Mark 3
The Voice
3 On the Sabbath, Jesus had come into a synagogue where He saw a man with a withered hand.
2 The Pharisees held their breath: would Jesus cure this man on the Sabbath, right there in front of everyone? If so, they could charge Him with breaking the Sabbath law. 3 Jesus knew their hearts. He called to the man with the withered hand.
Jesus: Come to Me.
4 Then He turned to the Pharisees with a question.
Jesus: Do our laws tell us to do good or evil on the Sabbath? To save life, or to snuff it out?
They remained silent.
5 Jesus was furious as He looked out over the crowd, and He was grieved by their hard hearts.
How can anyone care so much about the words of the law and so little about the spirit of it?
Jesus (to the man with the withered hand): So be it. Stretch out your hand.
The man stretched forth his hand; and as he did, it was completely healed. 6 The Pharisees went directly from the synagogue to consult with the supporters of Herod, the Romans’ puppet ruler, about how they could get rid of this dangerous dreamer.
7 Meanwhile Jesus and His followers traveled to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; as always, a huge crowd from Galilee and Judea gathered. 8 People had come from miles to see this man they were hearing so much about. They came from the big cities, including Jerusalem of Judea, Tyre and Sidon of Phoenicia, and from the region of Idumea, south of Judea. 9-10 Since Jesus had healed so many, the sick and the infirm pushed forward constantly to touch Him, to be healed, and to ask His blessing. The crowd pressed so closely around Jesus that He asked His disciples to get a boat He could board if the crush became too great.
11 Most wanted to be near Him, except for those possessed by unclean spirits. Those people fell down before Him.
Unclean Spirits: You are the Son of God.
12 But He ordered them not to reveal His true identity.
13 Jesus called together a select group of His followers and led them up onto a mountain. 14 There He commissioned them the twelve. [Later He calls them His emissaries.][a] He wanted them to be with Him. He sent them out to spread the good news 15 and to cast out evil spirits [and heal diseases].[b] 16 Here are the names of the original twelve: Simon (whom Jesus called Peter, meaning “the rock”), 17 James and John (the sons of Zebedee, whom Jesus called “the Sons of Thunder”), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew (the tax collector, also called Levi), Thomas, James (the son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon of Canaan (who was also called “the Zealot”), 19 and Judas Iscariot (who one day would betray Jesus to the authorities in Jerusalem so God’s purpose could be fulfilled).
20 Jesus and His disciples went into a house to eat, but so many people pressed in to see Jesus that they could not be served. 21 When Jesus’ family heard about this craziness, they went to drag Him out of that place.
Jesus’ Family (to one another): Jesus has lost His mind.
22 The scribes, for their part, came down from Jerusalem and spread the slander that Jesus was in league with the devil.
Scribes: That’s how He casts out demons. He’s casting them out by the power of Beelzebul—the ancient Philistine god—the prince of demons.
23 When Jesus heard this, He tried to reason with them using parables.
Jesus: Listen. How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 A kingdom that makes war against itself will collapse. 25 A household divided against itself cannot stand. 26 If Satan opposes himself, he cannot stand and is finished.
27 If you want to break into the house of a strong man and plunder it, you have to bind him first. Then you can do whatever you want with his possessions. 28 Listen, the truth is that people can be forgiven of almost anything. God has been known to forgive many things, even blasphemy. 29 But speaking evil of the Spirit of God is an unforgivable sin that will follow you into eternity.
30 He said this because the scribes were telling people that Jesus got His power from dark forces instead of from God.
Popularity is often a dangerous thing, particularly in a land occupied by Roman soldiers. As Jesus’ ministry grows, some of His friends and family start to get nervous: they wonder if He has “lost His mind” entirely. They just can’t understand what is happening and why He is so important. It doesn’t seem right—the boy next door from Nazareth receiving so much attention. In fact, they are so uncomfortable with it that they decide to intervene and take Him home.
But Jesus’ family isn’t the only group concerned about Him. The Pharisees are doing their best to spread doubt about His authority with the worst accusations possible: His power to heal comes from the devil himself. They are attacking Him publicly and questioning His identity as the Anointed One.
31 When Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived, they couldn’t break through the crowd, so they sent word in to Jesus that He should come out to them. 32 The crowd was pressed in tight around Him when He received the message, “Your mother and brothers [and sisters][c] are waiting outside for You.”
33 Jesus looked around.
Jesus (answering them): Who are My mother and brothers?
He called into the silence. No one spoke.
34 At last His gaze swept across those gathered close, and Jesus smiled.
Jesus: You, here, are My mother and My brothers! 35 Whoever does the will of God is My true family.
Marcos 3
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Jesús sana a un hombre en sábado
3 Jesús volvió a entrar en la sinagoga. Allí había un hombre que tenía una mano tullida.
2 Los fariseos estaban vigilando a Jesús para ver si sanaba a ese hombre en día sábado, y poder así acusarlo de trabajar en ese día de descanso.
3 Jesús le dijo al enfermo: «Levántate y ponte en medio de todos.»
4 Luego, les preguntó a los que estaban allí: «¿Qué es correcto hacer en sábado: el bien o el mal? ¿Salvar una vida o destruirla?»
