Mark 3
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1Jesus went to the synagogue again. A man was there who had a crippled hand. 2Some of those there were watching Jesus to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, because they were looking for a reason to accuse him of breaking the law. 3Jesus told the man with the crippled hand, “Come and stand here in front of everyone.”
4“Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil? Should you save life, or should you kill?” he asked them. But they didn't say a word.
5He looked around at them in exasperation, very upset by their hard-hearted attitude. Then he told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held out his hand, and it was healed. 6The Pharisees left, and immediately began plotting with Herod's party as to how they might kill Jesus.
7Meanwhile Jesus returned to the Sea,#3:7. Of Galilee. and a large crowd followed him. They were from Galilee, Judea, 8Jerusalem, Idumea, Transjordan, and from the regions of Tyre and Sidon. So many people came to see him because they'd heard about all he was doing.
9Jesus told his disciples to have a small boat ready in case the crowd crushed him, 10because he had healed so many that all the sick people kept on pressing towards him so they could touch him. 11Whenever the evil spirits saw him they would fall down in front of him and shout out, “You are the Son of God!” 12But he commanded them not to reveal who he was.
13Then Jesus went away to the hill country. He called those he wanted to be with him, and they came to him. 14He chose twelve to be with him, and called them apostles. They were to be with him, and he would send them out to announce the good news, 15and with the authority to drive out demons. 16These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he called Peter), 17James the son of Zebedee and his brother John (who he called Boanerges, meaning “sons of thunder”), 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Revolutionary,#3:18 See Luke 6:15. 19and Judas Iscariot (who betrayed him).
20Jesus went home, but such a large crowd gathered again that he and his disciples didn't even have time to eat. 21When Jesus' family#3:21. Literally, “those who were close to him.” heard about it, they came to take him away, saying, “He's lost his senses!” 22But the religious leaders from Jerusalem said, “He's possessed by Beelzebub! It's by the ruler of demons that he's driving out demons!”
23But Jesus called them over to him. Using illustrations#3:23. Or “parables,” meaning analogies, comparisons, illustrations. he asked them, “How can Satan throw out Satan? 24A kingdom fighting itself can't continue. 25A household that's divided is doomed. 26If Satan is divided and fights against himself, he won't last long—he'll soon come to an end. 27Clearly, if someone breaks into the house of a strong man and tries to take his things, he won't get far in his theft unless he ties up the strong man first.”
28“I tell you the truth: all sins and blasphemies can be forgiven, 29but if people blaspheme by rejecting the Holy Spirit they can never be forgiven, because they are guilty of an eternal sin.” 30(Jesus said this#3:30. Implied. because they said, “He has an evil spirit.”)
31Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. They waited outside and sent him a message, asking him to come out. 32The crowd that was sitting around him told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside asking for you.”
33“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” he responded. 34Looking around at all those sitting there in a circle, he said, “Here is my mother! Here are my brothers! 35Whoever does what God wants, they are my brother, and sister, and mother.”
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Mark 3
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Mt 12.9-14; Lk 6.6-11. Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2#Lk 11.54. And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come here.” 4And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6#Mk 12.13. The Pharisees went out, and immediately held counsel with the Herodi-ans against him, how to destroy him.
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Mt 4.24-25; 12.15-16; Lk 6.17-19. Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea 8#Mt 11.21. and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him. 9And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him; 10#Mk 5.29,34; 6.56. for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. 11And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12#Mk 1.45. And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
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Mt 5.1; Lk 6.12. And he went up on the mountain, and called to him those whom he desired; and they came to him. 14#Mt 10.1. And he appointed twelve,#3.14 Other ancient authorities add whom also he named apostles to be with him, and to be sent out to preach 15and have authority to cast out demons: 16#Mt 10.2-4; Lk 6.14-16; Acts 1.13. Simon#3.16 Other authorities read demons. 16 So he appointed the twelve: Simon whom he surnamed Peter; 17James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed Bo-anerges, that is, sons of thunder; 18Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, 19#Mk 2.1; 7.17. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Then he went home; 20#Mk 6.31. and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. 21#Mk 3.31-35; Jn 10.20. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for people were saying, “He is beside himself.” 22#Mt 12.24-29; Lk 11.15-22. #Mt 9.34; 10.25. And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Be-elzebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” 23And he called them to him, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27#Is 49.24-25. But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may plunder his house.
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Mt 12.31-32; Lk 12.10. “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; 29but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” — 30for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
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Mt 12.46-50; Lk 8.19-21. And his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers#3.32 Other early authorities add and your sisters are outside, asking for you.” 33And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
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