Mark 3:22

Mark 3:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
• New International Version (NIV)And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”

Context of Mark 3:22

20Then Jesus went into a house. A crowd of people came together there again. There were so many people that Jesus and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21People told his family what was happening. So they went to take him away with them. They thought that Jesus was crazy. Some teachers of God's Law came from Jerusalem. They said, ‘Jesus has a bad spirit called Beelzebul in him. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits. This man can send bad spirits out of people because Satan gives him authority.’ 23So Jesus spoke to the teachers of God's Law. He said, ‘Come here and listen to me.’ He used stories to explain to them, ‘Satan would not fight against himself! 24If armies in the same country start to fight each other, then they will destroy their own country.

Mark 3:22 word by word

καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβάντες ἔλεγον ὅτι Βεελζεβοὺλ ἔχει καὶ ὅτι ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the scribesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• came downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• He hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• BeelzebubΒεελζεβούλBeelzeboul · BeelzebulG954
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the princeἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• of the devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• casteth he outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754

Cross-references for Mark 3:22

• Mark 7:1A group of Pharisees and some teachers of God's Law came from Jerusalem to talk with Jesus.
• Matthew 15:1After that, a group of Pharisees and teachers of God's Law came from Jerusalem to talk to Jesus.
• Luke 5:17One day, while Jesus was teaching in someone's house, many people were sitting there. Some of them were Pharisees. Other people were teachers of God's Law. They had come from many villages in Galilee, and from Judea and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there with Jesus to make sick people well.
• Psalms 22:6People insult me. They think that I am worth nothing. It seems that I am only a worm, and I am not really a man.
• Matthew 9:34But the Pharisees said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people because Satan gives him authority. Satan is the one who rules the bad spirits.’
• Matthew 10:25A student should be happy if he becomes like his teacher. A servant should be happy if he becomes like his master. People have called me, the master of the house, Beelzebul. You are like those people who live in my house. So do not be surprised when people call you even worse names than they call me.
• Matthew 12:24The Pharisees also heard about what had happened. They said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people only because Beelzebul gives him authority. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits.’
• Luke 11:15But some people in the crowd were not happy with Jesus and they said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people because Beelzebul gives him authority. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits.’
• John 7:20The crowd answered, ‘You have a demon in you! Nobody is trying to kill you!’
• John 8:48The Jews answered him, ‘What we say about you is right! You are from Samaria and you have a demon in you!’
• John 10:22It was the time for the Jewish Festival called Hanukkah. This happened in Jerusalem. It was winter.

Commentaries on Mark 3:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22He hath Beelzebub - See on Matthew 12:24-26; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 And the scribes … - See the notes at Matthew 12:24-32. The occasion of their saying this was, that he had healed a man possessed with a devil. The scribes, who came from Jerusalem to watch his conduct, charged him with having made a compact or agreement with the prince of the devils.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 It was plain that the doctrine of Christ had a direct tendency to break the devil's power; and it was as plain, that casting of him out of the bodies of people, confirmed that doctrine; therefore Satan could not support such a design. Christ gave an awful warning against speaking such dangerous words. It is true the gospel promises, because Christ has purchased, forgiveness for the greatest sins and sinners; but by this sin, they would oppose…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The scribes … from Jerusalem claimed Jesus was crazy because they believed Satan possessed him (see study note on 1:22) (Greek Beelzeboul; see study note on Matthew 10:25). The opponents of Jesus said his ability to perform miracles came from Satan (see the Jewish rabbinic work, Sanhedrin 3:43a, where they credit the working of miracles to magic).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:22

• Accusation, False
• Beelzebub
• Demons
• Infidelity
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Satan
• Scoffing

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Beelzebub
• Blaspheme
• Ordain
• Surname
• Thunder
• Virtue
• Whole
• Affliction
• Forgiveness

Commentaries on Mark 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings