Mar 3 | HCSB | STEP | Now He entered the synagogue again , and a man was there who had a paralyzed hand .

Mark 3

The Man with the Paralyzed Hand

1 Now ^a He entered the ^{▼▼synagogue(s): A place where the Jewish people met for prayer, worship and teaching of the Scriptures}synagogue ^c again, and a man was there who had a paralyzed ^d hand. 2 In order to accuse ^e Him, they were watching Him closely ^f to see whether He would heal ^g him on the Sabbath. ^h 3 He told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stand before us.” ^{▼▼Lit Rise up in the middle} 4 Then He said to them, “Is it lawful ^j on the Sabbath to do what is good ^k or to do what is evil, ^l to save life ^m or to kill?” ⁿ But they were silent. ^o 5 After looking around at them with anger ^p and sorrow at the hardness ^q of their hearts, He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. ^r 6 Immediately the ^{▼▼Pharisee(s): In Judaism a religious sect that followed the whole written and oral law}Pharisees ^t went out and started plotting ^u with the ^{▼▼Herod/Herodians: The name of the Idumean family ruling Palestine from 37 b.c. to a.d. 95; the main rulers from this family mentioned in the NT are: Herod Antipas(4 b.c.-a.d. 39) son of Herod the Great; ruled one-fourth of his father's kingdom (Galilee and Perea); killed John the Baptist and mocked Jesus; Herod I (37 b.c.-4 b.c.) also known as Herod the Great; built the great temple in Jerusalem and massacred the male babies in Bethlehem; Herod Agrippa I (A.D. 3744) The grandson of Herod the Great; he beheaded James the apostle and imprisoned Peter; Herod Agrippa II (A.D. 52ca 95) The great-grandson of Herod the Great; he heard Paul's defense. Herodians were political supporters of Herod the Great and his family}Herodians ^w against Him, how they might destroy ^x Him.

Ministering to the Multitude

7 Jesus ^y departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, ^z Judea, ^aa 8 Jerusalem, ^ab Idumea, beyond the Jordan, ^ac and around Tyre ^ad and Sidon. ^ae 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 ^af ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him. 10 Since He had healed ^ag many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch ^ah Him. 11 Whenever the ^{▼▼unclean: When something is clean, it is holy or acceptable to God. When it is unclean, it is unholy (such as an unclean spirit). The term can be used in a ritual sense to apply to moral standards for living.}unclean ^aj spirits ^ak saw Him, those possessed fell down ^al before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” ^am 12 And He would strongly warn ^an them not to make Him known. ^ao

The 12 Apostles

13 Then ^ap He went up the mountain ^aq and summoned those He wanted, and they came to Him. 14 He also appointed 12 – He also named them apostles ^{▼▼Other mss omit He also named them apostles
,} ^as – to be with Him, to send them out to preach, ^at 15 and to have authority to ^{▼▼Other mss add heal diseases, and to} drive out demons.

16 He appointed the Twelve: ^{▼▼Other mss omit He appointed the Twelve
,} ^aw

To Simon, ^ax He gave the name Peter; ^ay
17 and to James ^az the son of Zebedee, ^ba
and to his brother John, ^bb
He gave the name “Boanerges”
(that is, “Sons of Thunder” ^bc);
18 Andrew; ^bd
Philip ^be and Bartholomew;
Matthew ^bf and Thomas; ^bg
James the son of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus;
Simon the Zealot, ^{▼▼Lit the Cananaean}
19 and Judas Iscariot, ^{▼▼Iscariot is probably “a man of Kerioth,” a town in Judea.
,} ^bj
who also betrayed Him.

A House Divided

20 Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat. ^{▼▼Or eat a meal; lit eat bread} 21 When His family ^bl heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.” ^bm

22 The ^{▼▼scribe(s): A professional group in Judaism that copied the law of Moses and interpreted it, especially in legal cases}scribes ^bo who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has ^{▼▼Beelzebul: A term of slander, which was variously interpreted "lord of flies," "lord of dung," or "ruler of demons"; 2 Kg 1:2; Mk 3:22}Beelzebul ^bq in Him!” and, “He drives out ^br demons ^bs by the ruler ^bt of the demons!” ^bu

23 So He summoned ^bv them and spoke to them in parables: ^bw “How can Satan ^bx drive out Satan? ^by 24 If a kingdom ^bz 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! ^{▼▼Lit but he has an end}

27 “On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up ^cb the strong man. Then he will rob his house. 28 ^{▼▼I assure you: This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you, and in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.}I assure you: People will be forgiven for all sins ^{▼▼Lit All things will be forgiven the sons of men} and whatever blasphemies ^ce they may blaspheme. 29 But whoever blasphemes ^cf against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, ^cg but is ^{▼▼guilt/guilty: The liability to be punished for a fault, a sin, an act, or an omission unless there is forgiveness or atonement; the term normally concerns an objective fact, not a subjective feeling.}guilty ^ci of an eternal sin” ^{▼▼Other mss read is subject to eternal judgment
,} ^ck – 30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” ^cl

True Relationships

31 Then ^cm His mother ^cn and His brothers ^co 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, ^cp and Your sisters ^{▼▼Other mss omit and Your sisters} 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! ^cr 35 Whoever does the will of God ^cs is My brother and sister and mother.”