Mark 3

Thomson^{(i) 1} And when he again went to the synagogue, there was a man there who had a withered hand; ² and they watched him to see whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might accuse him. ³ Thereupon he saith to the man who had the withered hand. Stand up in the midst. ⁴ Then he saith to them. Is h lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they were silent. ⁵ Then looking round on them with indignation, being grieved for the blindness of their mind, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. Accordingly he stretched it out, and his hand was restored whole as the other. ⁶ Upon this the Pharisees went out, and immediately held a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. ⁷ Again 'Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, and from Judea, ⁸ and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from the banks of the Jordan. They also around Tyre and Sidon, having heard what he did, flocked to him in crowds. ⁹ Then he gave orders to his disciples that a boat should attend him, because of the multitude, that they might not throng him. ¹⁰ For he healed many; so that they who had maladies, pressed in upon him to touch him. ¹¹ And the unclean spirits; when they saw him, prostrated themselves before him, and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God; ¹² though he strictly charged them not to make him known. ¹³ Then he goeth up to the mountain, and calleth to him whom he would, and they went up to him. ¹⁴ And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them to make proclamation; ¹⁵ and to have power to cure diseases, and expel demons; ¹⁶ namely, Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, ¹⁷ and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, [these he surnamed Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder] ¹⁸ and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Chananite, ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, who delivered him up. Upon their going into a house, ²⁰ a crowd again assembled, so that they could not so much as eat bread. ²¹ And when they who were just from it, heard, and were going out to restrain it, [for some said, He is distracted, ²² and the Scribes who had come down from Jerusalem, said, He is possessed by Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons he expelleth the demons;] ²³ Jesus having called them to him, said to them in parables, How can Satan expel Satan? ²⁴ If indeed a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand; ²⁵ and if a family be divided against itself, that family cannot subsist; ²⁶ and if Satan is risen up against himself, and divided, he cannot subsist; but hath an end. ²⁷ No one can enter the house of the strong, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong one. Then indeed he may rifle his house. ²⁸ Verily I say to you, All transgressions may be forgiven the sons of men, and what slanderous speeches soever they may utter, ²⁹ but whoever shall utter slanders against the Holy Spirit, hath not forgiveness in this age, but is liable to everlasting punishment. ³⁰ Because it was said he hath an unclean spirit, ³¹ therefore his brethren, and his mother come, and having stood without, sent for him, ³² as the multitude sat around him. And when they said to him, Behold thy mother and thy brethren are Who had just come in from the crowd at the gate, without, inquiring for thee, ³³ he answered them, saying, Who is my mother? And who are my brethren? ³⁴ Then looking round on them who sat about him, he saith, Behold my mother and my brethren! ³⁵ For whosoever will do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.