Gesetzlichkeit oder Liebe? (Matthäus 12,9‒14; Lukas 6,6‒11)

Als Jesus wieder einmal in die Synagoge ging, war dort ein Mann mit einer verkrüppelten Hand. Die Gegner von Jesus beobachteten aufmerksam, wie er sich verhalten würde. Sollte Jesus es nämlich wagen, den Kranken am Sabbat zu heilen, so könnten sie Anklage gegen ihn erheben.

Jesus rief dem Mann mit der verkrüppelten Hand zu: »Steh auf und stell dich in die Mitte, damit alle dich sehen können Dann fragte er seine Gegner: »Soll man am Sabbat Gutes tun oder Böses? Soll man das Leben eines Menschen retten oder soll man ihn zugrunde gehen lassen?« Doch er bekam keine Antwort.

Zornig und zugleich traurig über ihre Hartherzigkeit, sah Jesus einen nach dem anderen an. Zu dem Mann aber sagte er: »Streck deine Hand aus!« Er streckte sie aus, und die Hand war gesund.

Da verließen die Pharisäer die Synagoge und trafen sich mit den Anhängern von König Herodes. Sie fassten miteinander den Beschluss, Jesus zu töten.

Jesus heilt am See Genezareth (Matthäus 12,15‒16; Lukas 6,17‒19)

Jesus zog sich mit seinen Jüngern an das Ufer des Sees Genezareth zurück. Aber die Menschen liefen ihm in Scharen aus ganz Galiläa nach. Sogar aus Judäa, Jerusalem, Idumäa, von der anderen Seite des Jordan und aus Tyrus und Sidon waren sie gekommen, weil sie von seinen Taten gehört hatten.

Als immer mehr Menschen dazukamen, beauftragte er seine Jünger, ein Boot bereitzuhalten, falls ihn die Menge zu sehr bedrängen sollte. 10 Jesus heilte nämlich viele Kranke, und darum umringten ihn die Leute. Sie wollten ihn berühren, um dadurch gesund zu werden. 11 Menschen, die von bösen Geistern beherrscht wurden, fielen vor ihm nieder und schrien: »Du bist der Sohn Gottes!« 12 Aber Jesus schärfte ihnen ein, kein Aufsehen um ihn zu erregen.

Die zwölf Apostel (Matthäus 10,1‒4; Lukas 6,12‒16)

13 Danach stieg Jesus auf einen Berg. Er rief die Jünger, die er bei sich haben wollte, und sie kamen zu ihm. 14 Dann wählte er zwölf von ihnen aus, die er Apostel nannte. Sie sollten ständig bei ihm bleiben und von ihm lernen. Er wollte sie mit dem Auftrag aussenden, die rettende Botschaft zu verkünden 15 und mit seiner Vollmacht Menschen aus der Gewalt dämonischer Mächte zu befreien.

16 Diese zwölf Männer waren: Simon, dem Jesus den Namen Petrus gab; 17 dann Jakobus und sein Bruder Johannes, die Söhne von Zebedäus – Jesus nannte sie Boanerges, das bedeutet »Donnersöhne« –; 18 dazu Andreas, Philippus, Bartholomäus, Matthäus, Thomas, Jakobus, der Sohn von Alphäus, Thaddäus, Simon, der ehemalige Freiheitskämpfer, 19 und Judas Iskariot, der Jesus später verriet.

Widerstand gegen Jesus (Matthäus 12,24‒32; Lukas 11,15‒23; 12,10)

20 Dann kehrte Jesus nach Hause[a] zurück. Sogleich liefen wieder so viele Menschen zu ihm, dass er und seine Jünger nicht einmal Zeit zum Essen hatten. 21 Als seine Angehörigen das erfuhren, wollten sie ihn mit Gewalt von dort wegholen. »Er hat den Verstand verloren!«, sagten sie.

22 Einige der Schriftgelehrten aus Jerusalem behaupteten sogar: »Er ist vom Teufel[b] besessen. Nur weil er vom Obersten der Dämonen die Macht bekommen hat, kann er Dämonen austreiben.«

23 Da rief Jesus sie zu sich und antwortete ihnen mit einer Reihe von Vergleichen: »Warum sollte sich Satan denn selbst vertreiben? 24 Ein Staat kann nicht bestehen, wenn in ihm verschiedene Herrscher um die Macht kämpfen. 25 Eine Familie, die ständig in Zank und Streit lebt, bricht auseinander. 26 Wenn sich der Satan also selbst bekämpft und gegen sich auflehnt, ist es aus mit ihm. Das wäre sein Untergang. 27 Niemand kann einfach so in das Haus eines starken Mannes eindringen und seinen Besitz rauben. Erst muss er den Mann fesseln, und dann kann er sein Haus plündern.