Pero nadie le contestó. 5 Jesús miró con enojo a los que lo rodeaban y, al ver que eran muy tercos y no tenían amor, se puso muy triste. Entonces le dijo al enfermo: «Extiende la mano.»
El hombre extendió la mano, y la mano le quedó sana.
6 Los fariseos salieron de la sinagoga y enseguida se reunieron con los partidarios[a] del rey Herodes; y juntos comenzaron a hacer planes para matar a Jesús.
Jesús enseña y sana
7-8 Jesús se fue con sus discípulos a la orilla del lago. Los seguía mucha gente que había oído hablar de las cosas que él hacía. Era gente de las regiones de Galilea y de Judea, de la ciudad de Jerusalén y de Idumea. Algunos venían también del otro lado del río Jordán, y de los alrededores de las ciudades de Tiro y de Sidón.[b]
9 Como había tanta gente, Jesús les pidió a sus discípulos que prepararan una barca, para que la gente no lo apretujara. 10 Aunque Jesús había sanado a mucha gente, todavía quedaban muchos enfermos que lo rodeaban y que querían tocarlo para quedar sanos.
11 Cuando los espíritus malos veían a Jesús, caían al suelo y gritaban: «¡Tú eres el Hijo de Dios!»
12 Pero Jesús les advertía muy seriamente que no dijeran a la gente quién era él.
Jesús elige a doce apóstoles
13 Después, Jesús invitó a algunos de sus seguidores para que subieran con él a un cerro. Cuando ya todos estaban juntos, 14 eligió a doce de ellos para que lo acompañaran siempre y para enviarlos a anunciar las buenas noticias. A esos doce los llamó apóstoles 15 y les dio poder para expulsar de la gente a los demonios.
16 Éstos son los doce que eligió: Simón, a quien llamó Pedro; 17 Santiago y Juan, hijos de Zebedeo, y a quienes llamó Boanerges, que quiere decir «hijos del trueno»; 18 Andrés, Felipe, Bartolomé, Mateo, Tomás, Santiago hijo de Alfeo, Tadeo, Simón el patriota[c] y 19 Judas Iscariote, que después traicionó a Jesús.
Jesús y el jefe de los demonios
20 Después de esto, Jesús regresó a la casa.[d] Y era tanta la gente que volvió a reunirse, que ni él ni sus discípulos podían siquiera comer. 21 Cuando los familiares de Jesús supieron lo que hacía, fueron para llevárselo, porque decían que se había vuelto loco.
22 Pero los maestros de la Ley que habían llegado de Jerusalén decían: «Este hombre tiene a Beelzebú, el jefe de los demonios. Sólo por el poder que Beelzebú le da, puede expulsarlos.»
23 Entonces Jesús los llamó y les puso este ejemplo:
«¿Cómo puede Satanás expulsarse a sí mismo? 24 Si los habitantes de un país se pelean entre sí, el país acaba por destruirse. 25 Si los miembros de una familia se pelean unos contra otros, la familia también acabará por destruirse. 26 Y si Satanás lucha contra sí mismo, acabará con su propio reino.
27 »Si alguien quiere robar todo lo que hay en la casa de un hombre fuerte, primero tiene que atar a ese hombre.
28 »Les aseguro que Dios le perdonará a la gente cualquier pecado que haga, y todo lo malo que diga; 29 pero jamás perdonará a quien hable en contra del Espíritu Santo. ¡Eso nunca le será perdonado!»
30 Jesús dijo esto porque los maestros de la Ley pensaban que él tenía un espíritu malo.
La madre y los hermanos de Jesús
31-32 Mientras tanto, la madre y los hermanos de Jesús llegaron a la casa donde él estaba, pero prefirieron quedarse afuera y mandarlo a llamar. La gente que estaba sentada alrededor de Jesús le dijo:
—Tu madre, tus hermanos y tus hermanas están allá afuera, y quieren hablar contigo.
33 Pero Jesús les preguntó:
—¿Quiénes son en verdad mi madre y mis hermanos?
34 Luego, miró a todos los que estaban sentados a su alrededor y dijo:
—¡Éstos son mi madre y mis hermanos! 35 Porque, en verdad, cualquiera que obedece a Dios es mi hermano, mi hermana y mi madre.
Footnotes
- Marcos 3:6 Partidarios: Gente que en esa época seguía al rey Herodes el Grande y a su hijo Herodes Antipas.
- Marcos 3:7 Del otro lado del río Jordán... de Tiro y de Sidón: Los habitantes de estos lugares estaban fuera del territorio donde vivían los judíos. Por lo general, las personas que venían de esos lugares no eran judíos.
- Marcos 3:18 Patriota: El texto griego dice cananeo, palabra que viene del arameo y que significa celoso o patriota (véase Lucas 6.15).
- Marcos 3:20 La casa: Probablemente se trate de la casa de Pedro, en Cafarnaúm.
Mark 3
King James Version
3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
4 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.
5 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.
6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
8 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.
9 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.
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