and the blasphemies that men may utter, may be forgiven them:
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 had said: An unclean spirit is in him.
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 call him to them.
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 were sitting around him, and they said to him: Lo, thy mother and thy brothers, without, call 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 He replied, and said to them: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?
"Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied.
34 And he looked upon those who sat by him, and said: Behold my mother! and, behold my brothers!
And, fixing His eyes on the people who were sitting round Him in a circle, He said,
35 For whoever shall do the pleasure of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and my 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."
