Mark's Gospel: Chapter 3
How can Satan cast out Satan?
Key words
- Accuse: to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal
She accused me of lying.
- Grieved: made to feel sad and angry
The entire community is grieving for the loss of the four children.
- Conspire: to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes
They conspired to rob the bank.
- Possessed: Someone who is possessed is controlled by an evil spirit
He was possessed by a demon.
- Parable: a short, simple story that teaches or explains an idea, especially a moral or religious idea
The parable of the Good Samaritan is well known.
Read the article to find the answers
- What did Jesus's enemies in the synagogue want to accuse Him of?
- What did they conspire to do?
- What did they accuse Jesus of after He healed more people?
- Who did Jesus say His brothers, sisters, and mother are?
Jesus returns to the synagogue
Jesus went back into the synagogue, and there was a man with a withered hand.
The religious scholars were watching Jesus to see if He would heal the man. They wanted to accuse Him of breaking the laws about working on the Sabbath. He told the man with the withered hand to stand up. Then He turned to the crowd and asked:
"Is it lawful on the Sabbath days to do good or to do evil? To save life or to kill?"
They remained silent, and because of the hardness of their hearts He felt grieved and looked at them with anger. He told the man to stretch out his hand. The man stretched it out, and his hand was completely healed.
The teachers of the law immediately went and conspired with others on how to destroy Jesus, but Jesus went with His disciples to the seashore, and a large crowd followed Him.