Common English Bible

Mark 3:3-9 Common English Bible (CEB)

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.

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.