Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

Another time Jesus went into the synagogue,(A) and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely(B) to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.(C) Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.

He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians(D) how they might kill Jesus.(E)

Crowds Follow Jesus(F)

Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.(G) When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.(H) Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many,(I) so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.(J) 11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”(K) 12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.(L)

Jesus Appoints the Twelve(M)

13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.(N) 14 He appointed twelve[a](O) that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons.(P) 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),(Q) 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law(R)(S)

20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered,(T) so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.(U) 21 When his family[b] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(V)

22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem(W) said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul!(X) By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”(Y)

23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables:(Z) “How can Satan(AA) drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house.(AB) 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”(AC)

30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”

31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived.(AD) Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”

33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.

34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:14 Some manuscripts twelve—designating them apostles—
  2. Mark 3:21 Or his associates

Ozdravljenje na šabat

(Mt 12,9-14; Lk 6,6-11)

Isus je ponovo otišao u sinagogu, gdje je bio neki čovjek s usahlom rukom. Neki su pomno promatrali Isusa da vide hoće li ga ozdraviti na šabat. Tražili su povod da ga optuže. Isus je rekao čovjeku s usahlom rukom: »Stani ovdje, u sredinu.«

Tada je upitao ostale: »Što je dopušteno činiti na šabat: dobro ili zlo? Spasiti život ili ga uništiti?« Svi su šutjeli.

Isus ih je ljutito pogledao, vrlo žalostan zbog njihove tvrdokornosti, i rekao čovjeku: »Ispruži ruku!« Čovjek je ispružio ruku, koja je ozdravila. Na to su farizeji otišli i zajedno s herodovcima[a] počeli kovati urotu kako da ubiju Isusa.

Mnoštvo ljudi ide za Isusom

Isus je sa svojim učenicima otišao na jezero. Slijedilo ga je mnoštvo naroda iz Galileje i Judeje. Bio je tu i velik broj ljudi iz Jeruzalema, Idumeje, s područja preko rijeke Jordan te oko Tira i Sidona. Svi su oni došli k njemu jer su čuli za djela koja čini. Kad je Isus vidio takvo mnoštvo, rekao je svojim učenicima da mu pripreme lađicu kako ga gomila ne bi zgnječila. 10 Isus je dotad već mnoge ozdravio i zato su se svi bolesnici gurali da ga dotaknu. 11 Neki su od njih bili opsjednuti zlim duhovima. Čim bi zli duhovi spazili Isusa, padali bi pred njim na koljena i vikali: »Ti si Božji Sin!«, 12 a Isus bi im oštro zapovijedao da ne govore tko je on.

Isus izabire apostole

(Mt 10,1-4; Lk 6,12-16)

13 Isus se zatim popeo na goru i pozvao neke k sebi, a oni su došli. 14 Odabrao je Dvanaestoricu da budu s njim, da propovijedaju[b] 15 i da imaju vlast istjerivati zle duhove. 16 Odabrao je ovu Dvanaestoricu: Šimuna—kojeg je nazvao Petar, 17 Jakova—Zebedejevog sina, i Jakovljevog brata Ivana—Isus ih je nazvao Boanerges—što znači »sinovi groma«— 18 Andriju, Filipa, Bartolomeja, Mateja, Tomu, Jakova—Alfejevog sina, Tadiju, Šimuna Zelota 19 i Judu Iskariotskog, koji ga je kasnije izdao.

Isusova moć je od Boga

(Mt 12,22-32; Lk 11,14-23; 12,10)

20 Isus je zatim otišao kući, gdje se opet okupilo silno mnoštvo. Bilo je toliko ljudi da on i njegovi učenici nisu mogli niti jesti. 21 Kad je Isusova obitelj doznala za to, došli su po njega, jer su ljudi govorili da je lud.

22 Učitelji Zakona, koji su došli iz Jeruzalema, govorili su: »U njemu je Sotona[c]. On snagom vladara zlih duhova istjeruje zle duhove!«

23 Isus ih je na to pozvao k sebi i počeo im govoriti u usporedbama: »Kako Sotona može istjerivati Sotonu? 24 Ako je kraljevstvo podijeljeno u sebi, neće se moći održati. 25 I ako je obitelj podijeljena u sebi, neće se moći održati. 26 Stoga, ako Sotona ide protiv sebe i svojih, neće se moći održati, nego će mu to biti kraj. 27 Zaista, nitko ne može ući u kuću jakog čovjeka i oduzeti mu vlasništvo. Prvo ga mora svezati da bi mu mogao opljačkati kuću. 28 Govorim vam istinu: ljudima će se oprostiti svi njihovi grijesi i sve uvrede koje su izgovorili. 29 Ali onome tko vrijeđa Svetog Duha, nikada neće biti oprošteno. Naprotiv, bit će zauvijek kriv za taj grijeh.«

30 Isus je to rekao jer su neki govorili: »Opsjednut je zlim duhom.«

Isusova prava obitelj

(Mt 12,46-50; Lk 8,19-21)

31 Tada su k Isusu došli njegova majka i braća. Ostali su vani i poslali neke k njemu da ga pozovu. 32 Oko Isusa je sjedilo mnoštvo, kad su mu rekli: »Pogledaj! Tvoja majka i tvoja braća i sestre su vani i pitaju za tebe.«

33 On im je na to odgovorio: »Tko je moja majka i tko su moja braća?« 34 Prešao je pogledom po onima koji su sjedili oko njega i rekao: »Vi ste moja majka i moja braća! 35 Tko god vrši Božju volju, taj mi je i brat, i sestra, i majka.«

Footnotes

  1. 3,6 herodovci Židovska politička skupina koja je podržavala Herodovu vladarsku lozu i surađivala s farizejima protiv Isusa.
  2. 3,14 propovijedati Govoriti Božju poruku.
  3. 3,22 Sotona Doslovno: »Beelzebul« (đavao).