Marco 3
La Bibbia della Gioia
3 Mentre Gesù era a Cafarnao, entrò di nuovo nella sinagoga, dove vide un uomo che aveva una mano paralizzata.
2 Dato che era sabato, molti lo tenevano dʼocchio. Avrebbe forse guarito la mano di quellʼuomo? In tal caso progettavano di arrestarlo.
3 Gesù chiese allʼuomo con la mano paralizzata di avvicinarsi e di restare in piedi davanti a tutti. 4 Poi, rivolgendosi ai presenti, chiese: «È giusto compiere buone o cattive azioni nel giorno di sabato? È un giorno adatto per salvare una persona, o per abbandonarla al suo destino?» Ma nessuno rispondeva. 5 Dopo averli, guardati tutti con indignazione, profondamente rattristato della loro indifferenza di fronte al bisogno, Gesù disse allʼuomo: «Stendi la mano!» Quello ubbidì, e immediatamente la mano tornò sana.
6 Subito i Farisei sʼallontanarono per incontrare gli Erodiani, per cercare con loro un modo per uccidere Gesù. 7-8 Intanto, Gesù e i suoi discepoli si erano ritirati verso il lago, seguiti da unʼimmensa folla che veniva da tutta la Galilea, dalla Giudea, da Gerusalemme, e dalla Idumea, da oltre il fiume Giordano e perfino dalle lontane città di Tiro e Sidone. La fama dei suoi miracoli si era sparsa in lungo e in largo e moltissime persone erano venute per vederlo.
9 Gesù disse ai discepoli di tenere pronta una barca per metterlo in salvo nel caso che la calca lʼavesse spinto verso lʼacqua. 10 Infatti Gesù aveva già guarito tante persone, di conseguenza un gran numero di ammalati si affollava intorno a lui, cercando di toccarlo.
11 Ogni volta che glʼindemoniati gettavano uno sguardo su di lui, cadevano ai suoi piedi, gridando: «Tu sei il Figlio di Dio!» 12 Ma Gesù li sgridava aspramente perché non facessero sapere a nessuno chi in realtà egli fosse.
Gesù sceglie i dodici apostoli
13 Poi Gesù salì sul monte e chiamò quelli che aveva scelto, invitandoli a seguirlo lassù; ed essi vi andarono. 14-15 Ne scelse dodici, come suoi compagni regolari per andare a predicare e a cacciare i demòni. 16-19 Questi sono i nomi dei dodici prescelti: Simone, che Gesù chiamò Pietro, Giacomo e Giovanni (figli di Zebedeo, che Gesù soprannominò «figli del tuono»), Andrea, Filippo, Bartolomeo, Matteo, Tommaso, Giacomo (figlio di Alfeo), Taddeo, Simone (membro di un partito politico sostenitore della violenza per rovesciare il governo romano) e Giuda Iscariota (quello che poi lo tradì).
20 Quando Gesù tornò nella casa che lo ospitava, la folla cominciò di nuovo a radunarsi, e ben presto la casa fu talmente affollata che lui e i discepoli non riuscivano nemmeno a trovare il tempo di mangiare. 21 Quando i suoi parenti seppero ciò che stava capitando, vennero per cercare di portarselo a casa e dicevano: «È completamente impazzito!»
La bestemmia contro lo Spirito Santo
22 Ma certi teologi giudei che erano venuti da Gerusalemme dicevano: «È posseduto da Satana, il re dei diavoli. Ecco perché i demòni gli ubbidiscono!»
23 Allora Gesù li chiamò e chiese loro (servendosi di parabole che tutti potevano capire): «Come può essere che Satana scacci via Satana? 24 Un paese diviso in due parti che si combattono fra di loro finirà certamente in rovina. 25 E una famiglia divisa dai litigi non può durare. 26 E se Satana combatte contro se stesso, come può durare? Il suo potere è finito!
27 Satana deve essere incatenato prima che i suoi demòni vengano scacciati, proprio come un uomo forte deve essere legato, prima che la sua casa possa essere saccheggiata ed egli venga derubato dei suoi beni.
28 Una cosa vi assicuro: tutti i peccati degli uomini possono essere perdonati, perfino la bestemmia contro mio Padre, 29 ma la bestemmia contro lo Spirito Santo non sarà mai perdonata. È un peccato irreparabile, e per sempre».
30 Gesù parlava così, perché alcuni dicevano che egli aveva compiuto i suoi miracoli grazie alla potenza di Satana (anziché riconoscere che ciò avveniva per la potenza dello Spirito Santo).
31-32 In quel momento, nella casa affollata dove stava insegnando, giunsero sua madre e i suoi fratelli, che lo mandarono a chiamare per parlargli. «Tua madre e i tuoi fratelli sono fuori e vogliono vederti», gli dissero.
33 Gesù allora rispose: «Chi è mia madre e chi sono i miei fratelli?» 34 Poi guardando quelli che lo circondavano, aggiunse: «Ecco, sono questi mia madre e i miei fratelli! 35 Tutti quelli che fanno la volontà di Dio sono mio fratello, mia sorella e mia madre».
Mark 3
New King James Version
Healing on the Sabbath(A)
3 And (B)He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 So they (C)watched Him closely, whether He would (D)heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might [a]accuse Him. 3 And He said to the man who had the withered hand, [b]“Step forward.” 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. 5 And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the (E)hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored [c]as whole as the other. 6 (F)Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with (G)the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.
A Great Multitude Follows Jesus(H)
7 But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, (I)and from Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how (J)many things He was doing, came to Him. 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. 10 For He healed (K)many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to (L)touch Him. 11 (M)And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, (N)“You are the Son of God.” 12 But (O)He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.
The Twelve Apostles(P)
13 (Q)And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. 14 Then He appointed twelve, [d]that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, 15 and to have [e]power [f]to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: 16 [g]Simon, (R)to whom He gave the name Peter; 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”; 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house.
A House Divided Cannot Stand(S)
20 Then the multitude came together again, (T)so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 But when His (U)own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, (V)for they said, “He is out of His mind.”
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, (W)“He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the (X)ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”
23 (Y)So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. 27 (Z)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.
The Unpardonable Sin(AA)
28 (AB)“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; 29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”— 30 because they (AC)said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him(AD)
31 (AE)Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him. 32 And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers [h]are outside seeking You.”
33 But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” 34 And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 35 For whoever does the (AF)will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”
Footnotes
- Mark 3:2 bring charges against
- Mark 3:3 Lit. Arise into the midst
- Mark 3:5 NU omits as whole as the other
- Mark 3:14 NU adds whom He also named apostles
- Mark 3:15 authority
- Mark 3:15 NU omits to heal sicknesses and
- Mark 3:16 NU and He appointed the twelve: Simon . . .
- Mark 3:32 NU, M add and Your sisters
Mark 3
King James Version
3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
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 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 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
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 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 spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
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 the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
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 which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
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 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 that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
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