Berean Standard Bible

Mark 3

(Matthew 12:9–14; Luke 6:6–11)

1Once againΚαὶ πάλινKai palinG2532 G3825Jesusenteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588synagogueσυναγωγήν,sunagōgēnG4864,andκαὶkaiG2532a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444withἔχωνechōnG2192aτὴνtēnG3588witheredἐξηραμμένηνexērammenēnG3583handχεῖρα,cheiraG5495wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.

2καὶkaiG2532In order toἵναinaG2443accuseκατηγορήσωσινkatēgorēsōsinG2723JesusαὐτὸνautonG846,they were watchingπαρετήρουνparetērounG3906αὐτὸνautonG846to see ifεἰeiG1487He would healθεραπεύσειtherapeuseiG2323αὐτοῦ.autouG846on theτοῖςtoisG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521.

3ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004to theτῷtōG3588manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444τῷtōG3588withἔχοντι·echontiG2192theτὴνtēnG3588witheredξηρὰνxēranG3584handχεῖραcheiraG5495, “Stand upἔγειρεegeireG1453amongεἰς τὸ μέσον.eis to mesonG1519 G3588 G3319us.”

4AndκαὶkaiG2532He askedλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Which is lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832on theτοῖςtoisG3588SabbathσάββασινsabbasinG4521:to do goodG15orἢēG2228to do evilκακοποιῆσαι,kakopoiēsaiG2554,to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590orἢēG2228to destroyἀποκτεῖναι;apokteinaiG615it?”ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they were silentἐσιώπων.esiōpōnG4623.

5καὶkaiG2532Jesuslooked around atπεριβλεψάμενοςperiblepsamenosG4017themαὐτοὺςautousG846withμετ᾽met᾽G3326angerὀργῆς,orgēsG3709andsorrowσυλλυπούμενοςsullupoumenosG4818atἐπὶepiG1909theirτῇtēaG3588hardnessπωρώσειpōrōseiG4457ofτῆςtēsG3588αὐτῶν,autōnG846heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.ThenκαὶkaiG2532He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to theτῷtōG3588manἀνθρώπῳ·anthrōpōG444, “Stretch outἔκτεινονekteinonG1614τὴνtēnG3588yourG4771handχεῖραcheiraG5495.”So he stretched it outἐξέτεινεν,exeteinenG1614,andκαὶkaiG2532itἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦhē cheir autouG846 G3588 G5495was restoredἀπεκατεστάθηapekatestathēG600.

6At thisΚαὶ εὐθὺςKai euthusG2532 G2112,theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831andbegan plottingσυμβούλιον ἐδίδουνsumboulion edidounG1325 G4824withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588HerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265κατ᾽kat᾽G2596αὐτοῦautouG846howὅπωςhopōsG3704they might killἀπολέσωσιν.¶apolesōsinG622JesusαὐτὸνautonG846.

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

(Matthew 4:23–25; Luke 6:17–19)

7SoΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402withμετὰmetaG3326HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101toπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281καὶkaiG2532,accompanied byἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190a largeπολὺpoluG4183crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056καὶkaiG2532ἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588,JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449,

8καὶkaiG2532ἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414καὶkaiG2532ἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588,IdumeaἸδουμαίαςIdoumaiasG2401καὶkaiG2532,the region beyondπέρανperanG4008theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446,andκαὶkaiG2532the vicinity ofπερὶperiG4012TyreΤύρονTuronG5184andκαὶkaiG2532SidonΣιδῶνα,SidōnaG4605. ThelargeπολὺpoluG4183crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846when they heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191what great thingsὅσαhosaG3745He was doingἐποίειepoieiG4160.

9ΚαὶKaiG2532JesusaskedεἶπενeipenG2036τοῖςtoisG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101toἵναinaG2443have a boatπλοιάριονploiarionG4142readyπροσκαρτερῇproskarterēaG4342for HimαὐτῷautōG846so thatἵναinaG2443διὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793would not crushμὴ θλίβωσινmē thlibōsinG3361 G2346Himαὐτόν.autonG846.

10ForγὰρgarG1063He had healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323so manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183thatὥστεhōsteG5620allὅσοιhosoiG3745who hadεἶχονeichonG2192diseasesμάστιγας.mastigasG3148were pressing forwardἐπιπίπτεινepipipteinG1968αὐτῷautōG846toἵναinaG2443touchG680HimαὐτοῦautouG846.

