Mark 3
Contemporary English Version
A Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Matthew 12.9-14; Luke 6.6-11)
3 The next time Jesus went into the synagogue, a man with a paralyzed hand was there. 2 The Pharisees[a] wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.
3 Jesus told the man to stand up where everyone could see him. 4 Then he asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?” But no one said a word.
5 Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand was healed.
6 The Pharisees left. And at once they started making plans with Herod's followers[b] to kill Jesus.
Large Crowds Come to Jesus
7 Jesus led his disciples down to the shore of the lake. Large crowds followed him from Galilee, Judea, 8 and Jerusalem. People came from Idumea, as well as other places east of the Jordan River. They also came from the region around the towns of Tyre and Sidon. All of these crowds came because they had heard what Jesus was doing. 9 (A) He even had to tell his disciples to get a boat ready to keep him from being crushed by the crowds.
10 After Jesus had healed many people, the other sick people begged him to let them touch him. 11 And whenever any evil spirits saw Jesus, they would fall to the ground and shout, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But Jesus warned the spirits not to tell who he was.
Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10.1-4; Luke 6.12-16)
13 Jesus decided to ask some of his disciples to go up on a mountain with him, and they went. 14 Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles,[c] so they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preach 15 and to force out demons. 16 Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter. 17 There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means “Thunderbolts.” 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were also apostles. The others were Simon, known as the Eager One,[d] 19 and Judas Iscariot,[e] who later betrayed Jesus.
Jesus and the Ruler of Demons
(Matthew 12.22-32; Luke 11.14-23; 12.10)
20 Jesus went back home,[f] and once again such a large crowd gathered that there was no chance even to eat. 21 When Jesus' family heard what he was doing, they thought he was crazy and went to get him under control.
22 (B) Some teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem and said, “This man is under the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons! He is even forcing out demons with the help of Beelzebul.”
23 Jesus told the people to gather around him. Then he spoke to them in riddles and said:
How can Satan force himself out? 24 A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long. 25 And a family that fights won't last long either. 26 So if Satan fights against himself, that will be the end of him.
27 How can anyone break into the house of a strong man and steal his things, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can take everything.
28 I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are. 29 (C) But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven. That sin will be held against you forever.
30 Jesus said this because the people were saying that he had an evil spirit in him.
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Matthew 12.46-50; Luke 8.19-21)
31 Jesus' mother and brothers came and stood outside. Then they sent someone with a message for him to come out to them. 32 The crowd sitting around Jesus told him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters[g] are outside and want to see you.”
33 Jesus asked, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” 34 Then he looked at the people sitting around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 35 Anyone who obeys God is my brother or sister or mother.”
Footnotes
- 3.2 Pharisees: The Greek text has “they” (but see verse 6).
- 3.6 Herod's followers: People who were political followers of the family of Herod the Great and his son Herod Antipas.
- 3.14 to be his apostles: These words are not in some manuscripts.
- 3.18 known as the Eager One: The Greek text has “Cananaean,” which probably comes from a Hebrew word meaning “zealous” (see Luke 6.15). “Zealot” was the name later given to the members of a Jewish group that resisted and fought against the Romans.
- 3.19 Iscariot: This may mean “a man from Kerioth” (a place in Judea). But more probably it means “a man who was a liar” or “a man who was a betrayer.”
- 3.20 went back home: Or “entered a house” (perhaps the home of Simon Peter).
- 3.32 and sisters: These words are not in some manuscripts.
马可福音 3
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
治好手枯的人(A)
3 耶穌又進了會堂，在那裡有一個人，他的一隻手枯乾了。 2 眾人窺探他會不會在安息日醫治那個人，好去控告他。 3 耶穌對那一隻手枯乾了的人說：“起來，站在當中！” 4 又對他們說：“在安息日哪一樣是可以作的呢：作好事還是壞事？救命還是害命？”他們一聲不響。 5 耶穌怒目環視他們，因他們的心剛硬而難過，就對那人說：“伸出手來！”他把手一伸，手就復原了。 6 法利賽人出來，立刻和希律黨人商量怎樣對付耶穌，好除掉他。
許多人到海邊找耶穌(B)
7 耶穌和門徒退到海邊去，一大群從加利利來的人跟著他； 8 還有許多人聽見他所作的一切事，就從猶太、耶路撒冷、以土邁、約旦河外和推羅、西頓一帶地方來到他跟前。 9 因為人多，耶穌就吩咐門徒為他預備一隻小船，免得眾人擁擠他。 10 他醫好了許多人，所以凡有病的都擠過來要摸他。 11 污靈每次看到他，就仆倒在他面前，大聲喊叫說：“你是 神的兒子！” 12 耶穌再三嚴厲地吩咐他們，不要把他的身分張揚出去。
選立十二使徒(C)
13 耶穌上了山，呼召自己所要的人，他們就來了。 14 他選立了十二個人，稱他們為使徒（有些抄本無“稱他們為使徒”一句），要他們跟自己常在一起，好差遣他們去傳道， 15 又有權柄趕鬼。 16 他選立的十二個人是：西門（耶穌給他起名叫彼得）， 17 西庇太的兒子雅各，和雅各的弟弟約翰（耶穌給他們二人起名叫半尼其，就是“雷子”的意思）， 18 安得烈、腓力、巴多羅邁、馬太、多馬、亞勒腓的兒子雅各、達太、激進派的西門， 19 以及加略人猶大，就是出賣耶穌的那個人。
褻瀆聖靈的罪不得赦免(D)
20 耶穌進了屋子，群眾又聚了來，以致他們連飯都不能吃， 21 那些和他在一起的人聽見了，就出來抓住他，因為他們說他癲狂了。
22 從耶路撒冷下來的經學家說：“他有別西卜附在身上！”又說：“他靠著鬼王趕鬼。” 23 耶穌把他們叫來，用比喻對他們說：“撒但怎能趕逐撒但呢？ 24 一國若自相紛爭，那國就站立不住； 25 一家若自相紛爭，那家就站立不住。 26 如果撒但自相攻打紛爭，不但站立不住，而且還要滅亡。 27 誰都不能進入壯漢的家，搶奪他的財物，除非先把壯漢捆綁起來，才可以搶劫他的家。 28 我實在告訴你們，世人的一切罪和一切褻瀆的話，都可以得到赦免； 29 但褻瀆聖靈的，就永世不得赦免，他還要擔當罪惡到永遠。” 30 耶穌說這話，是因為他們說他有污靈附在身上。
誰是耶穌的母親和弟兄(E)
31 耶穌的母親和弟弟來了，站在外面，傳話給他，叫他出來。 32 有許多人正圍坐在耶穌身邊，他們告訴他：“你看，你的母親和弟弟（有些抄本在此有“妹妹”一詞）在外面找你。” 33 耶穌回答他們：“誰是我的母親，我的弟兄呢？” 34 於是四面觀看那些圍坐的人，說：“你們看，我的母親！我的弟兄！ 35 凡遵行 神旨意的，就是我的弟兄姊妹和母親了。”
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