Mark 3:20 - Prayer Tents

Mark 3

Doing Good on the Sabbath

3Then he went back in the meeting place where he found a man with a crippled hand.G2532G1525G3825G1519G4864G2532G2258G444G1563G2192G3583G54952The Pharisees had their eyes on Jesus to see if he would heal him, hoping to catch him in a Sabbath infraction.G2532G3906G846G1487G2323G846G4521G2443G2723G8463He said to the man with the crippled hand, "Stand here where we can see you."G2532G3004G444G2192G3583G5495G1453G1519G33194Then he spoke to the people: "What kind of action suits the Sabbath best? Doing good or doing evil? Helping people or leaving them helpless?" No one said a word.G2532G3004G846G1832G15G4521G2228G2554G4982G5590G2228G615G1161G46235He looked them in the eye, one after another, angry now, furious at their hard-nosed religion. He said to the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out—it was as good as new!G2532G4017G846G3326G3709G4818G1909G4457G846G2588G3004G444G1614G4675G5495G2532G1614G2532G846G5495G600G5199G5613G2436The Pharisees got out as fast as they could, sputtering about how they would join forces with Herod's followers and ruin him.G2532G5330G1831G2112G4160G4824G3326G2265G2596G846G3704G622G846

The Twelve Apostles

7Jesus went off with his disciples to the sea to get away. But a huge crowd from Galilee trailed after them—G2532G2424G402G3326G846G3101G4314G2281G2532G4183G4128G575G1056G190G846G2532G575G24498also from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, across the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon—swarms of people who had heard the reports and had come to see for themselves.G2532G575G2414G2532G575G2401G2532G4008G2446G2532G4012G5184G2532G4605G4183G4128G191G3745G4160G2064G4314G8469He told his disciples to get a boat ready so he wouldn't be trampled by the crowd.G2532G2036G846G3101G2443G4142G4342G846G1223G3793G3363G2346G84610He had healed many people, and now everyone who had something wrong was pushing and shoving to get near and touch him.G1063G2323G4183G5620G1968G846G2443G680G846G3745G2192G314811Evil spirits, when they recognized him, fell down and cried out, "You are the Son of God!"G2532G169G4151G3752G2334G846G4363G846G2532G2896G3004G3754G4771G1488G5207G231612But Jesus would have none of it. He shut them up, forbidding them to identify him in public.G2532G4183G2008G846G3363G4160G3363G4160G846G531813He climbed a mountain and invited those he wanted with him. They climbed together.G2532G305G1519G3735G2532G4341G3739G846G2309G2532G565G4314G84614He settled on twelve, and designated them apostles. The plan was that they would be with him, and he would send them out to proclaim the WordG2532G4160G1427G2443G5600G3326G846G2532G2443G649G846G649G278415and give them authority to banish demons.G2532G2192G1849G2323G3554G2532G1544G114016These are the Twelve: Simon (Jesus later named him Peter, meaning "Rock"),G2532G4613G2007G3686G407417James, son of Zebedee, John, brother of James (Jesus nicknamed the Zebedee brothers Boanerges, meaning "Sons of Thunder"),G2532G2385G3588G2199G2532G2491G80G2385G2532G2007G3686G846G993G3603G5207G102718Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite,G2532G406G2532G5376G2532G918G2532G3156G2532G2381G2532G2385G3588G256G2532G2280G2532G4613G258119Judas Iscariot (who betrayed him).G2532G2455G2469G3739G2532G3860G846G2532G2064G1519G3624

Satan Fighting Satan?

20Jesus came home and, as usual, a crowd gathered—so many making demands on him that there wasn't even time to eat.G2532G3793G4905G3825G5620G846G1410G3361G3383G5315G74021His friends heard what was going on and went to rescue him, by force if necessary. They suspected he was getting carried away with himself.G2532G846G3844G191G1831G2902G846G1063G3004G3754G183922The religion scholars from Jerusalem came down spreading rumors that he was working black magic, using devil tricks to impress them with spiritual power.G2532G1122G3588G2597G575G2414G3004G3754G2192G954G3754G2532G1722G758G1140G1544G114023Jesus confronted their slander with a story: "Does it make sense to send a devil to catch a devil, to use Satan to get rid of Satan?G2532G4341G846G3004G846G1722G3850G4459G1410G4567G1544G456724A constantly squabbling family disintegrates. If Satan were fighting Satan, there soon wouldn't be any Satan left.G2532G1437G932G3307G1909G1438G1565G932G3756G1410G247625(SEE 3:24)G2532G1437G3614G3307G1909G1438G1565G3614G3756G1410G247626(SEE 3:24)G2532G1487G4567G450G1909G1438G2532G3307G3756G1410G2476G235G2192G505627Do you think it's possible in broad daylight to enter the house of an awake, able-bodied man, and walk off with his possessions unless you tie him up first? Tie him up, though, and you can clean him out.G3762G3756G1410G1525G1519G2478G3614G1283G846G4632G3362G1210G4412G1210G2478G2532G5119G1283G846G361428"Listen to this carefully. I'm warning you. There's nothing done or said that can't be forgiven.G281G3004G5213G3754G3956G265G863G5207G444G2532G988G3745G302G98729But if you persist in your slanders against God's Holy Spirit, you are repudiating the very One who forgives, sawing off the branch on which you're sitting, severing by your own perversity all connection with the One who forgives."G1161G3739G302G987G1519G40G4151G2192G3756G1519G165G859G235G2076G1777G166G292030He gave this warning because they were accusing him of being in league with Evil.G3754G3004G2192G169G4151

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

31Just then his mother and brothers showed up. Standing outside, they relayed a message that they wanted a word with him.G2064G3767G846G80G2532G3384G2532G2476G1854G649G4314G846G5455G84632He was surrounded by the crowd when he was given the message, "Your mother and brothers and sisters are outside looking for you."G2532G3793G2521G4012G846G1161G2036G846G2400G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G1854G2212G457133Jesus responded, "Who do you think are my mother and brothers?"G2532G611G846G3004G5101G2076G3450G3384G2228G3450G8034Looking around, taking in everyone seated around him, he said, "Right here, right in front of you—my mother and my brothers.G2532G4017G2945G3588G2521G4012G846G3004G2396G3450G3384G2532G3450G8035Obedience is thicker than blood. The person who obeys God's will is my brother and sister and mother."G1063G3739G302G4160G2307G2316G3778G2076G3450G80G2532G3450G79G2532G3384