Mark 3

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 And again, he entered into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.	1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
2 And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.	2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”	3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
4 And he said to them: “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbaths, or to do evil, to give health to a life, or to destroy?” But they remained silent.	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.
5 And looking around at them with anger, being very saddened over the blindness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Extend your hand.” And he extended it, and his hand was restored to him.	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.
6 Then the Pharisees, going out, immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.	6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7 But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great crowd followed him from Galilee and Judea,	7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and across the Jordan. And those around Tyre and Sidon, upon hearing what he was doing, came to him in a great multitude.	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.
9 And he told his disciples that a small boat would be useful to him, because of the crowd, lest they press upon him.	9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
10 For he healed so many, that as many of them as had wounds would rush toward him in order to touch him.	10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
11 And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,	11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
12 “You are the Son of God.” And he strongly admonished them, lest they make him known.	12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
13 And ascending onto a mountain, he called to himself those whom he willed, and they came to him.	13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
14 And he acted so that the twelve would be with him, and so that he might send them out to preach.	14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
15 And he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:	15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
16 and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;	16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
17 and also he imposed on James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the name ‘Boanerges,’ that is, ‘Sons of Thunder;’	17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,	18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.	19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
20 And they went to a house, and the crowd gathered together again, so much so that they were not even able to eat bread.	20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
21 And when his own had heard of it, they went out to take hold of him. For they said: “Because he has gone mad.”	21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
22 And the scribes who had descended from Jerusalem said, “Because he has Beelzebub, and because by the prince of demons does he cast out demons.”	22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
23 And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?	23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.	24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.	25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, he would be divided, and he would not be able to stand; instead he reaches the end.	26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
27 No one is able to plunder the goods of a strong man, having entered into the house, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he shall plunder his house.	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.
28 Amen I say to you, that all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies by which they will have blasphemed.	28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
29 But he who will have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit shall not have forgiveness in eternity; instead he shall be guilty of an eternal offense.”	29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
30 For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”	30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
31 And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.	31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
32 And the crowd was sitting around him. And they said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.”	32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
33 And responding to them, he said, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”	33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
34 And looking around at those who were sitting all around him, he said: “Behold, 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!
35 For whoever has done the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister and mother.”	35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.