11And whenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588uncleanἀκάθαρτα,akathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151ὅτανhotanG3752sawἐθεώρουν,etheōrounG2334HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they fell down beforeπροσέπιπτονprosepiptonG4363HimαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532cried outἔκραζονekrazonG2896G3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316!”

12ButκαὶkaiG2532He warnedἐπετίμαepetimaG2008themαὐτοῖςautoisG846sternlyπολλὰpollaG4183notμὴmēG3361toἵναinaG2443makeποιήσωσιν.¶poiēsōsinG4160HimαὐτὸνautonG846knownφανερὸνphaneronG5318.

The Twelve Apostles

(Matthew 10:1–4; Luke 6:12–16)

13ThenΚαὶKaiG2532Jesuswent upἀναβαίνειanabaineiG305onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588mountainὄροςorosG3735andκαὶkaiG2532called forπροσκαλεῖταιproskaleitaiG4341thoseοὓςhousG3739Heαὐτός,autosG846wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309,andκαὶkaiG2532they cameἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565toπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

14G2532He appointedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427of themG3739, whomG2532He designated asG3687apostlesG652,toἵναinaG2443accompanyὦσιν μετ᾽ōsin met᾽G1510 G3326HimαὐτοῦautouG846G2532,toἵναinaG2443be sent outἀποστέλλῃapostellēG649αὐτοὺςautousG846to preachκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784,

15andκαὶkaiG2532to haveἔχεινecheinG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to drive outἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140.

16G2532These aretheG3588twelveG1427He appointedG4160:G2532G3588SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613(whom He namedἐπέθηκενepethēkenG2007ὄνομαonomaG3686PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074),

17καὶkaiG2532JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385sonτὸνtonG3588ofτοῦtouG3588ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588hisἸακώβου,IakōbouG2385brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491καὶkaiG2532(whomαὐτοῖςautoisG846He namedἐπέθηκεν ὀνόματαepethēken onomataG2007 G3686BoanergesΒοανηργές,BoanērgesG993ὅhoG3739,meaningἐστινestinG1510“SonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of Thunderβροντῆς·brontēsG1027”),

18καὶkaiG2532AndrewἈνδρέανAndreanG406καὶkaiG2532,PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376καὶkaiG2532,BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖονBartholomaionG918καὶkaiG2532,MatthewΜαθθαῖονMaththaionG3156καὶkaiG2532,ThomasΘωμᾶνThōmanG2381καὶkaiG2532,JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385sonτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588of AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256καὶkaiG2532,ThaddaeusΘαδδαῖονThaddaionG2280καὶkaiG2532,SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613theτὸνtonG3588ZealotΚαναναῖονKananaionG2581,

19andκαὶkaiG2532JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455IscariotἸσκαριὼθIskariōthG2469, whoὃςhosG3739καὶkaiG2532betrayedπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860Jesusαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

A House Divided

(Matthew 12:22–30; Luke 11:14–23)

20ThenG2532JesuswentG2064G1519homeG3624,andG2532once againπάλινpalinG3825aG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793gatheredσυνέρχεταιsunerchetaiG4905,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620He and His disciplescouldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410notμὴmēG3361evenμηδὲmēdeG3366eatαὐτοὺς φαγεῖν.autous phageinG846 G5315ἄρτονartonG740.

21WhenκαὶkaiG2532His familyοἱ παρ᾽ αὐτοῦhoi par᾽ autouG3588 G3844 G846heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191about this,they went outἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831to take custodyκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902of Himαὐτόν·autonG846γὰρgarG1063,sayingG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “He is out of His mindἐξέστη.exestēG1839.”

22AndκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122whoοἱhoiG3588had come downκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414were sayingG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “He is possessedἔχειecheiG2192by BeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,”andκαὶkaiG2532ὅτιhotiG3754, “ByἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588princeἄρχοντιarchontiG758of theτῶνtōnG3588demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140He drives outἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544τὰtaG3588demonsδαιμόνια.¶daimoniaG1140.”

