Mark 3
1 Again Jesus walked into the synagogue and there was a man with a withered hand.
And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered.
2 Some people watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath so that they could accuse him.
And They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
3 Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand here in the middle of everyone.”
And he said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the middle."
4 Then he said to the people, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath day or to do harm; to save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.
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.
5 He looked around at them with anger, and he was grieved by their hardness of heart, and he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
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.
6 The Pharisees went out and immediately began to plot with the Herodians as to how they might put him to death.
And the Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7 Then Jesus, with his disciples, went to the sea, and a great crowd of people followed from Galilee and from Judea
And Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, and from Judea,
8 and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. When they heard about the things he was doing, a great crowd came to him.
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.
9 He asked his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him.
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.
10 For he healed many, so that everyone who had afflictions eagerly approached him in order to touch him.
For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.
11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, and they said, “You are the Son of God.”
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and shouted, saying, "You are the Son of God."
12 He strictly ordered them not to make him known.
And he sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
13 He went up on the mountain, and he called for those he wanted, and they came to him.
And he went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
14 He appointed the twelve (whom he named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them to proclaim the message,
And 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.
to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons.
16 Then he appointed the twelve: Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;
And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter;
17 James son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder;
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);
18 and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
19 and Judas Iscariot, who would betray him.
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
20 Then he went home, and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat bread.
And he came into a house, and the crowd came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
21 When his family heard about it, they went out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
And when his family heard it, they went out to take charge of him: for they said, "He is out of his mind."
22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul” and “By the ruler of the demons he drives out demons.”
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons."
23 Jesus called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
And so he summoned them, and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
26 If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but has come to an end.
And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he will not be able to stand, but has an end.
27 But no one can enter into the house of a strong man and steal his belongings without tying up the strong man first, and then he will plunder his house.
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.
28 Truly I say to you, all sins of the sons of men will be forgiven, even all the blasphemies which they utter,
Truly I tell you, all human sins will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;
30 Jesus said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."
31 Then his mother and his brothers came and stood outside. They sent for him, summoning him.
And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
32 A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they are looking for you.”
And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."
33 He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
And he answered them, saying, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"
34 He looked around at those who were sitting in a circle around him and said, “See, here are my mother and my brothers!
And looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Look, my mother and my brothers.
35 For whoever does the will of God, that person is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."
