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Mark 3

And he went into the synagogue again, and there was a man there with a withered hand. And they watched him, to see whether he would heal the man on the sabbath, so they could bring a charge against him. And he said to the man with the withered hand, Stand up in front. And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do e

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The withered hand

And he went into the synagogue again, and there was a man there with a withered hand. And they watched him, to see whether he would heal the man on the sabbath, so they could bring a charge against him. And he said to the man with the withered hand, Stand up in front. And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? To save a life, or to kill? But they said nothing. And he looked round at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, and said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. And the Pharisees went out and straight away took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

And he went into the meeting house again. And there was a man there who had a withered hand. And they watched him to see whether he'd heal him on the sabbath day, so they could charge him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the middle. And he said to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do harm? To save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he'd looked round at them with anger, grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man: Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was made whole like the other. And the Pharisees went out and straight away took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they could wreck him.

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

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And he went into the synagogue again, and there was a man there with a withered hand.

Plain English

And he went into the meeting house again. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.

King James Version, 1611

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

2

And they watched him, to see whether he would heal the man on the sabbath, so they could bring a charge against him.

Plain English

And they watched him to see whether he'd heal him on the sabbath day, so they could charge him.

King James Version, 1611

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

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And he said to the man with the withered hand, Stand up in front.

Plain English

And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the middle.

King James Version, 1611

And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

4

And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? To save a life, or to kill? But they said nothing.

Plain English

And he said to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do harm? To save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

King James Version, 1611

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

5

And he looked round at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, and said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Plain English

And when he'd looked round at them with anger, grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man: Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was made whole like the other.

King James Version, 1611

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

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And the Pharisees went out and straight away took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Plain English

And the Pharisees went out and straight away took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they could wreck him.

King James Version, 1611

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Crowds by the sea

But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great crowd from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, and from Jerusalem and Idumaea and beyond the Jordan, and from around Tyre and Sidon. A great crowd came to him when they heard the things he was doing. And he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, so they wouldn't crush him. Because he had healed many, so that everyone with an suffering was pressing in on him to touch him. And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, You are the Son of God. And he warned them sharply not to make him known.

But Jesus went off with his disciples to the sea. And plenty of people from Galilee followed him, and from Judea, and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and from beyond the Jordan, and the ones about Tyre and Sidon. A great crowd, when they'd heard what great things he did, came to him. And he told his disciples that a small boat should wait on him because of the crowd, so they wouldn't crush him. Because he'd healed plenty, so all who had troubles pushed on him to touch him. And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down in front of him and cried out: You're the Son of God. And he warned them hard not to make him known.

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

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But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great crowd from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

Plain English

But Jesus went off with his disciples to the sea. And plenty of people from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,

King James Version, 1611

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

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and from Jerusalem and Idumaea and beyond the Jordan, and from around Tyre and Sidon. A great crowd came to him when they heard the things he was doing.

Plain English

and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and from beyond the Jordan, and the ones about Tyre and Sidon. A great crowd, when they'd heard what great things he did, came to him.

King James Version, 1611

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

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And he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, so they wouldn't crush him.

Plain English

And he told his disciples that a small boat should wait on him because of the crowd, so they wouldn't crush him.

King James Version, 1611

And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

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Because he had healed many, so that everyone with an suffering was pressing in on him to touch him.

Plain English

Because he'd healed plenty, so all who had troubles pushed on him to touch him.

King James Version, 1611

For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

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And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, You are the Son of God.

Plain English

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down in front of him and cried out: You're the Son of God.

King James Version, 1611

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

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And he warned them sharply not to make him known.

Plain English

And he warned them hard not to make him known.

King James Version, 1611

And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

The twelve chosen

And he went up on a mountain and called to him the men he wanted, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, so they could be with him and he could send them out to preach, and have authority to heal diseases and to drive out demons. And these are they: Simon, whom he named Peter; and James son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder; and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And they went into a house.

And he goes up into a mountain and calls to himself the ones he wanted. And they came to him. And he set up twelve, so they could be with him and so he could send them out to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses and to throw out demons. And Simon he gave the name Peter. And James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, and he gave them the name Boanerges, which is: Sons of Thunder. And Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who handed him over too. And they went into a house.

And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: And Simon he surnamed Peter; And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

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And he went up on a mountain and called to him the men he wanted, and they came to him.

Plain English

And he goes up into a mountain and calls to himself the ones he wanted. And they came to him.

King James Version, 1611

And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.

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And he appointed twelve, so they could be with him and he could send them out to preach,

Plain English

And he set up twelve, so they could be with him and so he could send them out to preach,

King James Version, 1611

And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

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and have authority to heal diseases and to drive out demons.

Plain English

and to have power to heal sicknesses and to throw out demons.

