Mark 3 Bible in Basic English
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1 And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.
1 He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered.
1 Καὶ εἰσῆλθε πάλιν εἰς τὴν συναγωγήν· καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπος ἐξηραμμένην ἔχων τὴν χεῖρα.
2 And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.
2 They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
2 καὶ παρετήρουν αὐτὸν εἰ τοῖς σάββασι θεραπεύσει αὐτόν, ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ.
3 And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.
3 He said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up.”
3 καὶ λέγει τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ ἐξηραμμένην ἔχοντι τὴν χεῖρα· ἔγειρε εἰς τὸ μέσον.
4 And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.
4 He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.
4 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἔξεστι τοῖς σάββασιν ἀγαθοποιῆσαι ἢ κακοποιῆσαι; ψυχὴν σῶσαι ἢ ἀποκτεῖναι; οἱ δὲ ἐσιώπων.
5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.
5 When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.
5 καὶ περιβλεψάμενος αὐτοὺς μετ᾽ ὀργῆς, συλλυπούμενος ἐπὶ τῇ πωρώσει τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, λέγει τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ· ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου. καὶ ἐξέτεινε, καὶ ἀποκατεστάθη ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ ὑγιὴς ὡς ἡ ἄλλη.
6 And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.
6 The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
6 καὶ ἐξελθόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι εὐθέως μετὰ τῶν Ἡρῳδιανῶν συμβούλιον ἐποίουν κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀπολέσωσι.
7 And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,
7 Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,
7 Καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀνεχώρησε μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν· καὶ πολὺ πλῆθος ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ,
8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
8 from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
8 καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰδουμαίας καὶ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου καὶ οἱ περὶ Τύρον καὶ Σιδῶνα, πλῆθος πολύ, ἀκούσαντες ὅσα ἐποίει, ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτόν.
9 And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;
9 He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.
9 καὶ εἶπε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ ἵνα πλοιάριον προσκαρτερῇ αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον, ἵνα μὴ θλίβωσιν αὐτόν·
10 For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.
10 For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.
10 πολλοὺς γὰρ ἐθεράπευσεν, ὥστε ἐπιπίπτειν αὐτῷ ἵνα αὐτοῦ ἅψωνται ὅσοι εἶχον μάστιγας·
11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.
11 The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried, “You are the Son of God!”
11 καὶ τὰ πνεύματα τὰ ἀκάθαρτα, ὅταν αὐτὸν ἐθεώρουν, προσέπιπτον αὐτῷ καὶ ἔκραζον λέγοντα ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ.
12 And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.
12 He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
12 καὶ πολλὰ ἐπετίμα αὐτοῖς ἵνα μὴ φανερὸν αὐτὸν ποιήσωσι.
13 And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.
13 He went up into the mountain and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
13 Καὶ ἀναβαίνει εἰς τὸ ὄρος, καὶ προσκαλεῖται οὓς ἤθελεν αὐτός, καὶ ἀπῆλθον πρὸς αὐτόν.
14 And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,
14 He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach
14 καὶ ἐποίησε δώδεκα, ἵνα ὦσι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἵνα ἀποστέλλῃ αὐτοὺς κηρύσσειν
15 And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:
15 and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:
15 καὶ ἔχειν ἐξουσίαν θεραπεύειν τὰς νόσους καὶ ἐκβάλλειν τὰ δαιμόνια·
16 To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
16 Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);
16 καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ὄνομα τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρον,
17 And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
17 James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);
17 καὶ Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ Ἰακώβου· καὶ ἐπέθηκεν αὐτοῖς ὀνόματα Βοανεργές, ὅ ἐστιν υἱοὶ βροντῆς·
18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
18 Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;
18 καὶ Ἀνδρέαν καὶ Φίλιππον καὶ Βαρθολομαῖον καὶ Ματθαῖον καὶ Θωμᾶν καὶ Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ἀλφαίου καὶ Θαδδαῖον καὶ Σίμωνα τὸν Κανανίτην
19 And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he came into a house.
19 καὶ Ἰούδαν Ἰσκαριώτην, ὃς καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτόν.
20 And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread.
20 The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
20 Καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς οἶκον· καὶ συνέρχεται πάλιν ὄχλος, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς μηδὲ ἄρτον φαγεῖν.
