Mark Chapter 3 of 16 about 3 min read

Mark 3

What happens in this chapter

Chapter summary coming soon.

Verse 1. Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.

Verse 2. In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

Verse 3. Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”

Verse 4. And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.

Verse 5. Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.

Verse 6. At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

Verse 7. So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,

Verse 8. Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.

Verse 9. Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

Verse 10. For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.

Verse 11. And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

Verse 12. But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

Verse 13. Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

Verse 14. He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

Verse 15. and to have authority to drive out demons.

Verse 16. These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

Verse 17. James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),

Verse 18. Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

Verse 19. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

Verse 20. Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.

Verse 21. When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

Verse 22. And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

Verse 23. So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

Verse 24. If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

Verse 25. If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

Verse 26. And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.

Verse 27. Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

Verse 28. Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.

Verse 29. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”

Verse 30. Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Verse 31. Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,

Verse 32. and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”

Verse 33. But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”

Verse 34. Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Verse 35. For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”