3Mark 3

A Man with a Paralyzed Hand

1The next time Jesus went into the synagogue, a man with a paralyzed hand was there.Select Mark 3:1

2The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.Select Mark 3:2

3Jesus told the man to stand up where everyone could see him.Select Mark 3:3

4Then he asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?” But no one said a word.Select Mark 3:4

5Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand was healed.Select Mark 3:5

6The Pharisees left. And at once they started making plans with Herod's followers to kill Jesus.Select Mark 3:6

Large Crowds Come to Jesus

7Jesus led his disciples down to the shore of the lake. Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Judea,Select Mark 3:7

8and Jerusalem. People came from Idumea, as well as other places east of the Jordan River. They also came from the region around the towns of Tyre and Sidon. All of these crowds came because they had heard what Jesus was doing.Select Mark 3:8

9He even had to tell his disciples to get a boat ready to keep him from being crushed by the crowds.Select Mark 3:9

10After Jesus had healed many people, the other sick people begged him to let them touch him.Select Mark 3:10

11And whenever any evil spirits saw Jesus, they would fall to the ground and shout, “You are the Son of God!”Select Mark 3:11

12But Jesus warned the spirits not to tell who he was.Select Mark 3:12

Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles

13Jesus decided to ask some of his disciples to go up on a mountain with him, and they went.Select Mark 3:13

14Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles, so they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preachSelect Mark 3:14

15and to force out demons.Select Mark 3:15

16Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter.Select Mark 3:16

17There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means “Thunderbolts.”Select Mark 3:17

18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles. The others were Simon, known as the Eager One,Select Mark 3:18

19and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.Select Mark 3:19

Jesus and the Ruler of Demons

20Jesus went back home, and once again such a large crowd gathered that there was no chance even to eat.Select Mark 3:20

21When Jesus' family heard what he was doing, they thought he was crazy and went to get him under control.Select Mark 3:21

22Some teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem and said, “This man is under the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons! He is even forcing out demons with the help of Beelzebul.”Select Mark 3:22

23Jesus told the people to gather around him. Then he spoke to them in riddles and said: How can Satan force himself out?Select Mark 3:23

24A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long.Select Mark 3:24

25And a family that fights won't last long either.Select Mark 3:25

26So if Satan fights against himself, that will be the end of him.Select Mark 3:26

27How can anyone break into the house of a strong man and steal his things, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can take everything.Select Mark 3:27

28I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are.Select Mark 3:28

29But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven. That sin will be held against you forever.Select Mark 3:29

30Jesus said this because the people were saying that he had an evil spirit in him.Select Mark 3:30

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

31Jesus' mother and brothers came and stood outside. Then they sent someone with a message for him to come out to them.Select Mark 3:31

32The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside and want to see you.”Select Mark 3:32

33Jesus asked, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”Select Mark 3:33

34Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers.Select Mark 3:34

35Anyone who obeys God is my brother or sister or mother.”Select Mark 3:35