Mark 3
3
The Man with a Withered Hand
Mt 12:9–14; Lk 6:6–11
1Again, He entered the synagogue, # Mk 1:21 and there was a man who had a withered hand. 2They watched Him to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, # Lk 6:7; 14:1 so that they might accuse Him. 3He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up.”
4Then He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.
5When He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, # Ro 11:25 He said to the man, “Stretch your hand forward.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. # Lk 6:10 6Then the Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against Him, # Mt 22:16; Mk 12:13 how to kill Him.
The Crowd at the Seaside
7Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea # Mt 4:25; Lk 6:17 8and Jerusalem, and Idumea, # Isa 34:5; Eze 35:15 and from beyond the Jordan. And those from Tyre and Sidon, a great crowd, when they heard what great things He did, came to Him. 9He told the disciples to have a small boat ready for Him because of the crowd, lest they should crush Him. 10For He had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed on Him to touch Him. # Mt 14:36; Mk 6:56 11When unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him, crying out, “You are the Son of God.” # Mt 4:3; 14:33 12But He sternly ordered them not to make Him known. # Mt 12:16; Mk 1:25
The Calling of the Twelve Apostles
Mt 10:1–4; Lk 6:12–16
13He went up into the mountain and called to Him those whom He desired, and they came to Him. 14He ordained twelve to be with Him, and to be sent out to preach, 15and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: 16Simon, whom He named Peter; # Jn 1:42 17James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges (meaning Sons of Thunder); 18Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas; and James the son of Alphaeus; and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot; # Ac 1:13 19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.
Jesus and Beelzebub
Mt 12:22–32; Lk 11:14–23; 12:10
20Then they entered a house, and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat bread. # Mk 6:31 21When His family heard of it, they went out to seize Him, for they said, “He is beside Himself.” # Jn 10:20; Ac 26:24
22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebub, and by the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.” # Mt 9:34; 10:25
23So He called them to Him and said to them in parables, # Mt 13:34 “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then he will plunder his house. # Isa 53:12; Mt 12:29 28Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they speak. # Mt 12:31–32; Lk 12:10 29But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal condemnation.” # Mt 25:46
30For they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
The Mother and Brothers of Jesus
Mt 12:46–50; Lk 8:19–21
31Then His mother and His brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to Him, calling Him. 32The crowd sat around Him and said to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are outside asking for You.”
33He answered, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
34Then He looked around at those who sat around Him and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 35For whoever does the will of God # Mt 7:21; 1Jn 2:17 is My brother, and My sister, and My mother.”
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Mark 3
3
Jesus heals on the Sabbath
1Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shrivelled hand was there. 2Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3Jesus said to the man with the shrivelled hand, ‘Stand up in front of everyone.’
4Then Jesus asked them, ‘Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?’ But they remained silent.
5He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. 6Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Crowds follow Jesus
7Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. 11Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, ‘You are the Son of God.’ 12But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
Jesus appoints the Twelve
13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14He appointed twelve#3:14 Some manuscripts twelve – designating them apostles – that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15and to have authority to drive out demons.
16These are the twelve he appointed:
Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means ‘sons of thunder’),
18Andrew,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
Thomas,
James son of Alphaeus,
Thaddaeus,
Simon the Zealot
19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Jesus accused by his family and by teachers of the law
20Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21When his family#3:21 Or his associates heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, ‘He is out of his mind.’
22And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, ‘He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.’
23So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: ‘How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27In fact, no-one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. 28Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.’
30He said this because they were saying, ‘He has an impure spirit.’
31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32A crowd was sitting round him, and they told him, ‘Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.’
33 ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ he asked.
34Then he looked at those seated in a circle round him and said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! 35Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.’
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