21 And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
21 When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”
21 καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐξῆλθον κρατῆσαι αὐτόν· ἔλεγον γὰρ ὅτι ἐξέστη.
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.
22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”
22 καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβάντες ἔλεγον ὅτι Βεελζεβοὺλ ἔχει, καὶ ὅτι ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.
23 And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
23 He summoned them and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
23 καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· πῶς δύναται σατανᾶς σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλειν;
24 If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
24 καὶ ἐὰν βασιλεία ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ, οὐ δύναται σταθῆναι ἡ βασιλεία ἐκείνη·
25 And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
25 καὶ ἐὰν οἰκία ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ, οὐ δύναται σταθῆναι ἡ οἰκία ἐκείνη.
26 And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.
26 If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.
26 καὶ εἰ ὁ σατανᾶς ἀνέστη ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν καὶ μεμέρισται, οὐ δύναται σταθῆναι, ἀλλὰ τέλος ἔχει.
27 But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.
27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.
27 οὐδεὶς δύναται τὰ σκεύη τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσαι, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον τὸν ἰσχυρὸν δήσῃ, καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει.
28 Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:
28 “Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;
28 Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πάντα ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὰ ἁμαρτήματα καὶ αἱ βλασφημίαι ὅσας ἐὰν βλασφημήσωσιν·
29 But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:
29 but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.”
29 ὃς δ᾽ ἂν βλασφημήσῃ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, οὐκ ἔχει ἄφεσιν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ἀλλ᾽ ἔνοχός ἐστιν αἰωνίου κρίσεως·
30 Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
30 —because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
30 ὅτι ἔλεγον, πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον ἔχει.
31 And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.
31 His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
31 Ἔρχονται οὖν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔξω ἑστῶτες ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτὸν φωνοῦντες αὐτόν.
32 And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.
32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.”
32 καὶ ἐκάθητο περὶ αὐτὸν ὄχλος· εἶπον δὲ αὐτῷ· ἰδοὺ ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἔξω ζητοῦσί σε.
33 And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?
33 He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
33 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς λέγων· τίς ἐστιν ἡ μήτηρ μου ἢ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου;
34 And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!
34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
34 καὶ περιβλεψάμενος κύκλῳ τοὺς περὶ αὐτὸν καθημένους λέγει· ἴδε ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου·
35 Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”
35 ὃς γὰρ ἂν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὗτος ἀδελφός μου καὶ ἀδελφή μου καὶ μήτηρ ἐστί.
People & places in this chapter
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Alphaeus
Named as father of James, one of the Twelve (Matthew 10:3), and as the father of Levi the tax collector (Mark 2:14); the text does not say whether these are two different men…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:3; Mark 2:14; Mark 3:18
Andrew
Simon Peter's brother, a disciple of John the Baptist who first followed Jesus and brought Peter to him, from Bethsaida, and one of the Twelve.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:2; Mark 3:18; John 1:40
Bartholomew
Listed among the Twelve after Philip in Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18 and Luke 6:14; the Gospels say nothing more of him by that name.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14
James
One of the Twelve, named son of Alphaeus in every list of the apostles.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15
James
A fisherman called by Jesus together with his brother John, one of the Twelve, to whom Jesus gave the name Boanerges, 'Sons of Thunder'.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 4:21; Matthew 10:2; Mark 3:17
John
