Mark, 3

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

1. Again Jesus entered the synagogue. A man who had a paralyzed hand was there

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

2. and some people watched Jesus: Would he heal the man on the sabbath? If he did they could accuse him.

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

3. Jesus said to the man with the paralyzed hand, "Stand here in the center."

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.

4. Then he asked them, "What does the Law allow us to do on the sabbath? To do good or to do harm? To save life or to kill?" But they were silent.

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.

5. Then Jesus looked around at them with anger and deep sadness because they had closed their minds. And he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was healed.

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

6. But as soon as the Pharisees left, they met with Herod's supporters, looking for a way to destroy Jesus.

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

7. Jesus and his disciples withdrew to the lakeside and a large crowd from Galilee followed him. A great number of people also came from Judea,

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.

8. Jerusalem, Idumea, Transjordan and from the region of Tyre and Sidon, for they had heard of all that he was doing.

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

9. Because of the crowd, Jesus told his disciples to have a boat ready for him, to prevent the people from crushing him.

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

10. He healed so many that all who had diseases kept pressing towards him to touch him.

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

11. Even the people who had evil spirits, whenever they saw him, would fall down before him and cry out, "You are the Son of God."

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

12. But he warned them sternly not to tell anyone who he was.

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

13. Then Jesus went up into the hill country and called those he wanted and they came to him.

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

14. So he appointed twelve to be with him; and he called them apostles. He wanted to send them out to preach,

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

15. and he gave them authority to drive out demons.

16. And Simon he surnamed Peter;

16. These are the Twelve: Simon, to whom he gave the name 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:

17. James, son of Zebedee, and John his brother, to whom he gave the name Boanerges, which means "men 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,

18. Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean

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

19. and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.

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

20. They went home. The crowd began to gather again and they couldn't even have a meal.

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

21. Knowing what was happening his relatives came to take charge of him: "He is out of his mind," they said.

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

22. Meanwhile, the teachers of the Law who had come from Jerusalem said, "He is in the power of Beelzebul: the chief of the demons helps him to drive out demons."

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

23. Jesus called them to him and began teaching them by means of stories or parables, "How can Satan drive out Satan?

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

24. If a nation is divided by civil war, that nation cannot stand.

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

25. If a family divides itself into groups, that family will not survive.

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

26. In the same way, if Satan has risen against himself and is divided, he will not stand; he is finished.

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.

27. No one can break into the house of the Strong one in order to plunder his goods, unless he first ties up the Strong one. Then indeed, he can plunder 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:

28. Truly, I say to you, every sin will be forgiven humankind, even insults to God, however numerous.

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

29. But whoever slanders the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven: he carries the guilt of his sin forever.

30. Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

30. "This was their sin when they said, 'He has an evil spirit in him.'"

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

31. Then his mother and his brothers came. As they stood outside, they sent someone to call him.

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

32. The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you."

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

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

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

34. And looking around at those who sat there he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.

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

35. Whoever does the will of God is brother and sister and mother to me."