Mark 3:1-19
Mark 3:1-19.
The Man with a Paralyzed Hand
1Then Jesus went back to the synagogue, where there was a man who had
a paralyzed hand.2Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of
doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would cure
the man on the Sabbath.3Jesus said to the man, "Come up here to the
front."4Then he asked the people, "What does our Law allow us to do on
the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or to destroy
it?" But they did not say a thing.5Jesus was angry as he looked around
at them, but at the same time he felt sorry for them, because they
were so stubborn and wrong. Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your
hand." He stretched it out, and it became well again.6So the Pharisees
left the synagogue and met at once with some members of Herod's party,
and they made plans to kill Jesus.
A Crowd by the Lake
7Jesus and his disciples went away to Lake Galilee, and a large crowd
followed him. They had come from Galilee, from Judea,8from Jerusalem,
from the territory of Idumea, from the territory on the east side of
the Jordan, and from the region around the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
All these people came to Jesus because they had heard of the things he
was doing.9 The crowd was so large that Jesus told his disciples to
get a boat ready for him, so that the people would not crush him.10He
had healed many people, and all the sick kept pushing their way to him
in order to touch him.11And whenever the people who had evil spirits
in them saw him, they would fall down before him and scream, "You are
the Son of God!" 12Jesus sternly ordered the evil spirits not to tell
anyone who he was.
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
(13Then Jesus went up a hill and called to himself the men he wanted.
They came to him,14and he chose twelve, whom he named apostles. "I
have chosen you to be with me," he told them. "I will also send you
out to preach,15and you will have authority to drive out demons."
16These are the twelve he chose: Simon (Jesus gave him the name
Peter);17James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave
them the name Boanerges, which means "Men of Thunder");18Andrew,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus,
Thaddaeus, Simon the Patriot,19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
Jesus."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
The Man with a Paralyzed Hand
1Then Jesus went back to the synagogue, where there was a man who had
a paralyzed hand.2Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of
doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would cure
the man on the Sabbath.3Jesus said to the man, "Come up here to the
front."4Then he asked the people, "What does our Law allow us to do on
the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or to destroy
it?" But they did not say a thing.5Jesus was angry as he looked around
at them, but at the same time he felt sorry for them, because they
were so stubborn and wrong. Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your
hand." He stretched it out, and it became well again.6So the Pharisees
left the synagogue and met at once with some members of Herod's party,
and they made plans to kill Jesus.
A Crowd by the Lake
7Jesus and his disciples went away to Lake Galilee, and a large crowd
followed him. They had come from Galilee, from Judea,8from Jerusalem,
from the territory of Idumea, from the territory on the east side of
the Jordan, and from the region around the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
All these people came to Jesus because they had heard of the things he
was doing.9 The crowd was so large that Jesus told his disciples to
get a boat ready for him, so that the people would not crush him.10He
had healed many people, and all the sick kept pushing their way to him
in order to touch him.11And whenever the people who had evil spirits
in them saw him, they would fall down before him and scream, "You are
the Son of God!" 12Jesus sternly ordered the evil spirits not to tell
anyone who he was.
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
(13Then Jesus went up a hill and called to himself the men he wanted.
They came to him,14and he chose twelve, whom he named apostles. "I
have chosen you to be with me," he told them. "I will also send you
out to preach,15and you will have authority to drive out demons."
16These are the twelve he chose: Simon (Jesus gave him the name
Peter);17James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (Jesus gave
them the name Boanerges, which means "Men of Thunder");18Andrew,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus,
Thaddaeus, Simon the Patriot,19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed
Jesus."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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