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¹ Jesus ⓖ entered the synagogue ⓗ again, and a man was there who had a shriveled ⓘ 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 shriveled hand, “Stand before us.”

⁴ Then he said to them, “Is it lawful ⓝ to do good ⓐ on the Sabbath or to do evil, ⓑ to save life ⓒ or to kill?” ⓓ But they were silent. ⓔ

⁵ After looking around at them with anger, ⓕ he was grieved at the hardness ⓖ of their hearts and 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 kill ⓛ him.

⁷ Jesus ⓜ departed with his disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, ⓝ and a large crowd followed from 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 that the crowd wouldn’t 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, they 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 Jesus ⓐ went up the mountain ⓑ and summoned those he wanted, and they came to him.

¹⁴ He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, [1] ⓒ to be with him, to send them out to preach, ⓓ

¹⁵ and to have authority to [2] drive out demons.

¹⁶ He appointed the Twelve: [3] ⓔ 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,

¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, ⓑ who also betrayed him.

²⁰ Jesus entered a house, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat. [4]

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 is possessed by Beelzebul,” ⓕ 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 opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished.

²⁷ But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up ⓑthe strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

²⁹ But whoever blasphemes ⓓagainst the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, ⓔbut is guilty ⓕof an eternal sin” [5] ⓖ —

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

³¹ 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 [6] are outside asking for you.”

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

³⁴ Looking at those 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.”

#	CSB
1	Jesus ⓖ entered the synagogue ⓗ again, and a man was there who had a shriveled ⓘ 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 shriveled hand, “Stand before us.”
4	Then he said to them, “Is it lawful ⓝ to do good ⓐ on the Sabbath or to do evil, ⓑ to save life ⓒ or to kill?” ⓓ But they were silent. ⓔ
5	After looking around at them with anger, ⓕ he was grieved at the hardness ⓖ of their hearts and 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 kill ⓛ him.
7	Jesus ⓜ departed with his disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, ⓝ and a large crowd followed from 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 that the crowd wouldn’t 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, they 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	Jesus ⓐ went up the mountain ⓑ and summoned those he wanted, and they came to him.
14	He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, [1] ⓒ to be with him, to send them out to preach, ⓓ
15	and to have authority to [2] drive out demons.
16	He appointed the Twelve: [3] ⓔ 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,
19	and Judas Iscariot, ⓑ who also betrayed him.
20	Jesus entered a house, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat. [4]
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 is possessed by Beelzebul,” ⓕ 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 opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished.
27	But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up ⓑthe strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
28	“Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies ⓒ they utter.
29	But whoever blasphemes ⓓagainst the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, ⓔbut is guilty ⓕof an eternal sin” [5] ⓖ —
30	because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” ⓗ
31	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 [6] are outside asking for you.”
33	He replied to them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
34	Looking at those 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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^{Mark 3:9 [7]} That is, the upper Nile region

^{Mark 3:18 [8]} That is, rulers

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