Mark 3
1 And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man having the hand withered,
Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
2 and they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, that they might accuse him.
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
3 And he saith to the man having the hand withered, 'Rise up in the midst.'
Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
4 And he saith to them, 'Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.
And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
5 And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, 'Stretch forth thy hand;' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;
Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
6 and the Pharisees having gone forth, immediately, with the Herodians, were taking counsel against him how they might destroy him.
At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
7 And Jesus withdrew with his disciples unto the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon — a great multitude — having heard how great things he was doing, came unto him.
Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
9 And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,
Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
10 for he did heal many, so that they threw themselves on him, in order to touch him — as many as had plagues;
For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
11 and the unclean spirits, when they were seeing him, were falling down before him, and were crying, saying — 'Thou art the Son of God;'
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
12 and many times he was charging them that they might not make him manifest.
But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
13 And he goeth up to the mountain, and doth call near whom he willed, and they went away to him;
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
14 and he appointed twelve, that they may be with him, and that he may send them forth to preach,
He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
15 and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.
and to have authority to drive out demons.
16 And he put on Simon the name Peter;
These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
17 and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names — Boanerges, that is, 'Sons of thunder;'
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up; and they come into a house.
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
20 And come together again doth a multitude, so that they are not able even to eat bread;
Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
21 and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,
When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
22 and the scribes who [are] from Jerusalem having come down, said — 'He hath Beelzeboul,' and — 'By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
23 And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, 'How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?
So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
24 and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
25 and if a house against itself be divided, that house cannot be made to stand;
If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
26 and if the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end.
And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.
27 'No one is able the vessels of the strong man — having entered into his house — to spoil, if first he may not bind the strong man, and then his house he will spoil.
Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
28 'Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil,
Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
30 because they said, 'He hath an unclean spirit.'
Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 Then come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto him, calling him,
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
32 and a multitude was sitting about him, and they said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren without do seek thee.'
and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
33 And he answered them, saying, 'Who is my mother, or my brethren?'
But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
34 And having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren!
Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
35 for whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.'
For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
