MRK 3
3
The Man with a Shrivelled Hand
Matt. 12:9-14; Lk. 6.6-11
1 Jesus entered the synagogue again on another occasion. A man who had a shrivelled hand was there.
2 The religious leaders were watching Jesus carefully to see if He would heal the man on the Sabbath, so that they might have grounds to accuse Him of breaking the Sabbath law.
3 Jesus said to the man with the shrivelled hand, "Stand up and come here into the middle where everyone can see."
4 Then Jesus addressed the watching crowd and asked, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil? To save life or to kill?" But they remained silent, refusing to answer because any answer would expose their hypocrisy.
5 Jesus looked around at them with anger, being deeply grieved at the hardness and callousness of their hearts. Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." The man stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored to health.
6 The Pharisees went out immediately and began conspiring with the Herodians—their political enemies—taking counsel together about how they might destroy Jesus.
A Large Crowd Follows Jesus at the Seaside
7 Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the Sea of Galilee to avoid the plots against Him. A large crowd from Galilee followed Him, and also many from Judea,
8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea to the south, and from the region beyond the Jordan River to the east, and from the areas around Tyre and Sidon to the north. A vast multitude came to Him when they heard about all the mighty works He was doing.
9 Jesus told His disciples to have a small boat ready and waiting for Him because of the pressing throng, so that the crowd would not crush Him as they pressed forward.
10 He had healed so many people that all those who had diseases were pushing forward and pressing around Him, trying to touch Him in hope of healing.
11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw Jesus, they would fall down before Him in compelled submission, crying out and saying, "You are the Son of God!"
12 Jesus would strongly and repeatedly rebuke them, commanding them not to make His identity known publicly, as He did not want testimony from demons.
The Appointment of the Twelve
Matt. 10:1-4; Lk. 6:12-16
13 Jesus went up on the mountain away from the crowds and called to Himself those whom He personally wanted. They came to Him in response to His call.
14 He appointed twelve men, whom He also named apostles—meaning "sent ones"—for two purposes: first, that they might be with Him in close relationship, and second, that He might send them out to preach the gospel.
15 He gave them authority to cast out demons, demonstrating the power of the kingdom over the forces of evil.
16 These are the twelve He appointed: To Simon He gave the name Peter, meaning "rock."
17 There was James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James. To these two brothers Jesus gave the name Boanerges, which means "Sons of Thunder."
18 The twelve also included Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot—a former member of a revolutionary group.
19 And there was Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus to His enemies.
Jesus and Beelzebul
Matt. 12:22-32; Lk. 11:14-23; 12:10
20 Jesus went to a house, and once again such a crowd gathered that He and His disciples were not even able to eat a meal.
21 When His own family members heard about His intense activity and the crowds, they went out to take charge of Him and bring Him home, for they were saying, "He is out of His mind."
22 The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem to investigate Jesus were making serious accusations, saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul, the prince of demons," and "He casts out demons by the power of the ruler of the demons."
23 Jesus called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables to expose the illogic of their accusation: "How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself and engaged in civil war, that kingdom cannot stand and will collapse.
25 If a household is divided against itself and fighting internally, that house cannot stand and will fall apart.
26 If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, fighting against his own forces, he cannot stand but is coming to an end and approaching destruction!
27 No one can enter the house of a strong man and plunder his possessions and goods unless he first binds and overpowers the strong man. Only then can he plunder his house."
28 Jesus then gave a solemn warning: "Truly, I say to you that all sins will be forgiven to human beings—even the most terrible sins and whatever blasphemies they may speak.
29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit—attributing the work of the Spirit to Satan—does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin that can never be pardoned."
30 Jesus said this because they kept saying, "He has an unclean spirit."
The Mother and Brothers of Jesus
Matt. 12:46-50; Lk. 8:19-21
31 Jesus' mother and His brothers arrived at the house. While standing outside, unable to get through the crowd, they sent a message to Him, calling for Him to come out.
32 A crowd was sitting around Jesus, and someone said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You."
33 Jesus responded with a question: "Who are My mother and My brothers?"
34 Looking around at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, listening to His teaching, He said, "Behold, here are My mother and My brothers!
35 For whoever does the will of God, this person is My brother and sister and mother."
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Copyright © 2026 Michael Adeyemi Adegbola. This Scripture text is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).