23SoΚαὶKaiG2532Jesuscalled them togetherπροσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺςproskalesamenos autousG4341 G846andbegan to speakG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850: “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567drive outἐκβάλλειν;ekballeinG1544SatanσατανᾶνsatananG4567?

24καὶkaiG2532IfἐὰνeanG1437a kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932is dividedμερισθῇ,meristhēaG3307againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909itselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438, itἡ βασιλεία ἐκείνη·hē basileia ekeinēG1565 G3588 G932cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410standσταθῆναιstathēnaiG2476.

25καὶkaiG2532IfἐὰνeanG1437a houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614is dividedμερισθῇ,meristhēaG3307againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909itselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438, itἡ οἰκία ἐκείνηhē oikia ekeinēG1565 G3588 G3614cannotοὐ δυνήσεταιou dunēsetaiG3756 G1410standσταθῆναι·stathēnaiG2476.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487ὁhoG3588SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567is dividedἐμερίσθη,emeristhēG3307andκαὶkaiG2532risesἀνέστηanestēG450againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410standστῆναιstēnaiG2476ἀλλὰallaG235; hisendτέλοςtelosG5056has comeἔχει.echeiG2192.

27Indeedἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,no oneοὐ οὐδεὶςou oudeisG3762 G3756canδύναταιdunataiG1410enterεἰς εἰσελθὼνeis eiselthōnG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588a strong man’sτοῦ ἰσχυροῦtou ischurouG3588 G2478houseοἰκίανoikianG3614to stealδιαρπάσαι,diarpasaiG1283hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588possessionsσκεύηskeuēG4632unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361he first ties upδήσῃ,dēsēG4412 G1210theτὸνtonG3588strong manἰσχυρὸνischuronG2478καὶkaiG2532.ThenτότεtoteG5119he can plunderδιαρπάσει.¶diarpaseiG1283hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614.

The Unpardonable Sin

(Matthew 12:31–32)

28TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,theτοῖςtoisG3588sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207τῶνtōnG3588of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863allπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588sinsἁμαρτήματαhamartēmataG265andκαὶkaiG2532αἱhaiG3588blasphemiesβλασφημίαιblasphēmiaiG988,as many asὅσαhosaG3745they utterἐὰν βλασφημήσωσιν·ean blasphēmēsōsinG1437 G987.

29Butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302blasphemesβλασφημήσῃblasphēmēsēG987againstεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588Holyἅγιον,hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151will neverοὐκ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,ouk eis ton aiōnaG3756 G1519 G3588 G165beἔχειecheiG2192forgivenἄφεσινaphesinG859ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235;he isἐστινestinG1510guiltyἔνοχόςenochosG1777ofeternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166sinἁμαρτήματος·hamartēmatosG265.”

30Jesus made this statementbecauseὅτιhotiG3754they were sayingG2036, “He hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192an uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

(Matthew 12:46–50; Luke 8:19–21)

31ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesusαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588’motherμήτηρmētērG3384andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοῦ.autouG846οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532stoodστήκοντεςstēkontesG4739outsideἔξωexōG1854.They sent someone inἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649toπρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846summonκαλοῦντεςkalountesG2564Himαὐτόν.autonG846,

32andκαὶkaiG2532a crowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793was sittingἐκάθητοekathētoG2521aroundπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτὸνautonG846. “LookἰδοὺidouG2400καὶkaiG2532,”He was toldλέγουσιν αὐτῷ·legousin autōG3004 G846, “YourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384andκαὶkaiG2532σουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80are outsideἔξωexōG1854,asking forζητοῦσίνzētousinG2212Youσε.¶seG4771.”

33ButΚαὶKaiG2532JesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611αὐτοῖςautoisG846λέγει·legeiG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101areἐστινestinG1510MyG1473ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1473οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80?”

34καὶkaiG2532Looking atπεριβλεψάμενοςperiblepsamenosG4017thoseτοὺςtousG3588seatedκαθημένουςkathēmenousG2521in a circleκύκλῳkuklōG2945aroundπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτὸνautonG846,He saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “HereG2400areMyG1473ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384andκαὶkaiG2532MyG1473οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80!

35ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302doesποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316οὗτοςhoutosG3778isἐστίν.¶estinG1510MyG1473brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80andκαὶkaiG2532sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79andκαὶkaiG2532motherμήτηρmētērG3384.”