Mark, 3

1. Another time he went into the synagogue, and there was a man present whose hand was withered.

1. Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

2. And they were watching him to see if he would cure him on the Sabbath day, hoping for something to charge him with.

2. And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

3. He said to the man with the withered hand, 'Get up and stand in the middle!'

3. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Come here."

4. Then he said to them, 'Is it permitted on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill?' But they said nothing.

4. And he said to them, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent.

5. Then he looked angrily round at them, grieved to find them so obstinate, and said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' He stretched it out and his hand was restored.

5. And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

6. The Pharisees went out and began at once to plot with the Herodians against him, discussing how to destroy him.

6. The Pharisees went out, and immediately held counsel with the Hero'di-ans against him, how to destroy him.

7. Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lakeside, and great crowds from Galilee followed him. From Judaea,

7. Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea

8. and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and Transjordan and the region of Tyre and Sidon, great numbers who had heard of all he was doing came to him.

8. and Jerusalem and Idume'a and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him.

9. And he asked his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, to keep him from being crushed.

9. And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him;

10. For he had cured so many that all who were afflicted in any way were crowding forward to touch him.

10. for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him.

11. And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, would fall down before him and shout, 'You are the Son of God!'

11. And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

12. But he warned them strongly not to make him known.

12. And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

13. He now went up onto the mountain and summoned those he wanted. So they came to him

13. And he went up on the mountain, and called to him those whom he desired; and they came to him.

14. and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to proclaim the message,

14. And he appointed twelve, to be with him, and to be sent out to preach

15. with power to drive out devils.

15. and have authority to cast out demons:

16. And so he appointed the Twelve, Simon to whom he gave the name Peter,

16. Simon whom he surnamed Peter;

17. James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges or 'Sons of Thunder';

17. James the son of Zeb'edee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed Bo-aner'ges, that is, sons of thunder;

18. Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot

18. Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,

19. and Judas Iscariot, the man who was to betray him.

19. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then he went home;

20. He went home again, and once more such a crowd collected that they could not even have a meal.

20. and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat.

21. When his relations heard of this, they set out to take charge of him; they said, 'He is out of his mind.'

21. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for people were saying, "He is beside himself."

22. The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, 'Beelzebul is in him,' and, 'It is through the prince of devils that he drives devils out.'

22. And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Be-el'zebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons."

23. So he called them to him and spoke to them in parables,

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

24. 'How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot last.

24. If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25. And if a household is divided against itself, that household can never last.

25. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

26. Now if Satan has rebelled against himself and is divided, he cannot last either -- it is the end of him.

26. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.

27. But no one can make his way into a strong man's house and plunder his property unless he has first tied up the strong man. Only then can he plunder his house.

27. But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may plunder his house.

28. 'In truth I tell you, all human sins will be forgiven, and all the blasphemies ever uttered;

28. "Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;

29. but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin.'

29. but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin" --

30. This was because they were saying, 'There is an unclean spirit in him.'

30. for they had said, "He has an unclean spirit."

31. Now his mother and his brothers arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for him.

31. And his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside they sent to him and called him.

32. A crowd was sitting round him at the time the message was passed to him, 'Look, your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.'

32. And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you."

33. He replied, 'Who are my mother and my brothers?'

33. And he replied, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

34. And looking at those sitting in a circle round him, he said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers.

34. And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

35. Anyone who does the will of God, that person is my brother and sister and mother.'

35. Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother."