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Jesus makes a man well

3 Another time, Jesus went into the Jewish meeting place. A man was there. His hand was very small and weak, so he could not use it. 2 Some Pharisees were watching Jesus carefully. They wanted to find a reason to say that Jesus was doing wrong things. It was the Jewish day of rest. So the Pharisees watched Jesus to see if he would make the man well on this day. 3 Jesus said to the man, ‘Stand here in front of everyone.’

4 Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, ‘Is it right for us to do good things on our day of rest? Or should we do bad things? Should we save a person's life? Or should we kill people?’

Nobody said anything.

5 Jesus looked round at everybody. He felt angry with them. He also felt sad because they did not want to learn. Then he said to the man, ‘Lift up your hand.’ The man lifted his hand and it became well. He could use it again. 6 The Pharisees left the meeting place immediately. They went to meet with some other people who were friends with the ruler, Herod. [ a ] The Pharisees talked with them about how they could kill Jesus.

Crowds follow Jesus

7 Jesus left that place and he went away to Lake Galilee with his disciples. A large crowd of people from Galilee followed them. 8 Many people also came to him from Judea, from Jerusalem and from a region of Israel called Idumea. They also came from places on the other side of the Jordan River, and from the towns called Tyre and Sidon. Many people had heard about the things that Jesus was doing. That is why all these people came to him. 9 The crowd was very large. So Jesus asked his disciples to prepare a small boat for him. They did this so that the people would not push against him. 10 Sick people were pushing to the front, because they were trying to touch him. They knew that he had made many people well. 11 Often, a person with a bad spirit saw Jesus. Then, the spirit caused the person to fall down on the ground in front of Jesus. The spirit caused that person to shout out, ‘You are the Son of God.’ 12 Jesus often had to say to the bad spirits, ‘You must not tell anyone who I am.’

Jesus chooses 12 apostles

13 Jesus went up a mountain. He chose some men and he asked them to go there with him. So they met together with him there. 14 He chose a group of 12 men. He called them his apostles. [ b ] He wanted them to be with him. And he would send them to teach people about God. 15 He gave these men authority to cause bad spirits to leave people. 16 These are the names of the 12 apostles:

Simon, (Jesus called him Peter).

17 James and John who were the sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them ‘Boanerges’. It means ‘men who are like thunder’.

18 Andrew,

Philip,

Bartholomew,

Matthew, [ c ]

Thomas,

James, who was the son of Alphaeus,

Thaddaeus, [ d ]

Simon the Zealot

19 and Judas Iscariot, who later gave Jesus to his enemies.

Jesus talks about Satan

20 Then Jesus went into a house. A crowd of people came together there again. There were so many people that Jesus and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 People told his family what was happening. So they went to take him away with them. They thought that Jesus was crazy. [ e ]

22 Some teachers of God's Law came from Jerusalem. They said, ‘Jesus has a bad spirit called Beelzebul in him. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits. This man can send bad spirits out of people because Satan gives him authority.’ [ f ]

23 So Jesus spoke to the teachers of God's Law. He said, ‘Come here and listen to me.’ He used stories to explain to them, ‘Satan would not fight against himself! 24 If armies in the same country start to fight each other, then they will destroy their own country. 25 And if the people in one family start to fight against each other, they will destroy their own family. 26 So Satan would not attack himself. If he did that, he would destroy his own power. That would be the end of him. 27 Nobody can easily go into the house of a strong man to rob him. To do that, he must first tie up the strong man. Then he can take away all that man's valuable things. 28 I tell you this: God can forgive all the wrong things that people do. He can also forgive people who say bad things against him. 29 But God will never forgive people who say bad things against the Holy Spirit. Those people will always be guilty of a terrible sin.’

