Mark 3
Complete Jewish Bible
3 Yeshua went again into a synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Looking for a reason to accuse him of something, people watched him carefully to see if he would heal him on Shabbat. 3 He said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Come up where we can see you!” 4 Then to them he said, “What is permitted on Shabbat? Doing good or doing evil? Saving life or killing?” But they said nothing. 5 Then, looking them over and feeling both anger with them and sympathy for them at the stoniness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” As he held it out, it became restored. 6 The P’rushim went out and immediately began plotting with some members of Herod’s party how to do away with him.
7 Yeshua went off with his talmidim to the lake, and great numbers followed him from the Galil. 8 When they heard what he was doing, great numbers also followed him from Y’hudah, Yerushalayim, Idumea, the territory beyond the Yarden, and the Tzor-Tzidon area. 9 He told his talmidim to have a boat ready for him, so that he could escape the crush of the crowd if necessary, 10 for he had healed many people, and all the sick kept pressing forward to touch him. 11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and scream, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But he warned them strictly not to make him known.
13 Then he went up into the hill country and summoned to himself those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve to be with him, to be sent out to preach 15 and to have authority to expel demons:
16 Shim‘on, to whom he gave another name, “Kefa”;
17 Ya‘akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan, Ya‘akov’s brother — to them he gave the name “B’nei-Regesh” (that is, “Thunderers”);
18 Andrew, Philip, Bar-Talmai, Mattityahu, T’oma, Ya‘akov Ben-Halfai, Taddai, Shim‘on the Zealot,
19 and Y’hudah from K’riot, the one who betrayed him.
Then he entered a house; 20 and once more, such a crowd came together that they couldn’t even eat. 21 When his family heard about this, they set out to take charge of him; for they said, “He’s out of his mind!”
22 The Torah-teachers who came down from Yerushalayim said, “He has Ba‘al-Zibbul in him,” and “It is by the ruler of the demons that he expels the demons.” 23 But he called them and spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan expel Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can’t survive; 25 and if a household is divided against itself, that household can’t survive. 26 So if Satan has rebelled against himself and is divided, he can’t survive either; and that’s the end of him. 27 Furthermore, no one can break into a strong man’s house and make off with his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. After that, he can ransack his house. 28 Yes! I tell you that people will be forgiven all sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; 29 however, someone who blasphemes against the Ruach HaKodesh never has forgiveness but is guilty of an eternal sin.” 30 For they had been saying, “He has an unclean spirit in him.”
31 Then his mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent a message asking for him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you.” 33 He replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 Looking at those seated in a circle around him, he said, “See! Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does what God wants is my brother, sister and mother!”
Mark 3
Common English Bible
Healing on the Sabbath
3 Jesus returned to the synagogue. A man with a withered hand was there. 2 Wanting to bring charges against Jesus, they were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. 3 He said to the man with the withered hand, “Step up where people can see you.” 4 Then he said to them, “Is it legal on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they said nothing. 5 Looking around at them with anger, deeply grieved at their unyielding hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he did, and his hand was made healthy. 6 At that, the Pharisees got together with the supporters of Herod to plan how to destroy Jesus.
Healing and throwing demons out
7 Jesus left with his disciples and went to the lake. A large crowd followed him because they had heard what he was doing. They were from Galilee, 8 Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the area surrounding Tyre and Sidon. 9 Jesus told his disciples to get a small boat ready for him so the crowd wouldn’t crush him. 10 He had healed so many people that everyone who was sick pushed forward so that they could touch him. 11 Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down at his feet and shouted, “You are God’s Son!” 12 But he strictly ordered them not to reveal who he was.
Jesus appoints twelve apostles
13 Jesus went up on a mountain and called those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve and called them apostles. He appointed them to be with him, to be sent out to preach, 15 and to have authority to throw out demons. 16 He appointed twelve: Peter, a name he gave Simon; 17 James and John, Zebedee’s sons, whom he nicknamed Boanerges, which means “sons of Thunder”; 18 and Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, Alphaeus’ son; Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean;[a] 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Misunderstandings about Jesus
20 Jesus entered a house. A crowd gathered again so that it was impossible for him and his followers even to eat. 21 When his family heard what was happening, they came to take control of him. They were saying, “He’s out of his mind!”
22 The legal experts came down from Jerusalem. Over and over they charged, “He’s possessed by Beelzebul. He throws out demons with the authority of the ruler of demons.”
23 When Jesus called them together he spoke to them in a parable: “How can Satan throw Satan out? 24 A kingdom involved in civil war will collapse. 25 And a house torn apart by divisions will collapse. 26 If Satan rebels against himself and is divided, then he can’t endure. He’s done for. 27 No one gets into the house of a strong person and steals anything without first tying up the strong person. Only then can the house be burglarized. 28 I assure you that human beings will be forgiven for everything, for all sins and insults of every kind. 29 But whoever insults the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. That person is guilty of a sin with consequences that last forever.” 30 He said this because the legal experts were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.”
31 His mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent word to him, calling for him. 32 A crowd was seated around him, and those sent to him said, “Look, your mother, brothers, and sisters are outside looking for you.”
33 He replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 34 Looking around at those seated around him in a circle, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers. 35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother, sister, and mother.”
