Mark Three

   Jesus entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man whose hand was withered. And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him. And he said to the man whose hand was withered, Stand up in the midst. Then he said to them also, Is it lawful to do good or evil on the sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it? But they were silent. And he looked at them with anger, sad because of the hardness of their hearts; and he said to the man, Stretch out your hand, and he stretched it out; and his hand was restored.

    ¶ And the Pharisees immediately went out with the Herodians, and they took counsel concerning him how to do away with him. So Jesus went to the sea with his disciples; and a great many people from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from around the Jordan, and from Tyre and from Sidon; large crowds, who had heard all that he was doing, came to him. And he said to his disciples to bring the boat near to him, because of the crowds, so that they might not press on him. For he was healing so many, that others pushed toward him so as to touch him. And those who were afflicted with unclean
spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried saying, You are indeed the Son of God. And he cautioned them a great deal, not to make him known.

    ¶ And he went up to the mountain, and called those he wanted; and they came to him. And he chose twelve to be with him, that he might send them to preach, And to have power to heal the sick, and cast out devils. And Simon he surnamed Peter. And James the son of Zebedee, and John
the brother of James, he surnamed B’nai Rakhshi, which means sons of thunder, And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and
Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, And Judas of Iscariot, who betrayed him. And they came into the house. And the people gathered again, so that they could not find bread to eat. And his relatives heard it, and went out to arrest him, for they said, He has lost his mind.

    ¶ And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, Beelzebub is with him, and, By the prince of demons he is casting out demons. And Jesus called them, and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a household is divided against itself, that household cannot stand. And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but that is his end. No man can enter into a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man; and then he plunders his house. Truly I say to you, that all sins and blasphemies which men blaspheme, shall be forgiven to them. But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, shall never be forgiven, but is guilty before the everlasting judgment. Because they had said, He has an unclean spirit.

    ¶ Then there came his mother and his brothers, and stood outside, and they sent in to call him. But the people were sitting around him; and they said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you. And he answered and said to them, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? And he looked at those who sat near him and said, Behold my mother, and behold my brothers. For whoever does the will of God, is my brother and my sister and my mother.