| 3:1 | And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. |
| 3:2 | So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. |
| 3:3 | And He said to the man who had the withered hand, "Step forward." |
| 3:4 | Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they kept silent. |
| 3:5 | And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched [it] out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. |
| 3:6 | Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. |
| 3:7 | But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea |
| 3:8 | and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him. |
| 3:9 | So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him. |
| 3:10 | For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him. |
| 3:11 | And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, "You are the Son of God." |
| 3:12 | But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known. |
| 3:13 | And He went up on the mountain and called to [Him] those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. |
| 3:14 | Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, |
| 3:15 | and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: |
| 3:16 | Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter; |
| 3:17 | James the [son] of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder"; |
| 3:18 | Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; |
| 3:19 | and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house. |
| 3:20 | Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. |
| 3:21 | But when His own people heard [about this], they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, "He is out of His mind." |
| 3:22 | And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebub," and, "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons." |
| 3:23 | So He called them to [Himself] and said to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan? |
| 3:24 | "If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. |
| 3:25 | "And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. |
| 3:26 | "And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. |
| 3:27 | "No one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house. |
| 3:28 | "Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; |
| 3:29 | "but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation" |
| 3:30 | because they said, "He has an unclean spirit." |
| 3:31 | Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him. |
| 3:32 | And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You." |
| 3:33 | But He answered them, saying, "Who is My mother, or My brothers?" |
| 3:34 | And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers! |
| 3:35 | "For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother." |
Mark 3 - New King James Version
