Mark 3

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath Day

1Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a weak and twisted hand was there. 2The Pharisees who were there watched Jesus closely because they wanted to accuse him of doing something wrong. They waited to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath day. 3Jesus said to the man with the weak and twisted hand, “Stand up front here.”

4Then Jesus asked everyone, “What does the Law say we should do on the Sabbath day? Should we do good, or should we do evil? Should we save life, or should we kill?” But no one said anything.

5Jesus looked around at all of them angrily. He was upset because their hearts were so stubborn. Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” When he stretched it out, his hand became as good as new. 6But the Pharisees went out and began to make plans with the Herodians to kill Jesus.

Crowds Follow Jesus

7Jesus went off to the Sea of Galilee with his disciples, and a large crowd from Galilee followed him. 8When people heard about everything he was doing, many others also came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the areas east of the Jordan River and around Tyre and Sidon. 9Because the crowd was so big, Jesus told his disciples to get a small boat ready for him so the people wouldn’t crush him. 10Jesus had healed many people, so those who were still sick were pushing forward to try to touch him. 11Whenever evil spirits saw him, they fell down in front of him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!” 12But Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone about him.

Jesus Appoints 12 Disciples

13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called those he wanted, and they went to him. 14He chose 12 of them to work closely with him. He chose them so he could send them out to preach 15and to have authority to drive out demons.

16These are the 12 he chose:

Simon (Jesus gave him the name Peter),

17James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John (Jesus gave them the name 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 handed Jesus over to his enemies.

The Teachers of the Law Accuse Jesus

20Jesus went into another house, and such a large crowd gathered there that he and his disciples weren’t even able to eat. 21When his family heard about this, they came to get him, because they thought, “He’s out of his mind.”

22Some teachers of the law who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is controlled by Beelzebul! He’s driving out demons by the power of the prince of demons.”

23So Jesus called them over and gave them an illustration. He said, “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom fights against itself, it can’t stand. 25If a family is divided, it can’t stand. 26And if Satan fights against himself and his agents are divided, he can’t last. That’s the end of him. 27You know, you can’t just walk into a strong man’s house. You have to tie him up first. Then you can steal things from him. 28Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven for every kind of sin and insult, 29but anyone who says that the Holy Spirit is evil will never be forgiven. Their guilt will last forever.”

30Jesus said this because the teachers of the law were saying, “He has an evil spirit.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent someone in to get him. 32A crowd was sitting around Jesus and they told him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”

33Jesus responded, “Who is my mother? And who are my brothers?”

34Then he looked at the people sitting in a circle around him and said, “Here is my mother! Here are my brothers! 35Anyone who does what God wants is my brother and sister and mother.”

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Jesus Heals on the Day of Rest—a Holy Day

(Matthew 12:9–15a; Luke 6:6–11)

1Jesus went into a synagogue again. A man who had a paralyzed hand was there. 2The people were watching Jesus closely. They wanted to see whether he would heal the man on the day of rest—a holy day, so that they could accuse him of doing something wrong.

3So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stand in the center ⌞of the synagogue⌟.” 4Then he asked them, “Is it right to do good or to do evil on the day of rest—a holy day, to give a person back his health or to let him die?”

But they were silent. 5Jesus was angry as he looked around at them. He was deeply hurt because their minds were closed. Then he told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held it out, and his hand became normal again.

6The Pharisees left, and with Herod’s followers they immediately plotted to kill Jesus.

Many People Are Cured

(Luke 6:17–19)

7Jesus left with his disciples for the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd from Galilee, Judea, 8Jerusalem, Idumea, and from across the Jordan River, and from around Tyre and Sidon followed him. They came to him because they had heard about everything he was doing. 9Jesus told his disciples to have a boat ready so that the crowd would not crush him. 10He had cured so many that everyone with a disease rushed up to him in order to touch him. 11Whenever people with evil spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and shout, “You are the Son of God!” 12He gave them orders not to tell people who he was.

Jesus Appoints Twelve Apostles

(Matthew 10:1–4; Luke 6:13–16)

13Jesus went up a mountain, called those whom he wanted, and they came to him. 14He appointed twelve whom he called apostles.#3:14 Some manuscripts and translations omit “whom he called apostles.” They were to accompany him and to be sent out by him to spread ⌞the Good News⌟. 15They also had the authority to force demons out of people.

16He appointed these twelve: Simon (whom Jesus named Peter), 17James and his brother John (Zebedee’s sons whom Jesus named Boanerges, which means “Thunderbolts”), 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, 19and Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed Jesus).

Jesus Is Accused of Working with Beelzebul

(Matthew 12:22–32; Luke 11:14–23)

20Then Jesus went home. Another crowd gathered so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat. 21When his family heard about it, they went to get him. They said, “He’s out of his mind!”

22The experts in Moses’ Teachings who had come from Jerusalem said, “Beelzebul is in him,” and “He forces demons out of people with the help of the ruler of demons.”

23Jesus called them together and used this illustration: “How can Satan force out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot last. 25And if a household is divided against itself, that household will not last. 26So if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot last. That will be the end of him.

27“No one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property. First he must tie up the strong man. Then he can go through the strong man’s house and steal his property.

28“I can guarantee this truth: People will be forgiven for any sin or curse. 29But whoever curses the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. He is guilty of an everlasting sin.” 30Jesus said this because the experts in Moses’ Teachings had said that he had an evil spirit.

The True Family of Jesus

(Matthew 12:46–50; Luke 8:19–21)

31Then his mother and his brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent someone to ask him to come out. 32The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”

33He replied to them, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 34Then looking at those who sat in a circle around him, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers. 35Whoever does what God wants is my brother and sister and mother.”

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