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Mark 3 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

(Mat 12:9–14; Luk 6:6–11 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:1 - And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:2 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:3 - And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:4 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:5 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:6 - And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.
(Mat 12:15–21 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:7 - And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:8 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:9 - 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:10 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:11 - And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:12 - And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.

The Twelve Are Chosen

(Mat 10:1–4; Luk 6:12–16 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:13 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:14 - And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:15 - And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:16 - To Simon he gave the second name of Peter;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:17 - 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:
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:18 - And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:19 - And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
(Mat 12:22–30; Luk 11:14–23 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:20 - And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:21 - And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:23 - And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:24 - If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:25 - And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:26 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:27 - 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.
(Mat 12:31, 32; Luk 12:10 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 - Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 - 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:
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:30 - Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
(Mat 12:46–50; Luk 8:19–21 )
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:31 - And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:33 - And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:34 - And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:35 - Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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