马可福音 3:13-35
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
选立十二使徒
13 耶稣上了山，把合自己心意的人召集到跟前， 14 从中选出十二个人，设立他们为使徒，让他们跟随自己，并且差遣他们出去传道， 15 赐他们赶鬼的权柄。
16 这十二位使徒是：西门——耶稣给他取名叫彼得、 17 西庇太的儿子雅各和雅各的兄弟约翰——耶稣给他们取名叫“半尼其”，就是“雷霆之子”的意思、 18 安得烈、腓力、巴多罗买、马太、多马、亚勒腓的儿子雅各、达太、激进党人西门、 19 及后来出卖耶稣的加略人犹大。
耶稣和别西卜
20 耶稣刚进家门，人群又聚集起来，以致祂和门徒连吃饭的时间也没有。 21 祂的亲属听见这个消息，就出来要拉住祂，因为人们说祂疯了。
22 从耶路撒冷下来的律法教师说：“祂被别西卜附体。”又说：“祂是靠鬼王赶鬼。”
23 耶稣叫他们来，用比喻对他们说：“撒旦怎能驱逐撒旦呢？ 24 一个国内部自相纷争，必然崩溃。 25 一个家内部自相纷争，必然破裂。 26 同样，撒旦如果与自己为敌，自相纷争，就站立不住，必然灭亡。 27 没有人能进入壮汉家里抢夺他的财物，除非先把那壮汉捆绑起来，才有可能抢劫他的家。
28 “我实在告诉你们，世人一切的罪和亵渎的话都可以得到赦免， 29 唯有亵渎圣灵的人永远得不到赦免，他们要永远担罪。” 30 耶稣这样说是因为他们诬蔑祂被污鬼附身。
谁是耶稣的亲人
31 这时候，耶稣的母亲和弟兄来了，他们站在外面，托人叫耶稣。 32 有许多人围坐在耶稣身边，他们告诉祂说：“看啊！你的母亲和兄弟在外面找你。”
33 耶稣说：“谁是我的母亲？谁是我的弟兄？” 34 然后祂望着周围坐着的人说：“看啊！我的母亲、我的弟兄在这里。 35 凡遵行上帝旨意的人就是我的弟兄、姊妹和母亲。”
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Mark 3:13-35
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Mission of the Twelve. 13 (A)He went up the mountain[a] and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. 14 (B)He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him[b] and he might send them forth to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons: 16 [c][he appointed the twelve:] Simon, whom he named Peter; 17 James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder;(C) 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, 19 and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
Blasphemy of the Scribes. 20 [d]He came home.[e] Again [the] crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat.(D) 21 When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(E) 22 The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,”[f] and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.”(F)
Jesus and Beelzebul. 23 Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive 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 will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him. 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, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them.(G) 29 But whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit[g] will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” 30 For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Jesus and His Family. 31 (H)His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him. 32 A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers[h] [and your sisters] are outside asking for you.” 33 But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and [my] brothers?” 34 And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 35 [For] whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
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- 3:13 He went up the mountain: here and elsewhere the mountain is associated with solemn moments and acts in the mission and self-revelation of Jesus (Mk 6:46; 9:2–8; 13:3). Jesus acts with authority as he summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
- 3:14–15 He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him: literally “he made,” i.e., instituted them as apostles to extend his messianic mission through them (Mk 6:7–13). See notes on Mt 10:1 and 10:2–4.
- 3:16 Simon, whom he named Peter: Mark indicates that Simon’s name was changed on this occasion. Peter is first in all lists of the apostles (Mt 10:2; Lk 6:14; Acts 1:13; cf. 1 Cor 15:5–8).
- 3:20–35 Within the narrative of the coming of Jesus’ relatives (Mk 3:20–21) is inserted the account of the unbelieving scribes from Jerusalem who attributed Jesus’ power over demons to Beelzebul (Mk 3:22–30); see note on Mk 5:21–43. There were those even among the relatives of Jesus who disbelieved and regarded Jesus as out of his mind (Mk 3:21). Against this background, Jesus is informed of the arrival of his mother and brothers [and sisters] (Mk 3:32). He responds by showing that not family ties but doing God’s will (Mk 3:35) is decisive in the kingdom; cf. note on Mt 12:46–50.
- 3:20 He came home: cf. Mk 2:1–2 and see note on Mk 2:15.
- 3:22 By Beelzebul: see note on Mt 10:25. Two accusations are leveled against Jesus: (1) that he is possessed by an unclean spirit and (2) by the prince of demons he drives out demons. Jesus answers the second charge by a parable (Mk 3:24–27) and responds to the first charge in Mk 3:28–29.
- 3:29 Whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit: this sin is called an everlasting sin because it attributes to Satan, who is the power of evil, what is actually the work of the holy Spirit, namely, victory over the demons.
- 3:32 Your brothers: see note on Mk 6:3.
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