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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A Man with a Withered Hand
1 # For ver. 1-6, see Matt. 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11 Again #ch. 1:29he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2And #Luke 14:1; 20:20; [Luke 11:54; John 8:6]they watched Jesus,#3:2 Greek him to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4And he said to them, #[Luke 14:3]“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5And he #ver. 34; ch. 5:32; 10:23; [ch. 10:21] looked around at them with anger, grieved at #ch. 6:52; Rom. 11:25; Eph. 4:18 their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” #[1 Kgs. 13:4]He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6#See Matt. 12:14 The Pharisees went out and immediately #See Matt. 12:14 held counsel with #ch. 12:13; Matt. 22:16; [ch. 8:15]the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
A Great Crowd Follows Jesus
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Matt. 12:15 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and #Matt. 4:25; Luke 6:17a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 8and Jerusalem and #Isa. 34:5; Ezek. 35:15 Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around #See Matt. 11:21Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. 9And he told his disciples to #ch. 6:32, 45 (Gk.); 8:10 (Gk.) have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they #ch. 5:24, 31crush him, 10for #See Matt. 4:23 he had healed many, so that all who had #ch. 5:29, 34 diseases pressed around him #ch. 6:56; Matt. 9:20, 21; 14:36; Luke 6:19to touch him. 11#ch. 1:26, 34; Luke 4:41 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they #Luke 8:28 fell down before him and cried out, “You are #See Matt. 14:33the Son of God.” 12And #See Matt. 12:16he strictly ordered them not to make him known.
The Twelve Apostles
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Matt. 10:1; Luke 6:12, 13; [ch. 6:7-13; Luke 9:1, 2] And he went up on the mountain and called to him those #John 13:18; 15:16, 19whom he desired, and they came to him. 14#[See ver. 13 above]And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15#[See ver. 13 above]and have authority to cast out demons. 16He appointed the twelve: #For ver. 16-19, see Matt. 10:2-4; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13 Simon (to whom #Matt. 16:18; John 1:42he gave the name Peter); 17#Matt. 4:21James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); 18Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and #Matt. 9:9Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,#3:18 Greek kananaios, meaning zealot 19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
20Then he went #ch. 7:17; 9:28 home, and the crowd gathered again, #ch. 6:31so that they could not even eat. 21#[John 7:5] And when #[ver. 31] his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He #2 Cor. 5:13; [John 10:20; Acts 26:24]is out of his mind.”
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
22And #ch. 7:1; Matt. 15:1 the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, #Matt. 9:34; 12:24; Luke 11:15; [Matt. 10:25]; See John 7:20“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” 23#For ver. 23-27, see Matt. 12:25-29; Luke 11:17-22And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27But #Isa. 49:24 no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. #[Isa. 53:12]Then indeed he may plunder his house.
28 # For ver. 28-30, see Matt. 12:31, 32; [Luke 12:10; Heb. 6:4-6; 10:26; 1 John 5:16] “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, 29but whoever #[Acts 7:51; Heb. 10:29]blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— 30for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
31 # For ver. 31-35, see Matt. 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21 And his mother and his #ch. 6:3; Matt. 13:55; John 2:12; 7:3, 5, 10; Acts 1:14; 1 Cor. 9:5; Gal. 1:19brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers#3:32 Other manuscripts add and your sisters are outside, seeking you.” 33And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34And #ver. 5looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35#[John 15:14; Heb. 2:11] For whoever #Matt. 7:21; [Luke 11:28]does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
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