Mark 3

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand.	1 Again he entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him.	2 They watched him closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him.
3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the midst.	3 He said to the man with the withered hand, "Come up here before us."
4 And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace.	4 Then he said to them, "Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?" But they remained silent.
5 And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him.	5 Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was restored.
6 And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.	6 The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him to put him to death.
7 But Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and Judea,	7 Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people (followed) from Galilee and from Judea.
8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan. And they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing the things which he did, came to him.	8 Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon.
9 And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.	9 He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him.
10 For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils.	10 He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him.
11 And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried, saying:	11 And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, "You are the Son of God."
12 Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known.	12 He warned them sternly not to make him known.
13 And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him.	13 He went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
14 And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.	14 He appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach
15 And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.	15 and to have authority to drive out demons:
16 And to Simon he gave the name Peter:	16 (he appointed the twelve:) Simon, whom he named Peter;
17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:	17 James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder;
18 And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananean:	18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean,
19 And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.	19 and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
20 And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.	20 He came home. Again (the) crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat.
21 And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.	21 When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
22 And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.	22 The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "By the prince of demons he drives out demons."
23 And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?	23 Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, "How can Satan drive out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.	24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.	25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
26 And if Satan be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.	26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him.
27 No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then shall he plunder his house.	27 But no one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
28 Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:	28 Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them.
29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but shall be guilty of an everlasting sin.	29 But whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin."
30 Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.	30 For they had said, "He has an unclean spirit."
31 And his mother and his bretheren came; and standing without, sent unto him, calling him.	31 His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him.
32 And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.	32 A crowd seated around him told him, "Your mother and your brothers (and your sisters) are outside asking for you."
33 And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?	33 But he said to them in reply, "Who are my mother and (my) brothers?"
34 And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.	34 And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.
35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.	35 (For) whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."