Mark 3
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath 1Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. 2Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
3Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand,
5He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man,
Crowds Follow Jesus 7Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea, 8Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him.
9Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.
10He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him.
11And whenever those possessed by evil
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
13Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him.
14Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles.
Jesus and the Prince of Demons 20One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat. 21When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said.
22But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan,
23Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration.
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The True Family of Jesus
31Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them.
32There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, “Your mother and your brothers
33Jesus replied,