King James Version, 1611

And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

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And these are they: Simon, whom he named Peter;

Plain English

And Simon he gave the name Peter.

King James Version, 1611

And Simon he surnamed Peter;

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and James son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder;

Plain English

And James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, and he gave them the name Boanerges, which is: Sons of Thunder.

King James Version, 1611

And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

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

Plain English

And Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Canaanite,

King James Version, 1611

And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

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and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And they went into a house.

Plain English

and Judas Iscariot, who handed him over too. And they went into a house.

King James Version, 1611

And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

A house divided

And the crowd came together again, so that they couldn't even eat. And when his own family heard about it, they went out to take charge of him. Because they said, He is out of his mind. And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and he drives out demons by the prince of demons. And he called them to him and said to them in parables, How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house can't stand. And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he can't stand. That is the end of him. Nobody can go into a strong man's house and take his goods unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house. I tell you the truth: all sins will be forgiven the people, and every blasphemy they speak. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness. He is guilty of an eternal sin. He said this because they were saying, He has an unclean spirit.

And the crowd came together again, so they couldn't even eat bread. And when his family heard about it, they went out to lay hold of him. Because they said: He's out of his mind. And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said: He's got Beelzebub, and by the leader of the demons he throws out demons. And he called them to him and said to them in a story: How can Satan throw out Satan? And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house can't stand. And if Satan gets up against himself and is divided, he can't stand, but has an end. Nobody can go into a strong man's house and take away his goods, unless he first ties up the strong man. And then he'll rob his house. Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever they speak against God. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is in danger of everlasting condemning — because they said: He's got an unclean spirit.

And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

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And the crowd came together again, so that they couldn't even eat.

Plain English

And the crowd came together again, so they couldn't even eat bread.

King James Version, 1611

And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

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And when his own family heard about it, they went out to take charge of him. Because they said, He is out of his mind.

Plain English

And when his family heard about it, they went out to lay hold of him. Because they said: He's out of his mind.

King James Version, 1611

And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

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And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and he drives out demons by the prince of demons.

Plain English

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said: He's got Beelzebub, and by the leader of the demons he throws out demons.

King James Version, 1611

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

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And he called them to him and said to them in parables, How can Satan drive out Satan?

Plain English

And he called them to him and said to them in a story: How can Satan throw out Satan?

King James Version, 1611

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

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If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't stand.

Plain English

And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom can't stand.

King James Version, 1611

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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And if a house is divided against itself, that house can't stand.

King James Version, 1611

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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And if Satan rises up against himself and is divided, he can't stand. That is the end of him.

Plain English

And if Satan gets up against himself and is divided, he can't stand, but has an end.

King James Version, 1611

And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

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Nobody can go into a strong man's house and take his goods unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

Plain English

Nobody can go into a strong man's house and take away his goods, unless he first ties up the strong man. And then he'll rob his house.

King James Version, 1611

No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

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I tell you the truth: all sins will be forgiven the people, and every blasphemy they speak.

Plain English

Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever they speak against God.

King James Version, 1611

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

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But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness. He is guilty of an eternal sin.

Plain English

But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is in danger of everlasting condemning —

King James Version, 1611

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

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He said this because they were saying, He has an unclean spirit.

Plain English

because they said: He's got an unclean spirit.

King James Version, 1611

Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

Who is my mother?

Then his brothers and his mother came, and standing outside they sent word in to him, calling him. And the crowd was sitting round him, and they said to him, Look, your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you. And he answered them, Who is my mother, or my brothers? And he looked round at those sitting about him and said, Here is my mother and here are my brothers. Because whoever does the will of God is my brother and my sister and mother.

Then his brothers and his mother came and stood outside and sent to him, calling him. And the crowd sat about him, and they said to him: Look — your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you. And he answered them: Who's my mother, or my brothers? And he looked round at the ones sitting about him and said: Look — my mother and my brothers. Because whoever does the will of God, that one is my brother and my sister and mother.

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

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Then his brothers and his mother came, and standing outside they sent word in to him, calling him.

Plain English

Then his brothers and his mother came and stood outside and sent to him, calling him.

King James Version, 1611

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

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And the crowd was sitting round him, and they said to him, Look, your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.

Plain English

And the crowd sat about him, and they said to him: Look — your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.

King James Version, 1611

And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

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And he answered them, Who is my mother, or my brothers?

Plain English

And he answered them: Who's my mother, or my brothers?

King James Version, 1611

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

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And he looked round at those sitting about him and said, Here is my mother and here are my brothers.

Plain English

And he looked round at the ones sitting about him and said: Look — my mother and my brothers.

King James Version, 1611

And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

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Because whoever does the will of God is my brother and my sister and mother.

Plain English

Because whoever does the will of God, that one is my brother and my sister and mother.

King James Version, 1611

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.