Mark 3
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1And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man having the hand withered,
2and they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, that they might accuse him.
3And he saith to the man having the hand withered, ‘Rise up in the midst.’
4And he saith to them, ‘Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?’ but they were silent.
5And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, ‘Stretch forth thy hand;’ and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;
6and the Pharisees having gone forth, immediately, with the Herodians, were taking counsel against him how they might destroy him.
7And Jesus withdrew with his disciples unto the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
8and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon — a great multitude — having heard how great things he was doing, came unto him.
9And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,
10for he did heal many, so that they threw themselves on him, in order to touch him — as many as had plagues;
11and the unclean spirits, when they were seeing him, were falling down before him, and were crying, saying — ‘Thou art the Son of God;’
12and many times he was charging them that they might not make him manifest.
13And he goeth up to the mountain, and doth call near whom he willed, and they went away to him;
14and he appointed twelve, that they may be with him, and that he may send them forth to preach,
15and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.
16And he put on Simon the name Peter;
17and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names — Boanerges, that is, ‘Sons of thunder;’
18and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,
19and Judas Iscariot, who did also deliver him up; and they come into a house.
20And come together again doth a multitude, so that they are not able even to eat bread;
21and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,
22and the scribes who [are] from Jerusalem having come down, said — ‘He hath Beelzeboul,’ and — ‘By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.’
23And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, ‘How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?
24and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;
25and if a house against itself be divided, that house cannot be made to stand;
26and if the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end.
27‘No one is able the vessels of the strong man — having entered into his house — to spoil, if first he may not bind the strong man, and then his house he will spoil.
28‘Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil,
29but whoever may speak evil in regard to the Holy Spirit hath not forgiveness — to the age, but is in danger of age-during judgment;’
30because they said, ‘He hath an unclean spirit.’
31Then come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto him, calling him,
32and a multitude was sitting about him, and they said to him, ‘Lo, thy mother and thy brethren without do seek thee.’
33And he answered them, saying, ‘Who is my mother, or my brethren?’
34And having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, ‘Lo, my mother and my brethren!
35for whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.’
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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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