Mark 2:23-3:12

Christian Standard Bible

Lord of the Sabbath

²³ On^(A) the Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and his disciples^(B) began to make their way, picking some heads of grain. ²⁴ The Pharisees^(C) said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful^(D) on the Sabbath?”

²⁵ He said to them, “Have you never read what David^(E) and those who were with him did when he was in need^(F) and hungry^(G) — ²⁶ how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar^(H) the high priest^(I) and ate the bread of the Presence^(J) —which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests^(K) —and also gave some to his companions?” ²⁷ Then he told them, “The Sabbath was made for^[a] man and not man for the Sabbath.^{(L) 28} So then, the Son of Man^(M) is Lord^(N) even of the Sabbath.”^(O)

3 Jesus^(P) entered the synagogue^(Q) again, and a man was there who had a shriveled^(R) hand. ² In order to accuse^(S) him, they were watching him closely^(T) to see whether he would heal^(U) him on the Sabbath.^{(V) 3} He told the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand before us.” ⁴ Then he said to them, “Is it lawful^(W) to do good^(X) on the Sabbath or to do evil,^(Y) to save life^(Z) or to kill?”^(AA) But they were silent.^{(AB) 5} After looking around at them with anger,^(AC) he was grieved at the hardness^(AD) of their hearts and told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.^{(AE) 6} Immediately the Pharisees^(AF) went out and started plotting^(AG) with the Herodians^(AH) against him, how they might kill^(AI) him.

Ministering to the Multitude

⁷ Jesus^(AJ) departed with his disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee,^(AK) and a large crowd followed from Judea,^{(AL) 8} Jerusalem,^(AM) Idumea, beyond the Jordan,^(AN) and around Tyre^(AO) and Sidon.^(AP) The large crowd came to him because they heard about everything he was doing. ⁹ Then he told his disciples to have a small boat^(AQ) ready for him, so that the crowd wouldn’t crush him. ¹⁰ Since he had healed^(AR) many, all who had diseases were pressing toward him to touch^(AS) him. ¹¹ Whenever the unclean^(AT) spirits^(AU) saw him, they fell down^(AV) before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” ^{(AW) 12} And he would strongly warn^(AX) them not to make him known.^(AY)