Mark 3

1 Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.

2 In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

3 Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”

4 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 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, as sound as the other.

6 At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

7 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,

8 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 Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

10 For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.

11 And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

12 But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

13 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

14 He appointed twelve of them to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

15 and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to drive out demons:

16 Simon (whom He named Peter),

17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

20 Then they went into a house, and once again a crowd gathered, so that they could not even eat.

21 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 had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

23 So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

25 If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

26 And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.

27 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 Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.

29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is subject to eternal judgment.”

30 Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

31 Then Jesus’ brothers and mother came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,

32 and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers and sisters are outside, asking for You.”

33 But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, or who are My brothers?”

34 Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

35 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

1 ¶ And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, ‹Stand forth.›

4 And he saith unto them, ‹Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill?› But they held their peace.

5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, ‹Stretch forth thine hand.› And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and [from] beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

13 ¶ And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth [unto him] whom he would: and they came unto him.

14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;

17 And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

22 ¶ And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

23 And he called them [unto him], and said unto them in parables, ‹How can Satan cast out Satan?›

24 ‹And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.›

25 ‹And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.›

26 ‹And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.›

27 ‹No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.›

28 ‹Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:›

29 ‹But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:›

30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

31 ¶ There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

33 And he answered them, saying, ‹Who is my mother, or my brethren?›

34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, ‹Behold my mother and my brethren!›

35 ‹For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.›

1 And he went again to the school. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.

2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him even on the sabbath day, that they might have a cause against him.

3 And he said unto the man with the withered hand, Come forth.

4 And he said unto them, Shall one do good on the sabbath day, or do evil, preserve life, or kill? But they held their peace.

5 And he looked round about on them with wrath, and was grieved at their hardened hearts, and said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was healed like the other.

6 And the Pharisees went out, and straightway took counsel with Herod's servants concerning him, how they might destroy him.

7 But JEsus departed with his disciples unto the sea. And much people followed him out of Galilee, and out of Judea.

8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan, and them that dwell about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude that heard his deeds, and came unto him.

9 And he spake unto his disciples, that they should keep him a little ship for the people's sake, that they should not press him.

10 For he healed many of them, so that they came upon him, all that were afflicted, that they might touch him.

11 And when the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him, and cried, saying: You are the Son of God!

12 And he afflicted them sore, that they made him not known.

13 And he went up into a mountain, and called unto him those whom he would, and they went unto him.

14 And he ordained the twelve to be with him, and to send them forth to preach,

15 And that they had power to heal diseases, and to cast out devils,

16 and gave Simon the name Peter;

17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and gave them the name of Bnehargem, which is said, Children 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.

19 And Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

20 And they came home, and there the people came together again, so that they had not room to eat.

21 And when they that were about him heard it, they went out, and would have held him: for they said: He shall come out of his senses.

22 And the scribes that were come down from Jerusalem said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the chief of the devils he casteth out devils.

23 And he called them together, and spake unto them in parables: How can one Satan cast out another?

24 If a kingdom be divided among itself, it may not stand.

25 And if a house be divided among itself, it may not stand.

26 If Satan therefore set himself against himself, and be at variance with himself, he cannot stand, but is finished.

27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his house.

28 Verily I say unto you, All sins are forgiven the children of men, even blasphemy, that they may blaspheme against GOD;

29 But he that blasphemeth the Holy Ghost hath no remission for ever, but is guilty of everlasting judgment.

30 For they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

31 And his mother and his brethren came and stood without, and sent for him, and called him.

32 And the people sat about him. And they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without ask for thee.

33 And he answered them, and said: Who is my mother and my brothers?

34 And looking round about on the disciples that sat about him in a circle, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren.

35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.