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The Gospel According to St. Mark

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- Chapter 3 -

(Matthew 12:9–14; Luke 6:6–11)
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And again he walked into the synagogue and there was a man with a withered hand.
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Some people watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath so that they could accuse him.
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Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand here in the middle of everyone.”
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Then he said to the people, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath day or to do harm; to save a life, or to kill?” But they were silent.
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He looked around at them with anger, and he was grieved by their hardness of heart, and he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
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The Pharisees went out and immediately began to plot with the Herodians as to how they might put him to death.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

(Matthew 4:23–25; Luke 6:17–19)
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Then Jesus, with his disciples, went to the sea, and a great crowd of people followed from Galilee and from Judea
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and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. When they heard about the things he was doing, a great crowd came to him.
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And he asked his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him.
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For he healed many, so that everyone who had afflictions eagerly approached him in order to touch him.
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Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, and they said, “You are the Son of God.”
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He strictly ordered them not to make him known.

The Twelve Apostles

(Matthew 10:1–4; Luke 6:12–16)
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He went up on the mountain, and he called for those he wanted, and they came to him.
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He appointed the twelve, whom he named apostles, so that they might be with him and he might send them to proclaim the message,
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and to have authority to cast out demons.
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And he appointed the twelve: Simon, to whom he gave the name Peter;
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James son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder;
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and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
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and Judas Iscariot, who would betray him.

A House Divided

(Matthew 12:22–30; Luke 11:14–23)
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Then he went home, and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat bread.
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When his family heard about it, they went out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
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The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of the demons he drives out demons.”
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Jesus called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
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If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
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If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but has come to an end.
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But no one can enter into the house of a strong man and steal his belongings without tying up the strong man first, and then he will plunder his house.

The Unpardonable Sin

(Matthew 12:31–32)
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Truly I say to you, all sins of the sons of men will be forgiven, even all the blasphemies which they utter,
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but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”
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Jesus said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

(Matthew 12:46–50; Luke 8:19–21)
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Then his mother and his brothers came and stood outside. They sent for him, summoning him.
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And a crowd sat around him and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they are looking for you.”
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He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
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He looked around at those who were sitting in a circle around him and said, “See, here are my mother and my brothers!
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For whoever does the will of God, that person is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
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(Matthew 12:9–14; Luke 6:6–11)
1
He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered.
2
They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
3
He said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up.”
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He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.
5
When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.
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The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

(Matthew 4:23–25; Luke 6:17–19)
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Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,
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from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
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He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.
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For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.
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The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried, “You are the Son of God!”
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He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.

The Twelve Apostles

(Matthew 10:1–4; Luke 6:12–16)
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He went up into the mountain and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
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He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach
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and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
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Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
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James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);
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Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;
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and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he came into a house.

A House Divided

(Matthew 12:22–30; Luke 11:14–23)
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The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
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When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”
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The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”
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He summoned them and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
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If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
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If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.
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But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.

The Unpardonable Sin

(Matthew 12:31–32)
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“Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;
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but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.” (a)
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—because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

(Matthew 12:46–50; Luke 8:19–21)
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His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
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A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters(b) are outside looking for you.”
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He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
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Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
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For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”

Footnotes

(a)3:29 NU reads, guilty of an eternal sin.
(b)3:32 TR omits “your sisters”
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