Mark 3

(1)  And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
(2)  And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
(3)  And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
(4)  And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
(5)  And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
(6)  And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
(7)  But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
(8)  And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
(9)  And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
(10)  For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
(11)  And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
(12)  And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
(13)  And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
(14)  And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
(15)  And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
(16)  And Simon he surnamed Peter;
(17)  And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
(18)  And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
(19)  And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
(20)  And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
(21)  And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
(22)  And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
(23)  And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
(24)  And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
(25)  And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
(26)  And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
(27)  No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
(28)  Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
(29)  But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
(30)  Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
(31)  There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
(32)  And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
(33)  And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
(34)  And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
(35)  For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

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1. Which one of the man’s hands was withered? Is that significant? Verses 1-2. (See Luke 6:6)

2. Why do you think Jesus told the man to “stand forth”? Verse 3.

3. Why didn’t the Pharisees answer Jesus’ question? Verse 4.

4. What two emotions did Jesus manifest toward the Pharisees and why? Verse 5.

5. Why did the Pharisees want to kill Jesus? Verse 6.

6. How many followed Jesus? Verse 7.

7. From what places did those who followed Jesus come? Verses 7-8.

8. Why did the multitude come to Him? Verse 8.

9. Why did Jesus want the “small ship”? Verses 9-10.

10. Why didn’t Jesus want unclean spirits to acknowledge Him? Verses 11-12.

11. What did Jesus send the twelve forth to do? Verses 13-15.

12. Who were the twelve Jesus chose? Verses 16-19.

13. Who were the “friends” who thought Jesus was beside Himself? Verses 20-21. (See verses 31-32)

14. Who was it that said Jesus cast out devils by the power of Beelzebub? Verse 22.

15. What is Jesus’ argument against the idea that He is in league with Satan? Verses 23-25.

16. Who was the “strong man,” who spoiled the strong man’s goods, and how does that prove Jesus’ argument? Verse 27.

17. What is blasphemy? Verse 28.

18. Why do you think the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit “never has forgiveness”? Why is that deadlier than any other sin? Verse 29.

19. What was the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit of which they were guilty? Verse 30.

20. Why did Jesus’ family call to Him instead of going to Him? Verse 31. (See Luke 8:19)

21. Do you think the multitude may have thought it was Jesus’ duty to go to His family? Verse 32.

22. What was Jesus’ answer to those who told Him about His mother and brethren? Verse 33.

23. Whom did Jesus ask them to behold as His mother and brethren? Verse 34.

24. Whom did Jesus identify as His brother, sister, and mother? Verse 35.