Mark 3
KJV Easy Read Bible

Healing on the Sabbath

1And He entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

2And they watched Him, whether He would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse Him.

3And He said to the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

4And He said to 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.   kept silent

5And when He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.   became completely healed

6And the Pharisees went forth, and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

A Great Multitude Follows Jesus

7But Jesus withdrew Himself with His disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judaea,

8And 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 to Him.

9And He spoke to His disciples, that a small ship should wait on Him because of the multitude, lest they should throng Him.   crowd

10For He had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon Him for to touch Him, as many as had plagues.   crowded; afflictions, diseases

11And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him, and cried, saying, You are the Son of God.

12And He straitly charged them that they should not make Him known.   sternly warned

The Twelve Apostles

13And He went up into a mountain, and called to Him whom He would: and they came to Him.   those he wanted

14And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach,   appointed

15And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:   demons

16And Simon He surnamed Peter;

17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and He surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

19And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed Him: and they went into a house.

A House Divided Cannot Stand

20And the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21And when His friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on Him: for they said, He is beside Himself.   take custody of, take captive; crazy

22And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casts He out devils.   a name of Satan, the prince of evil spirits; ruler of demons; demons

23And He called them to Him, and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?   example stories

24And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.   he is finished

27No 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.   plunder

The Unpardonable Sin

28Verily I say to youp, All sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:   truly; things slanderous to God; slander, speak evil of

29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost has never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:   Spirit

30Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.   evil

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him

31There came then His brethren and His mother, and, standing outside, sent to him, calling Him.

32And the multitude sat about Him, and they said to Him, Behold, Your mother and Your brethren outside seek for You.

33And He answered them, saying, Who is My mother, or My brethren?

34And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, and said, Behold My mother and My brethren!

35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is My brother, and My sister, and mother.





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