30 Jesus said that to the teachers of God's Law, because they had said, ‘Jesus has a bad spirit in him.’

Jesus' mother and his brothers come to look for him

31 Then, Jesus' mother and his brothers arrived and they stood outside the house. They sent someone into the house with a message. They wanted Jesus to come out to speak to them. 32 A crowd of people was sitting around Jesus. Somebody said to him, ‘Look! Your mother and brothers are outside. They are looking for you.’

33 Jesus replied, ‘I will tell you who my mother and brothers really are.’

34 Then he looked at the people who were sitting around him. He said, ‘Look! Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 My brothers and sisters and my mother are the people who do what God wants.’ [ g ]

Footnotes

  1. 3:6 The people who were friends with Herod were important Jews. Herod ruled part of Israel on behalf of the Romans. His friends were happy because the Romans had authority in Israel. They did not like Jesus. They thought that he would cause problems for Herod.
  2. 3:14 Jesus had many disciples. He chose 12 of them to be with him, so that he could teach them. He also called these 12 men apostles. The word apostle means that someone has sent the person out to do a job. Their job was to tell other people about Jesus.
  3. 3:18 Matthew is another name for Levi.
  4. 3:18 In Luke 6:16 , Thaddaeus is called Judas, the son of James.
  5. 3:21 Jesus' family lived in Nazareth, which was 40 kilometres away from Capernaum.
  6. 3:22 Beelzebul is another name for Satan. They are both names for God's greatest enemy.
  7. 3:35 People who believe in Jesus become part of the family of God.

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath Day ( A )

3 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue. In the synagogue there was a man with a crippled hand. 2 Some 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. 3 Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, “Stand up here so that everyone can see you.”

4 Then 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.

5 Jesus 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. 6 Then the Pharisees left and made plans with the Herodians about a way to kill Jesus.

Many Follow Jesus

7 Jesus went away with his followers to the lake. A large crowd of people from Galilee followed them. 8 Many 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.

9 Jesus 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. 10 He had healed many of them, so all the sick people were pushing toward him to touch him. 11 Some people had evil spirits inside them. When the evil spirits saw Jesus, they bowed before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But Jesus gave the spirits a strong warning not to tell anyone who he was.

Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles ( B )

13 Then Jesus went up on a hill and invited those he wanted to go with him. So they joined him there. 14 And 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. 15 He also wanted them to have the power to force demons out of people. 16 These are the names of the twelve men Jesus chose:

Simon (the one Jesus named Peter),

17 James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (the ones Jesus named Boanerges, which means “Sons of Thunder”),

18 Andrew,

Philip,

Bartholomew,

Matthew,

Thomas,

James, the son of Alphaeus,

Thaddaeus,

Simon, the Zealot,

19 Judas Iscariot (the one who handed Jesus over to his enemies).

Jesus’ Power Is From God ( C )

20 Then Jesus went home, but again a large crowd gathered there. There were so many people that he and his followers could not eat. 21 His family heard about all these things. They went to get him because people said he was crazy.

22 And the teachers of the law from Jerusalem said, “Satan [ a ] is living inside him! He uses power from the ruler of demons to force demons out of people.”

23 So Jesus called them together and talked to them using some stories. He said, “Satan will not force his own demons out of people. 24 A kingdom that fights against itself will not survive. 25 And a family that is divided will not survive. 26 If 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. 29 But anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. They will always be guilty of that sin.”

30 Jesus said this because the teachers of the law had accused him of having an evil spirit inside him.

Jesus’ Followers Are His True Family ( D )

31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came. They stood outside and sent someone in to tell him to come out. 32 Many people were sitting around Jesus. They said to him, “Your mother, your brothers, and your sisters [ b ] are waiting for you outside.”

33 Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 34 Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “These people are my mother and my brothers! 35 My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what God wants.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:22 Satan Literally, “Beelzebul” (the devil).
  2. Mark 3:32 and your sisters Some Greek copies do not have these words.

3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.

14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;

17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.

