Mark 3:1-15 ▼

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

2 And they were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they might accuse Him.

3 And He said to the man with the withered hand, “Rise and come forward!”

4 And He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

5 And after looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

6 And the Pharisees went out and immediately began taking counsel with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

7 And Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from Judea,

8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude heard of all that He was doing and came to Him.

9 And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the multitude, in order that they might not crowd Him;

10 for He had healed many, with the result that all those who had afflictions pressed about Him in order to touch Him.

11 And whenever the unclean spirits beheld Him, they would fall down before Him and cry out, saying, “You are the Son of God!”

12 And He earnestly warned them not to make Him known.

13 And He went up to the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him.

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

15 and to have authority to cast out the demons.