Mark 3
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Jesus Heals a Man’s Hand
1Another time when Jesus went into a synagogue, a man with a crippled hand was there. 2Some people watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath day so they could accuse him.
3Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, “Stand up here in the middle of everyone.”
4Then Jesus asked the people, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?” But they said nothing to answer him.
5Jesus was angry as he looked at the people, and he felt very sad because they were stubborn. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held out his hand and it was healed. 6Then the Pharisees left and began making plans with the Herodians about a way to kill Jesus.
Many People Follow Jesus
7Jesus left with his followers for the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed him. 8Also many people came from Judea, from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from the lands across the Jordan River, and from the area of Tyre and Sidon. When they heard what Jesus was doing, many people came to him. 9When Jesus saw the crowds, he told his followers to get a boat ready for him to keep people from crowding against him. 10He had healed many people, so all the sick were pushing toward him to touch him. 11When evil spirits saw Jesus, they fell down before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!” 12But Jesus strongly warned them not to tell who he was.
Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
13Then Jesus went up on a mountain and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14Jesus chose twelve and called them apostles. He wanted them to be with him, and he wanted to send them out to preach 15and to have the authority to force demons out of people. 16These are the twelve men he chose: Simon (Jesus named him Peter), 17James and John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus named them Boanerges, which means “Sons of Thunder”), 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, 19and Judas Iscariot, who later turned against Jesus.
Some People Say Jesus Has a Devil
20Then Jesus went home, but again a crowd gathered. There were so many people that Jesus and his followers could not eat. 21When his family heard this, they went to get him because they thought he was out of his mind. 22But the teachers of the law from Jerusalem were saying, “Beelzebul is living inside him! He uses power from the ruler of demons to force demons out of people.”
23So Jesus called the people together and taught them with stories. He said, “Satan will not force himself out of people. 24A kingdom that is divided cannot continue, 25and a family that is divided cannot continue. 26And if Satan is against himself and fights against his own people, he cannot continue; that is the end of Satan. 27No one can enter a strong person’s house and steal his things unless he first ties up the strong person. Then he can steal things from the house. 28I tell you the truth, all sins that people do and all the things people say against God can be forgiven. 29But anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of a sin that continues forever.”
30Jesus said this because the teachers of the law said that he had an evil spirit inside him.
Jesus’ True Family
31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to tell him to come out. 32Many people were sitting around Jesus, and they said to him, “Your mother and brothers are waiting for you outside.”
33Jesus asked, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34Then he looked at those sitting around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what God wants.”
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St Mark 3
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1AND he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand.
2And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him.
3And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the midst.
4And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace.
5And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him.
6And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7But Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and Judea,
8And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan. And they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing the things which he did, came to him.
9And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
10For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils.
11And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried, saying:
12Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known.
13And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him.
14And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.
15And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.
16And to Simon he gave the name Peter:
17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
18And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananean:
19And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
20And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
21And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.
22And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.
23And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?
24And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26And if Satan be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.
27No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then shall he plunder his house.
28Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:
29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but shall be guilty of an everlasting sin.
30Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.
31And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
32And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
33And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?
34And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.
35For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
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