Mark 3:1-11

Healing on the Sabbath

1 Jesus returned to the synagogue. A man with a withered hand was there.

2 Wanting to bring charges against Jesus, they were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.

3 He said to the man with the withered hand, " Step up where people can see you."

4 Then he said to them, " Is it legal on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they said nothing.

5 Looking around at them with anger, deeply grieved at their unyielding hearts, he said to the man, " Stretch out your hand." So he did, and his hand was made healthy.

6 At that, the Pharisees got together with the supporters of Herod to plan how to destroy Jesus.

Healing and throwing demons out

7 Jesus left with his disciples and went to the lake. A large crowd followed him because they had heard what he was doing. They were from Galilee,

8 Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the area surrounding Tyre and Sidon.

9 Jesus told his disciples to get a small boat ready for him so the crowd wouldn't crush him.

10 He had healed so many people that everyone who was sick pushed forward so that they could touch him.

11 Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down at his feet and shouted, "You are God's Son!"