3:1 | And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had a withered hand. |
3:2 | And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him. |
3:3 | And he saith to the man who had the withered hand, Stand forth. |
3:4 | And he saith to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. |
3:5 | And when he had looked around on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored as whole as the other. |
3:6 | And the Pharisees went forth, and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. |
3:7 | But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, |
3:8 | 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 to him. |
3:9 | And he spoke to his disciples, that a small boat should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. |
3:10 | For he had healed many; so that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as had afflictions. |
3:11 | And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. |
3:12 | And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known. |
3:13 | And he goeth up upon a mountain, and calleth [to him] whom he would: and they came to him. |
3:14 | And he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, |
3:15 | And to have authority to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons: |
3:16 | And Simon he surnamed Peter; |
3:17 | And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: |
3:18 | And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, |
3:19 | And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him: and they went into an house. |
3:20 | And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. |
3:21 | And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. |
3:22 | And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons he casteth out demons. |
3:23 | And he called them [to him], and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? |
3:24 | And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. |
3:25 | And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. |
3:26 | And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. |
3:27 | No man can enter into a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will plunder his house. |
3:28 | Verily I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they shall blaspheme: |
3:29 | But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never hath forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: |
3:30 | Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. |
3:31 | There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. |
3:32 | And the multitude sat about him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. |
3:33 | And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? |
3:34 | And he looked around on them who sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! |
3:35 | For whoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. |