Marqos (Mark) 3
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1And He went into the congregation again, and a man who had a withered hand was there.
2And they were watching Him, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so as to accuse Him.
3And He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up to the middle.”
4And He said to them, “Is it right to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.
5And having looked around on them with displeasure, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.
6And the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how to destroy Him.
7But יהושע withdrew with His taught ones to the sea. And a great crowd from Galil followed Him, and from Yehuḏah.
8Even from Yerushalayim, and from Eḏom and beyond the Yardĕn, and those around Tsor and Tsiḏon, a large crowd came to Him when they heard how much He was doing.
9And He spoke to His taught ones, that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the crowd, lest they should press upon Him.
10For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions fell upon Him to touch Him.
11And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of Elohim.”
12But He warned them many times that they should not make Him known.
13And He went up on the mountain and called to Him whom He wished, and they came to Him.
14And He appointed twelve to be with Him, and to be sent out to proclaim,
15and to possess authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons.
16And He appointed the twelve: Shim‛on, to whom He added the name Kĕpha;
17and Ya‛aqoḇ the son of Zaḇdai, and Yoḥanan the brother of Ya‛aqoḇ, to whom He added the name Beni-Reḡes, that is, “Sons of Thunder,”
18and Andri, and Philip, and Bartholomi, and Mattithyahu, and T’oma, and Ya‛aqoḇ son of Alphai, and Taddai, and Shim‛on the Kena‛anite;
19and Yehuḏah from Qerioth, who did also deliver Him up. And they went into a house,
20and again the crowd came together, so that they were unable even to eat bread.
21And when His relatives heard about this, they went out to seize Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.”
22And the scribes who came down from Yerushalayim said, “He has Be‛elzebul,” and, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
23And calling them near He said to them in parables, “How is Satan able to cast out Satan?
24“And if a reign is divided against itself, that reign is unable to stand.
25“And if a house is divided against itself, that house is unable to stand.
26“And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he is unable to stand, but has an end.
27“No one is able to enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he shall plunder his house.
28“Truly, I say to you, all the sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they speak,
29but he who blasphemes against the Set-apart Spirit has no forgiveness forever, but is subject to everlasting judgment,”
30because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
31And His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him.
32And a crowd was sitting around Him. And they said to Him, “See, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You.”
33But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?”
34And looking about on those sitting round Him, He said, “See My mother and My brothers!
35“For whoever does the desire of Elohim is My brother and My sister and mother.”#See Mat. 12:50; Luke 8:21
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Mark 3
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A man with a crippled hand
(Matthew 12.9-14; Luke 6.6-11)
1The next time that Jesus went into the meeting place, a man with a crippled hand was there. 2The Pharisees#3.2 Pharisees: The Greek text has “they”, but see verse 6. wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.
3Jesus told the man to stand up where everyone could see him. 4Then he asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?” But no one said a word.
5Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand was healed.
6The Pharisees left. And straight away they started making plans with Herod's followers#3.6 Herod's followers: People who were political followers of the family of Herod the Great and his son Herod Antipas. to kill Jesus.
Large crowds come to Jesus
7Jesus led his disciples down to the shore of the lake. Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Judea, 8and Jerusalem. People came from Idumea, as well as other places east of the River Jordan. They also came from the region around the cities of Tyre and Sidon. All these crowds came because they had heard what Jesus was doing. 9He even had to tell his disciples to get a boat ready to keep him from being crushed by the crowds.#Mk 4.1; Lk 5.1-3.
10After Jesus had healed many people, the other sick people begged him to let them touch him. 11And whenever any evil spirits saw Jesus, they would fall to the ground and shout, “You are the Son of God!” 12But Jesus warned the spirits not to tell who he was.
Jesus chooses his twelve apostles
(Matthew 10.1-4; Luke 6.12-16)
13Jesus decided to ask some of his disciples to go up on a mountain with him, and they went. 14Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles,#3.14 to be his apostles: These words are not in some manuscripts. so that they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preach 15and to force out demons. 16Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter. 17There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means “Thunderbolts”. 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles. The others were Simon, known as the Eager One,#3.18 known as the Eager One: The Greek text has “Cananaean”, which probably comes from a Hebrew word meaning “zealous” (see Luke 6.15). “Zealot” was the name later given to the members of a Jewish group which resisted and fought against the Romans. 19and Judas Iscariot,#3.19 Iscariot: This may mean “a man from Kerioth” (a place in Judea). But more probably it means “a man who was a liar” or “a man who was a betrayer”. who later betrayed Jesus.
Jesus and the ruler of demons
(Matthew 12.22-32; Luke 11.14-23; 12.10)
20Jesus went back home,#3.20 went back home: Or “entered a house” (perhaps the home of Simon Peter). and once again such a large crowd gathered that there was no chance even to eat. 21When Jesus' family heard what he was doing, they thought he was mad and went to get him under control.
22Some teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem and said, “This man is under the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons! He is even forcing out demons with the help of Beelzebul.”#Mt 9.34; 10.25.
23Jesus told the people to gather around him. Then he spoke to them in riddles and said:
How can Satan force himself out? 24A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long. 25And a family that fights won't last long either. 26So if Satan fights against himself, that will be the end of him.
27How can anyone break into the house of a strong man and steal his things, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can take everything.
28I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are. 29But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven. That sin will be held against you for ever.#Lk 12.10.
30Jesus said this because the people were saying that he had an evil spirit in him.
Jesus' mother and brothers
(Matthew 12.46-50; Luke 8.19-21)
31Jesus' mother and brothers came and stood outside. Then they sent someone with a message for him to come out to them. 32The crowd that was sitting around Jesus told him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters#3.32 and sisters: These words are not in some manuscripts. are outside and want to see you.”
33Jesus asked, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 34Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 35Anyone who obeys God is my brother or sister or mother.”
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