Footnotes
- Mark 3:18 Or zealot
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
Markus 3
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jesus botar en man på sabbaten
(Matt 12:9-14; Luk 6:6-11)
3 En annan gång gick Jesus in i en synagoga, och där var en man som hade en förtvinad hand.
2 De höll noga ögonen på honom för att se om han skulle bota mannen på sabbaten, så att de skulle få något att anklaga honom för.
3 Men Jesus sa till mannen med den förtvinade handen: ”Res dig upp och kom hit fram.” 4 Sedan frågade han dem: ”Vad är tillåtet att göra på sabbaten, göra gott eller ont, rädda liv eller döda någon?” Men ingen ville säga något. 5 Då såg han på dem med vrede, djupt bedrövad över hårdheten i deras hjärtan. Sedan sa han till mannen: ”Räck fram din hand!” Och då mannen gjorde det, blev handen normal igen.
6 Men fariseerna gick ut och började genast göra upp planer tillsammans med Herodes anhängare[a] på hur de skulle få Jesus dödad.
Mycket folk följer Jesus
(Matt 4:23-25; 12:15-16; Luk 6:17-19)
7 Jesus och hans lärjungar drog sig nu till sjön, och massor av människor från Galileen, men också från Judeen, 8 Jerusalem och Idumeen, från andra sidan Jordan och ända bortifrån Tyros och Sidon, följde honom när de hörde om allt han gjorde.
9 Jesus bad sina lärjungar att ha en båt färdig, för att han skulle slippa bli trängd av folkmassan. 10 Många människor hade blivit botade, och de sjuka trängde därför på från alla håll för att röra vid honom.
11 När de orena andarna fick syn på honom, föll de ner vid hans fötter och ropade: ”Du är Guds Son!” 12 Men Jesus förbjöd dem strängt att avslöja vem han var.
Jesus utser sina tolv lärjungar
(Matt 10:2-4; Luk 6:14-16; Apg 1:13)
13 Sedan gick Jesus upp på ett berg och tog med sig några som han hade valt ut. När de kom till honom, 14 utsåg han tolv av dem, som han kallade apostlar, till att följa honom och sändas ut för att predika, 15 och han gav dem makt att driva ut onda andar.[b] 16 De tolv han utsåg var: Simon, som han gav namnet Petrus, 17 Sebedaios söner Jakob och Johannes, som han kallade Boanerges, ”åsksönerna”, 18 Andreas, Filippos, Bartolomaios, Matteus, Tomas, Alfaios son Jakob, Taddaios, Simon ”den ivrige”[c] 19 och Judas Iskariot, som senare förrådde Jesus.
Jesus beskylls för att vara i förbund med djävulen
(Matt 12:22-29; Luk 11:14-23; 12:10)
20 När Jesus kom hem, började folk att samlas igen, i en sådan mängd att varken han eller hans lärjungar ens fick tid att äta. 21 När hans familj fick höra det, gick de dit för att ta hand om honom. ”Han är från sina sinnen!” sa de.
22 Men de skriftlärda, som hade kommit från Jerusalem, sa: ”Han är besatt av Beelsebul[d]. Han driver ut de onda andarna med hjälp av de onda andarnas härskare.”
23 Jesus kallade då till sig dem och talade till dem i liknelser: ”Hur kan Satan driva ut Satan? 24 Ett rike där man strider mot varandra går ju under. 25 Och en familj där man strider mot varandra upphör snart att existera. 26 Om nu Satan är kluven och strider mot sig själv, då kan han inte bestå, utan det är snart ute med honom. 27 Ingen kan gå in i en stark mans hus och plundra honom på vad han äger utan att först binda honom. Sedan kan man plundra hans hus.
28 Sannerligen säger jag er: Människor kan få förlåtelse för alla slags synder och hädelser, hur mycket man än hädar. 29 Men den som hädar den heliga Anden kan aldrig i evighet få förlåtelse. Då gör man sig skyldig till en evig synd.”
30 De hade nämligen sagt att han hade en oren ande.[e]
Jesus riktiga familj
(Matt 12:46-50; Luk 8:19-21)
31 Nu kom Jesus mor och hans bröder och stannade utanför och skickade bud till honom för att kalla på honom.
32 Skaran som satt runt Jesus sa då till honom: ”Din mor och dina bröder står här utanför och frågar efter dig.” 33 Men han svarade: ”Min mor och mina bröder! Vilka är det?” 34 Sedan såg han på dem som satt runt omkring honom och sa: ”Det här är min mor och mina syskon. 35 Var och en som gör Guds vilja är min bror och min syster och min mor.”
Footnotes
- 3:6 Herodes anhängare stödde romarna. De ville få bort Jesus av politiska skäl, eftersom de trodde att han skulle göra uppror mot romarna.
- 3:15 En del handskrifter tillägger: Han kallade dem sina apostlar (sändebud).
- 3:18 På grekiska: seloten eller kananaios (det senare bildat av ett arameiskt ord). Simon tillhörde antagligen ”seloterna”, ett politiskt parti som ville göra uppror mot romarna.
- 3:22 Beelsebul , ett hebreiskt avgudanamn som har blivit en synonym till Satan.
- 3:30 Här ges den tydligaste förklaringen för den oförlåtliga synden: att medvetet hävda att Jesus agerade i den ondes kraft; jfr Matt 12:31.
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