28 Ich versichere euch: Alles kann den Menschen vergeben werden – jede Sünde und jede Gotteslästerung, ganz gleich, wie sehr sie Gott beleidigen. 29 Wer aber den Heiligen Geist verlästert, der wird niemals Vergebung finden; seine Sünde lastet für immer auf ihm.«

30 Das sagte er zu den Schriftgelehrten, weil sie behauptet hatten: »Er ist von einem bösen Geist besessen.«

Wer gehört zu Jesus? (Matthäus 12,46‒50; Lukas 8,19‒21)

31 Noch während Jesus sprach, kamen seine Mutter und seine Geschwister. Aber weil so viele Menschen bei ihm waren, konnten sie nicht zu ihm gelangen. Sie blieben vor dem Haus stehen und baten, Jesus herauszurufen. 32 Drinnen saßen die Leute dicht um Jesus gedrängt; sie richteten ihm aus: »Deine Mutter, deine Brüder und deine Schwestern warten draußen auf dich. Sie wollen mit dir reden!« 33 Doch Jesus fragte zurück: »Wer ist meine Mutter, und wer sind meine Geschwister?« 34 Dann sah er seine Zuhörer an, die rings um ihn saßen, und sagte: »Das hier sind meine Mutter und meine Geschwister. 35 Denn wer Gottes Willen tut, der ist für mich Bruder, Schwester und Mutter!«

Footnotes

  1. 3,20 Vgl. die Anmerkung zu Kapitel 2,1.
  2. 3,22 Wörtlich: Beelzebul. – Ein anderer Name für Satan, den Obersten aller Dämonen.

Healing on the Sabbath(A)

And (B)He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. So they (C)watched Him closely, whether He would (D)heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might [a]accuse Him. And He said to the man who had the withered hand, [b]“Step forward.” 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. 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. (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)

But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, (I)and from Judea 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. 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

  1. Mark 3:2 bring charges against
  2. Mark 3:3 Lit. Arise into the midst
  3. Mark 3:5 NU omits as whole as the other
  4. Mark 3:14 NU adds whom He also named apostles
  5. Mark 3:15 authority
  6. Mark 3:15 NU omits to heal sicknesses and
  7. Mark 3:16 NU and He appointed the twelve: Simon . . .
  8. Mark 3:32 NU, M add and Your sisters

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

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.

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.

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

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.

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.

A Man with a Withered Hand

(A)Again (B)he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. And (C)they watched Jesus,[a] to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” And he said to them, (D)“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. And he (E)looked around at them with anger, grieved at (F)their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” (G)He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. (H)The Pharisees went out and immediately (I)held counsel with (J)the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

A Great Crowd Follows Jesus

(K)Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and (L)a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem and (M)Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around (N)Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. And he told his disciples to (O)have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they (P)crush him, 10 for (Q)he had healed many, so that all who had (R)diseases pressed around him (S)to touch him. 11 (T)And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they (U)fell down before him and cried out, “You are (V)the Son of God.” 12 And (W)he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

The Twelve Apostles

13 (X)And he went up on the mountain and called to him those (Y)whom he desired, and they came to him. 14 (Z)And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15 (AA)and have authority to cast out demons. 16 He appointed the twelve: (AB)Simon (to whom (AC)he gave the name Peter); 17 (AD)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, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and (AE)Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,[b] 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

20 Then he went (AF)home, and the crowd gathered again, (AG)so that they could not even eat. 21 (AH)And when (AI)his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He (AJ)is out of his mind.”

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

22 And (AK)the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, (AL)“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” 23 (AM)And he called them to him 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 will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27 But (AN)no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. (AO)Then indeed he may plunder his house.

28 (AP)“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, 29 but whoever (AQ)blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” 30 for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

31 (AR)And his mother and his (AS)brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers[c] are outside, seeking you.” 33 And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 And (AT)looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 (AU)For whoever (AV)does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:2 Greek him
  2. Mark 3:18 Greek kananaios, meaning zealot
  3. Mark 3:32 Other manuscripts add and your sisters