Mark 3
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Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath Day
(Mt. 12:9–14; Lk. 6:6–11)
1Another time Jesus went into the synagogue. In the synagogue there was a man with a crippled hand. 2Some Jews there were watching Jesus closely. They were waiting to see if he would heal the man on a Sabbath day. They wanted to see Jesus do something wrong so that they could accuse him. 3Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, “Stand up here so that everyone can see you.”
4Then Jesus asked the people, “Which is the right thing to do on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil? Is it right to save a life or to destroy one?” The people said nothing to answer him.
5Jesus looked at the people. He was angry, but he felt very sad because they were so stubborn. He said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held out his hand, and it was healed. 6Then the Pharisees left and made plans with the Herodians about a way to kill Jesus.
Many Follow Jesus
7Jesus went away with his followers to the lake. A large crowd of people from Galilee followed them. 8Many also came from Judea, from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from the area across the Jordan River, and from the area around Tyre and Sidon. These people came because they heard about all that Jesus was doing.
9Jesus saw how many people there were, so he told his followers to get a small boat and make it ready for him. He wanted the boat so that the crowds of people could not push against him. 10He had healed many of them, so all the sick people were pushing toward him to touch him. 11Some people had evil spirits inside them. When the evil spirits saw Jesus, they bowed before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!” 12But Jesus gave the spirits a strong warning not to tell anyone who he was.
Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
(Mt. 10:1–4; Lk. 6:12–16)
13Then Jesus went up on a hill and invited those he wanted to go with him. So they joined him there. 14And he chose twelve men and called them apostles. He wanted these twelve men to be with him, and he wanted to send them to other places to tell people God’s message. 15He also wanted them to have the power to force demons out of people. 16These are the names of the twelve men Jesus chose:
Simon (the one Jesus named Peter),
17James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (the ones Jesus named Boanerges, which means “Sons of Thunder”),
18Andrew,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
Thomas,
James, the son of Alphaeus,
Thaddaeus,
Simon, the Zealot,
19Judas Iscariot (the one who handed Jesus over to his enemies).
Jesus’ Power Is From God
(Mt. 12:22–32; Lk. 11:14–23; 12:10)
20Then Jesus went home, but again a large crowd gathered there. There were so many people that he and his followers could not eat. 21His family heard about all these things. They went to get him because people said he was crazy.
22And the teachers of the law from Jerusalem said, “Satan#3:22 Satan Literally, “Beelzebul” (the devil). is living inside him! He uses power from the ruler of demons to force demons out of people.”
23So Jesus called them together and talked to them using some stories. He said, “Satan will not force his own demons out of people. 24A kingdom that fights against itself will not survive. 25And a family that is divided will not survive. 26If Satan is against himself and is fighting against his own people, he will not survive. That would be the end of Satan.
27“Whoever wants to enter a strong man’s house and steal his things must first tie him up. Then they can steal the things from his house.
28“I want you to know that people can be forgiven for all the sinful things they do. They can even be forgiven for the bad things they say against God. 29But anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. They will always be guilty of that sin.”
30Jesus said this because the teachers of the law had accused him of having an evil spirit inside him.
Jesus’ Followers Are His True Family
(Mt. 12:46–50; Lk. 8:19–21)
31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came. They stood outside and sent someone in to tell him to come out. 32Many people were sitting around Jesus. They said to him, “Your mother, your brothers, and your sisters#3:32 and your sisters Some Greek copies do not have these words. are waiting for you outside.”
33Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 34Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “These people are my mother and my brothers! 35My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what God wants.”
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Mark 3
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1And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered. 2And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth. 4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored. 6And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
7And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judæa, 8and from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him. 9And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him: 10for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might touch him. 11And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12And he charged them much that they should not make him known.
13And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him whom he himself would; and they went unto him. 14And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15and to have authority to cast out demons: 16and Simon he surnamed Peter; 17and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: 18and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Simon the Cananæan, 19and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
And he cometh into a house. 20And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. 22And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons. 23And he called them unto him, and said unto 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 will not be able to stand. 26And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. 28Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 29but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: 30because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
31And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. 32And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren? 34And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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