A fisherman called together with his brother James, one of the Twelve, to whom Jesus gave the name Boanerges, 'Sons of Thunder'.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 4:21; Matthew 10:2; Mark 3:17
Judas Iscariot
One of the Twelve, son of Simon Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16
Peter
Simon, whom Jesus named Peter (Cephas), a fisherman from Bethsaida and the first listed of the Twelve, who confessed Jesus as Christ, denied him three times, and was told to feed…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:2; Matthew 16:17; Mark 3:16
Simon the Zealot
One of the Twelve, called the Zealot, listed next to Judas Iscariot in each list.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15
Thaddaeus
Listed as Thaddaeus in Matthew 10:3 and Mark 3:18 (Lebbaeus in some KJV readings) and as Judas son of James in Luke 6:16 in the same place among the Twelve; John 14:22 names a…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:16
Cross references (32)
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- 1 Matthew 12:9–14; Luke 6:6–11; Mark 1:21; 1 Kings 13:4
- 2 Psalm 37:32; Luke 14:1; Luke 6:7; Luke 20:20; Luke 11:53–54
- 3 Philippians 1:28–30; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Peter 4:1; John 9:4; Luke 6:8
- 4 Luke 6:9; Luke 14:1–5; Matthew 12:10–12; Hosea 6:6; Mark 2:27–28
- 5 Luke 6:10; Ephesians 4:18; Romans 11:25; 1 Kings 13:6; Matthew 13:14–15
- 6 Mark 12:13; Matthew 22:16; Matthew 12:14; John 11:53; Psalm 109:3–4
- 7 Matthew 4:25; Luke 6:17; Matthew 12:15; Joshua 20:7; John 11:53–54
- 8 Ezekiel 35:15; Matthew 11:21; Isaiah 34:5; Ezekiel 36:5; Joshua 13:8–14
- 9 Mark 5:30; John 6:15
- 10 Mark 6:56; Matthew 14:36; Matthew 4:23; Acts 19:11–12; Luke 7:2
- 11 Luke 4:41; Mark 1:23–24; Luke 8:28; Matthew 4:3; James 2:19
- 12 Matthew 12:16; Mark 1:34; Mark 1:25; Matthew 8:4; Acts 16:18
- 13 Luke 6:12–16; Luke 9:1; Matthew 10:1–4; Matthew 5:1; Mark 6:7
- 14 Acts 1:8; John 15:16; Luke 9:1–6; Galatians 1:1; Luke 10:1–11
- 16 John 1:42; Acts 1:13; Galatians 2:7–9; Matthew 10:2–4; Mark 1:16
- 17 Mark 5:37; Hebrews 4:12; Jeremiah 23:29; Mark 14:33; John 21:20–25
- 18 Acts 1:13; Mark 2:14; Matthew 9:9; James 1:1; Galatians 2:9
- 19 John 13:2; Matthew 27:3–5; Matthew 26:47; John 13:26–30; John 6:71
- 20 Mark 6:31; John 4:31–34; Mark 3:9; Mark 9:28; Mark 7:17
- 21 Acts 26:24; John 10:20; John 7:3–10; Mark 3:31; 2 Corinthians 5:13
- 22 Matthew 10:25; Matthew 15:1; Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24; John 7:20
- 23 Matthew 12:25–30; Luke 11:17–23; Matthew 13:34; Mark 4:2; Matthew 4:10
- 24 Zechariah 11:14; Isaiah 19:2–3; Ezekiel 37:22; 1 Corinthians 1:10–13; 2 Samuel 20:6
- 25 James 3:16; Galatians 5:15; Psalm 133:1; Genesis 37:4; Genesis 13:7–8
- 27 Isaiah 49:24–26; Matthew 12:29; Luke 11:21–23; Ephesians 6:10–13; Revelation 20:1–3
- 28 Luke 12:10; Matthew 12:31–32; 1 John 5:16; Mark 3:28–30; Hebrews 6:4–8
- 29 Matthew 12:31–32; Luke 12:10; Matthew 25:46; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Jude 13
- 30 John 10:20; Mark 3:22
- 31 Luke 8:19–21; Matthew 12:46–50
- 33 Mark 3:21; Deuteronomy 33:9; Mark 6:3; 2 Corinthians 5:16; John 7:3–5
- 34 Matthew 12:49–50; Luke 11:27–28; Romans 8:29; Matthew 25:40–45; Hebrews 2:11–12
- 35 1 John 2:17; Matthew 7:21; 1 John 3:22–23; John 7:17; James 1:25
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For when Satan is bound, man is set free; since "none can enter a strong man's house and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man himself." The Lord therefore exposes him as speaking contrary to the word of that God who made all things, and subdues him by means of the commandment.
The Lord Jesus Christ Himself says, "No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man" --meaning by the strong man the devil, because he had power to take captive the human race; and meaning by his goods which he was to take, those who had been held by the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Whereas, if they were in discord, neither could this have been pointed out, and the doctrine itself had long since been brought to nought: "for every kingdom," saith He, "divided against itself shall not stand." But now even in this shines forth the might of the Spirit, namely, in that it prevailed on these men, engaged as they were in …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
He dared too to say that he was the Paraclete, though it is written, But whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, hath no forgiveness.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
But forasmuch as it is first said, "All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men;" which in another Evangelist is also thus expressed, "All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewithsoever they shall blaspheme;" without doubt, that blasphemy also which is spoken against the Father is included in that general expression; and …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)