Mark 3
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1Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand.1Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
2Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.2Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.
3Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.”3Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Stand up in front of everyone."
4Then he turned to his critics and asked, “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him.4Then 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.
5He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!5He 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.
6At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus. Crowds Follow Jesus6Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
7Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea,7Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
8Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him.8When 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.
9Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.9Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.
10He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him.10For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.
11And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!”11Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
12But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was. Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles12But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.
13Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him.13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
14Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach,14He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
15giving them authority to cast out demons.15and to have authority to drive out demons.
16These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he named Peter),16These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
17James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder” ),17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means "sons of thunder"),
18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon (the zealot ),18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
19Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). Jesus and the Prince of Demons19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
20One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat.20Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
21When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.21When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
22But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.”22And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons."
23Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked.23So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?
24 “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart.25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive.26And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
27 Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.27In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man's house.
28 “I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven,28Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,
29 but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.”29but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin."
30He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.” The True Family of Jesus30He said this because they were saying, "He has an impure spirit."
31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them.31Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.
32There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, “Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.”32A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you."
33Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”33"Who are my mother and my brothers?" he asked.
34Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.34Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
35 Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”35Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother."
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