1 Another time he went into the synagogue, and there was a man present whose hand was withered.
2 And they were watching him to see if he would cure him on the Sabbath day, hoping for something to charge him with.
3 He said to the man with the withered hand, 'Get up and stand in the middle!'
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.
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.
6 The Pharisees went out and began at once to plot with the Herodians against him, discussing how to destroy him.
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lakeside, and great crowds from Galilee followed him. From Judaea,
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.
9 And he asked his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, to keep him from being crushed.
10 For he had cured so many that all who were afflicted in any way were crowding forward 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!'
12 But he warned them strongly not to make him known.
13 He now went up onto the mountain and summoned those he wanted. So they came to him
14 and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to proclaim the message,
15 with power to drive out devils.
16 And so he appointed the Twelve, Simon to whom he gave the name Peter,
17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges or 'Sons of Thunder';
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot
19 and Judas Iscariot, the man who was to betray him.
20 He went home again, and once more such a crowd collected that they could not even have a meal.
21 When his relations heard of this, they set out to take charge of him; they said, 'He is out of his mind.'
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.'
23 So he called them to him and spoke to them in parables,
24 'How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot last.
25 And if a household is divided against itself, that household can never last.
26 Now if Satan has rebelled against himself and is divided, he cannot last either -- it is the end of him.
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.
28 'In truth I tell you, all human sins will be forgiven, and all the blasphemies ever uttered;
29 but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin.'
30 This was because they were saying, 'There is an unclean spirit in him.'
31 Now his mother and his brothers arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for 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.'
33 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.
35 Anyone who does the will of God, that person is my brother and sister and mother.'
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St. Mark 3 reports the growing opposition of the Pharisees against Jesus and their teachings, including the healing of a man with a withered hand on Saturday. In addition, Jesus chooses the twelve apostles and teaches the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Below are five selected verses from other Bible books that are related to the topics covered in St. Mark 3.
Matthew 12:30: "He who is not with me is against me; and whoever does not gather with me, spread." This verse talks about the need to choose one side in the relationship with Jesus and his message. He shows the clarity of the division between those who follow Jesus and those who oppose Him, including the Pharisees who opposed Him in St. Mark 3.
Exodus 31:14: "Thus shall you guard the Sabbath, for you are holy to you, he who will certainly profane him shall be killed; for anyone who does some work in Him will be eliminated from the midst of his people." This verse talks about the importance of the Sabbath as a holy day for the Jews and the punishment for those who profane it. He shows the tension between Jesus and the Pharisees regarding the interpretation and observance of the Sabbath Law.
Isaiah 42:1-3: "Here is my servant, whom I hold, my chosen, whom my soul is bought; , neither will hear his voice in the square. He will not crush the broken sugarcane, nor erase the smoke -to -smoke fans; he will actually promulgate the right. " This verse refers to the servant of God that would be sent to announce justice to the Gentiles, who is identified by Christians as Jesus. He shows the divine choice of Jesus as his servant and the sending of the Holy Spirit upon Him, which is discussed in St. Mark 3.
Matthew 12:32: "Anyone who speaks against the Son of man shall be forgiven to him, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to him, either in this world or in the future." This verse talks about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which Jesus teaches in St. Mark 3. He shows the gravity of this sin and the importance of recognizing and honoring the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 11:2: "The Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Wisdom and understanding, will rest upon Him, the Spirit of Council and Fortress, the Spirit of Knowledge and Fear of the Lord." This verse talks about the Spirit of God that would rest upon the Messiah, which is identified by Christians as Jesus. He shows the presence and importance of the Holy Spirit in the ministry of Jesus and in the teachings about blasphemy against him in St. Mark 3.
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