Mark 3, side by side

Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.

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1He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered.

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1And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

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2They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

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2And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

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3He said to the man who had his hand withered, “Stand up.”

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3And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

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4He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?” But they were silent.

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4And 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.

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5When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.

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5And 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.

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6The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

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6And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

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7Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,

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7But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

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8from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

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8And 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.

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9He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.

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9And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

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10For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.

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10For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

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11The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, “You are the Son of God!”

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11And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

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12He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.

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12And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

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13He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.

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13And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.

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14He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,

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14And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

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15and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

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15And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

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16Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

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16And Simon he surnamed Peter;

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17James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);

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17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

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18Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;

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18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

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19and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he came into a house.

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19And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

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20The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

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20And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

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21When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”

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21And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

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22The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”

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22And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

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23He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

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23And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

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24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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24And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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25If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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25And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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26If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.

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26And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

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27But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.

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27No 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.

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28Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;

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28Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

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29but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.”

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29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

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30—because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

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30Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

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31His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

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31There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

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32A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.”

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32And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

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33He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

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33And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

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34Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!

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34And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

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35For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”

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35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

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