Mark 3
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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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Mark 3
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1Jesus#Mt 12:9–14; Lk 6:6–11 entered the synagogue#Mk 1:21,39; Jms 2:2 again, and a man was there who had a shriveled#Mk 4:6; 5:29; 9:18; 11:20–21 hand. 2In order to accuse#Rv 12:10 him, they were watching him closely#Lk 6:7; 14:1; 20:20 to see whether he would heal#Ac 8:7 him on the Sabbath.#Mk 2:23; Lk 13:10; 14:3 3He told the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand before us.” 4Then he said to them, “Is it lawful#Jn 18:31 to do good#Ps 34:14; Lk 18:18 on the Sabbath or to do evil,#Ps 34:12–16; 1Pt 3:17 to save life#Php 2:12; Jms 5:20 or to kill?” #Lk 20:15 But they were silent.#Lk 1:20; 19:40 5After looking around at them with anger,#Jms 1:19 he was grieved at the hardness#Ex 7:13; Rm 11:25 of their hearts and told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.#Mk 8:25 6Immediately the Pharisees#Mk 7:3 went out and started plotting#Mt 12:14; Mk 15:1 with the Herodians#Mt 22:16; Mk 12:13 against him, how they might kill#Mk 11:18; Jn 5:18; 6:27 him.
Ministering to the Multitude
7Jesus#Mt 4:24–25; 12:15–16; Lk 6:17–19 departed with his disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee,#Mt 17:22 and a large crowd followed from Judea,#Lk 1:5 8Jerusalem,#Mt 23:37 Idumea, beyond the Jordan,#Lk 3:3 and around Tyre#Ac 21:7 and Sidon.#Gn 49:13 The large crowd came to him because they heard about everything he was doing. 9Then he told his disciples to have a small boat#Jn 21:8 ready for him, so that the crowd wouldn’t crush him. 10Since he had healed#Ac 8:7 many, all who had diseases were pressing toward him to touch#Jn 20:17 him. 11Whenever the unclean#2Co 6:17 spirits#Lk 11:24 saw him, they fell down#Lk 8:47 before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” #Lk 4:34,41 12And he would strongly warn#2Tm 4:2 them not to make him known.#Mk 1:34
The Twelve Apostles
13Jesus#Mt 10:2–4; Lk 6:12–16 went up the mountain#Mt 4:8 and summoned those he wanted, and they came to him. 14He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles,#3:14 Other mss omit he also named them apostles#Ac 1:2; Jd 17 to be with him, to send them out to preach,#Mk 1:4 15and to have authority to#3:15 Other mss add heal diseases, and to drive out demons. 16He appointed the Twelve:#3:16 Other mss omit He appointed the Twelve#Mk 11:11; Jn 1:35–51 To Simon,#Mt 16:17 he gave the name Peter;#Ac 10:32 17and to James#Ac 12:2 the son of Zebedee,#Jn 21:2 and to his brother John,#Jn 21:7 he gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder”#Rv 6:1); 18Andrew;#Jn 6:8 Philip#Jn 1:43–48; 6:5,7; 12:21–22; 14:8–9 and Bartholomew; Matthew#Ac 1:13 and Thomas;#Jn 11:16; 14:5; 20:24,26–28; 21:2 James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, 19and Judas Iscariot,#Mk 14:10,43; Ac 1:16,25 who also betrayed him.
A House Divided
20Jesus entered a house, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.#3:20 Or eat a meal; lit eat bread 21When his family#Jn 7:3 heard this, they set out to restrain him, because they said, “He’s out of his mind.”#Lk 2:48; Jn 2:3–4; 7:3–5
22The scribes#Mt 2:4 who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,”#Mt 10:25; 12:24,27; Lk 11:15–19 and, “He drives out#3Jn 10 demons#Rv 9:20; 18:2 by the ruler#Lk 12:58 of the demons.”#Mt 9:34; 12:24; Lk 11:15
23So he summoned#Lk 18:16 them and spoke to them in parables:#Mk 12:1 “How can Satan#Mk 1:13; 4:15; 8:33 drive out Satan?#Mt 12:25–29; Lk 11:17–22 24If a kingdom#Lk 4:5 is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished. 27But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up#Mk 15:1 the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
28 “Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies #
Mt 12:31–32; Lk 12:10 they utter. 29But whoever blasphemes#Ac 7:51 against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness,#Heb 6:4–6; 10:26–29; 1Jn 5:16 but is guilty#Mk 14:64 of an eternal sin”#3:29 Other mss read is subject to eternal judgment#1Jn 5:16 — 30because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”#Lk 11:24
True Relationships
31His#Mt 12:46–50; Lk 8:19–21 mother#Mt 1:16 and his brothers#Jn 2:12 came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called him. 32A crowd was sitting around him and told him, “Look, your mother, your brothers,#Mk 6:3 and your sisters#3:32 Other mss omit and your sisters are outside asking for you.”
33He replied to them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34Looking at those sitting in a circle around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!#Ac 9:30 35Whoever does the will of God#Rm 8:27; Gl 1:4; Eph 1:9; 1Jn 2:17 is my brother and sister and mother.”
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