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Mark 3

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¹ Now ⓐ He entered the synagogue ⓑ again, and a man was there who had a paralyzed ⓒ hand.

² In order to accuse ⓓ Him, they were watching Him closely ⓔ to see whether He would heal ⓕ him on the Sabbath. ⓖ

³ He told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stand before us.” [1]

⁴ Then He said to them, “Is it lawful ⓗ on the Sabbath to do what is good ⓘ or to do what is evil, ⓙ to save life ⓚ or to kill?” ⓛ But they were silent. ⓜ

⁵ After looking around at them with anger ⓝ and sorrow at the hardness ⓞ of their hearts, He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. ⓟ

⁶ Immediately the Pharisees ⓠ went out and started plotting ⓡ with the Herodians ⓢ against Him, how they might destroy ⓣ Him.

⁷ Jesus ⓤ departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, ⓥ Judea, ⓦ

⁸ Jerusalem, ⓧ Idumea, beyond the Jordan, ⓨ and around Tyre ⓩ and Sidon. ⓐ The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing.

⁹ Then He told His disciples to have a small boat ⓑ ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him.

¹⁰ Since He had healed ⓒ many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch ⓓ Him.

¹¹ Whenever the unclean ⓔ spirits ⓕ saw Him, those possessed fell down ⓖ before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” ⓗ

¹² And He would strongly warn ⓘ them not to make Him known. ⓙ

¹³ Then ⓚ He went up the mountain ⓛ and summoned those He wanted, and they came to Him.

¹⁴ He also appointed 12 — He also named them apostles [2] ⓜ — to be with Him, to send them out to preach, ⓝ

¹⁵ and to have authority to [3] drive out demons.

¹⁶ He appointed the Twelve: [4] ⓞ To Simon, ⓟ He gave the name Peter; ⓠ

¹⁷ and to James ⓡ the son of Zebedee, ⓢ and to his brother John, ⓣ He gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder” ⓤ);

¹⁸ Andrew; ⓥ Philip ⓦ and Bartholomew; Matthew ⓧ and Thomas; ⓨ James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, [5]

¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, [6] ⓩ who also betrayed Him.

²⁰ Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat. [7]

²¹ When His family ⓐ heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.” ⓑ

²² The scribes ⓒ who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul ⓓ in Him!” and, “He drives out ⓔ demons ⓕ by the ruler ⓖ of the demons!” ⓗ

²³ So He summoned ⓘ them and spoke to them in parables: ⓙ “How can Satan ⓚ drive out Satan? ⓛ

²⁴ If a kingdom ⓜ is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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

²⁶ And if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished! [8]

²⁷ “On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up ⓝ the strong man. Then he will rob his house.

²⁸ I assure you: People will be forgiven for all sins [9] and whatever blasphemies ⓞ they may blaspheme.

²⁹ But whoever blasphemes ⓟ against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, ⓠ but is guilty ⓡ of an eternal sin” [10] ⓢ —

³⁰ because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” ⓣ

³¹ Then ⓤ His mother ⓥ and His brothers ⓦ came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.

³² A crowd was sitting around Him and told Him, “Look, Your mother, Your brothers, ⓧ and Your sisters [11] are outside asking for You.”

³³ He replied to them, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”

³⁴ And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! ⓨ

³⁵ Whoever does the will of God ⓩ is My brother and sister and mother.”

#	HCSB
1	Now ⓐ He entered the synagogue ⓑ again, and a man was there who had a paralyzed ⓒ hand.
2	In order to accuse ⓓ Him, they were watching Him closely ⓔ to see whether He would heal ⓕ him on the Sabbath. ⓖ
3	He told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stand before us.” [1]
4	Then He said to them, “Is it lawful ⓗ on the Sabbath to do what is good ⓘ or to do what is evil, ⓙ to save life ⓚ or to kill?” ⓛ But they were silent. ⓜ
5	After looking around at them with anger ⓝ and sorrow at the hardness ⓞ of their hearts, He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. ⓟ
6	Immediately the Pharisees ⓠ went out and started plotting ⓡ with the Herodians ⓢ against Him, how they might destroy ⓣ Him.
7	Jesus ⓤ departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, ⓥ Judea, ⓦ
8	Jerusalem, ⓧ Idumea, beyond the Jordan, ⓨ and around Tyre ⓩ and Sidon. ⓐ The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing.
9	Then He told His disciples to have a small boat ⓑ ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him.
10	Since He had healed ⓒ many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch ⓓ Him.
11	Whenever the unclean ⓔ spirits ⓕ saw Him, those possessed fell down ⓖ before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” ⓗ
12	And He would strongly warn ⓘ them not to make Him known. ⓙ
13	Then ⓚ He went up the mountain ⓛ and summoned those He wanted, and they came to Him.
14	He also appointed 12 — He also named them apostles [2] ⓜ — to be with Him, to send them out to preach, ⓝ
15	and to have authority to [3] drive out demons.
16	He appointed the Twelve: [4] ⓞ To Simon, ⓟ He gave the name Peter; ⓠ
17	and to James ⓡ the son of Zebedee, ⓢ and to his brother John, ⓣ He gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder” ⓤ);
18	Andrew; ⓥ Philip ⓦ and Bartholomew; Matthew ⓧ and Thomas; ⓨ James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, [5]
19	and Judas Iscariot, [6] ⓩ who also betrayed Him.
20	Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat. [7]
21	When His family ⓐ heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.” ⓑ
22	The scribes ⓒ who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul ⓓ in Him!” and, “He drives out ⓔ demons ⓕ by the ruler ⓖ of the demons!” ⓗ
23	So He summoned ⓘ them and spoke to them in parables: ⓙ “How can Satan ⓚ drive out Satan? ⓛ
24	If a kingdom ⓜ is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25	If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26	And if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished! [8]
27	“On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up ⓝ the strong man. Then he will rob his house.
28	I assure you: People will be forgiven for all sins [9] and whatever blasphemies ⓞ they may blaspheme.
29	But whoever blasphemes ⓟ against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, ⓠ but is guilty ⓡ of an eternal sin” [10] ⓢ —
30	because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” ⓣ
31	Then ⓤ His mother ⓥ and His brothers ⓦ came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.
32	A crowd was sitting around Him and told Him, “Look, Your mother, Your brothers, ⓧ and Your sisters [11] are outside asking for You.”
33	He replied to them, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
34	And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! ⓨ
35	Whoever does the will of God ⓩ is My brother and sister and mother.”

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