Thematic Bible

Mark 3:1

He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.

Mark 3:2

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

Mark 3:3

He *said to the man with the withered hand, Get up and come forward!”

Mark 3:4

And He *said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

Mark 3:5

After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Mark 3:6

The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

Mark 3:7

Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from Judea,

Mark 3:8

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard of all that He was doing and came to Him.

Mark 3:9

And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;

Mark 3:10

for He had healed many, with the result that all those who had afflictions pressed around Him in order to touch Him.

Mark 3:11

Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”

Mark 3:12

And He earnestly warned them not to tell who He was.

Mark 3:13

And He *went up on the mountain and *summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him.

Mark 3:14

And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach,

Mark 3:15

and to have authority to cast out the demons.

Mark 3:16

And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),

Mark 3:17

and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, “Sons of Thunder”);

Mark 3:18

and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;

Mark 3:19

and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.

Mark 3:20

And He *came home, and the crowd *gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.

Mark 3:21

When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

Mark 3:22

The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

Mark 3:23

And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 3:24

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

Mark 3:25

If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

Mark 3:26

If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished!

Mark 3:27

But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

Mark 3:28

Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;

Mark 3:29

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”

Mark 3:30

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

Mark 3:31

Then His mother and His brothers *arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.

Mark 3:32

A crowd was sitting around Him, and they *said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”

Mark 3:33

Answering them, He *said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”

Mark 3:34

Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He *said, Behold My mother and My brothers!

Mark 3:35

For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”