30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

3 ( A ) He ( B ) entered a synagogue again; and a man was there whose hand was withered. 2 And ( C ) they were watching Him [ a ] closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, ( D ) so that they might accuse Him. 3 He *said to the man with the withered hand, “ [ b ] Get up and come forward!” 4 And He *said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent. 5 After ( E ) looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately began [ c ] conspiring with the ( F ) Herodians against Him, as to how they might put Him to death.

7 ( G ) Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and ( H ) a large multitude from Galilee followed, and also from Judea, 8 and from Jerusalem, and from ( I ) Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of ( J ) Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard about everything that He was doing and came to Him. 9 ( K ) And He told His disciples to see that a boat would be ready for Him because of the [ d ] masses, so that they would not crowd Him; 10 for He had ( L ) healed many, with the result that all those who had ( M ) diseases pushed in around Him in order to ( N ) touch Him. 11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are ( O ) the Son of God!” 12 And He ( P ) strongly warned them not to [ e ] reveal who He was.

The Twelve Are Chosen

13 And He *went up on ( Q ) the mountain and * ( R ) summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. 14 And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach, 15 and to have authority to cast out the demons. 16 And He appointed the twelve: ( S ) Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter), 17 [ f ] James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of [ g ] James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”); 18 and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, [ h ] James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, and Simon the [ i ] Zealot; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

20 And He *came [ j ] ( T ) home, and the ( U ) crowd *gathered again, ( V ) to such an extent that they could not even eat [ k ] a meal. 21 And when ( W ) His own [ l ] people heard about this , they came out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “ ( X ) He has lost His senses.” 22 The scribes who came down ( Y ) from Jerusalem were saying, “He [ m ] is possessed by [ n ] ( Z ) Beelzebul,” and “ ( AA ) He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.” 23 ( AB ) And so He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in ( AC ) parables: “How can ( AD ) Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if ( AE ) Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but [ o ] he is finished! 27 ( AF ) But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

28 “ ( AG ) Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons and daughters of men, and whatever blasphemies they commit; 29 but ( AH ) whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” — 30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

31 ( AI ) Then His mother and His brothers *came, and while standing outside they sent word to Him, calling for Him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around Him, and they *said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.” 33 Answering them, He *said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 34 And looking around at those who were sitting around Him, He *said, “ ( AJ ) Here are My mother and My brothers! 35 For whoever ( AK ) does the will of God, this is My brother, and sister, and mother.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:2 Or maliciously
  2. Mark 3:3 Lit Arise into the midst
  3. Mark 3:6 Lit giving counsel
  4. Mark 3:9 Lit crowd
  5. Mark 3:12 Lit make Him known
  6. Mark 3:17 Or Jacob
  7. Mark 3:17 Or Jacob
  8. Mark 3:18 Or Jacob
  9. Mark 3:18 Or Cananaean
  10. Mark 3:20 Lit into a house
  11. Mark 3:20 Lit bread
  12. Mark 3:21 Or family
  13. Mark 3:22 Lit has Beelzebul
  14. Mark 3:22 One early ms Beezebul ; some early ancient versions Beelzebub
  15. Mark 3:26 Lit he has an end

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

3 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, ( A ) and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely ( B ) to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. ( C ) 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

4 Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.

5 He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. 6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians ( D ) how they might kill Jesus. ( E )

Crowds Follow Jesus ( F )

7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. ( G ) 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. ( H ) 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many, ( I ) so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. ( J ) 11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” ( K ) 12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him. ( L )

Jesus Appoints the Twelve ( M )

13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. ( N ) 14 He appointed twelve [ a ] ( O ) that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. ( P ) 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), ( Q ) 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law ( R ) ( S )

20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, ( T ) so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. ( U ) 21 When his family [ b ] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” ( V )

22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem ( W ) said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! ( X ) By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.” ( Y )

23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: ( Z ) “How can Satan ( AA ) drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. ( AB ) 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.” ( AC )

30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”

31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. ( AD ) Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”

33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.

34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:14 Some manuscripts twelve—designating them apostles—
  2. Mark 3:21 Or his associates
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