New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 3:20-35

20And He cameG2064homeG3624, and thecrowdὄχλοςochlosG3793gatheredσυνέρχεταιsunerchetaiG4905againπάλινpalinG3825,to suchG5620an extentG5620that they couldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410not evenμηδὲmēdeG3366eatG2068a mealἄρτονartonG740.

21When His ownpeople heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191of this,they wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out to takeG2902custodyG2902of Him; for they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “He has lostG1839His sensesG1839.”

22The scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122who cameκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597downG2597from JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “He is possessedἔχειecheiG2192byBeelzebulΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboulG954,” and “He castsἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544out the demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140by the rulerἄρχοντιarchontiG758of the demonsδαιμόνια.¶daimoniaG1140.”

23And He calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341them to Himself and began speakingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them inparablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,“HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567castἐκβάλλειν;ekballeinG1544out SatanσατανᾶνsatananG4567?

24IfἐὰνeanG1437a kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932is dividedμερισθῇ,meristhēaG3307againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909itselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438,that kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756standσταθῆναιstathēnaiG2476.

25IfἐὰνeanG1437a houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614is dividedμερισθῇ,meristhēaG3307againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909itselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438,that houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614will not be ableδυνήσεταιdunēsetaiG1410to standσταθῆναι·stathēnaiG2476.

26IfεἰeiG1487SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567has risenἀνέστηanestēG450up againstἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438and is dividedἐμερίσθη,emeristhēG3307,he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756standστῆναιstēnaiG2476, buthe is finishedτέλοςtelosG5056!

27But noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410enterεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the strongἰσχυροῦischurouG2478man’sἰσχυρὸνischuronG2478houseοἰκίανoikianG3614and plunderδιαρπάσαι,diarpasaiG1283his propertyσκεύηskeuēG4632unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361he firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413bindsδήσῃ,dēsēG1210the strongG2478manG2478,and thenτότεtoteG5119he will plunderδιαρπάσει.¶diarpaseiG1283his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614.

28“TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, allπάνταpantaG3956sinsἁμαρτήματαhamartēmataG265shall be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,and whateverὅσα ἐὰνhosa eanG3745 G1437blasphemiesβλασφημίαιblasphēmiaiG988they utterβλασφημήσωσιν·blasphēmēsōsinG987;

29butwhoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302blasphemesβλασφημήσῃblasphēmēsēG987againstεἰςeisG1519the Holyἅγιον,hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151neverοὐκ εἰς αἰῶνα,ouk eis aiōnaG3756 G1519 G165hasἔχειecheiG2192forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859,but is guiltyἔνοχόςenochosG1777of an eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouG166sinἁμαρτήματος·hamartēmatosG265”--

30becauseὅτιhotiG3754they were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “He hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192an uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”

31ThenG2532His motherμήτηρmētērG3384and His brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80arrivedἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,and standingστήκοντεςstēkontesG4739outsideἔξωexōG1854they sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649wordto Him and calledκαλοῦντεςkalountesG2564Him.

32A crowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793was sittingἐκάθητοekathētoG2521aroundπερὶperiG4012Him, and they saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Your motherμήτηρmētērG3384and Your brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80are outsideἔξωexōG1854lookingζητοῦσίνzētousinG2212for You.”

33AnsweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them, He saidλέγει·legeiG3004,“WhoτίςtisG5101are My motherμήτηρmētērG3384and My brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80?”

34LookingπεριβλεψάμενοςperiblepsamenosG4017aboutG4017at thoseG3588who were sittingκαθημένουςkathēmenousG2521aroundπερὶ κύκλῳperi kuklōG4012 G2945Him, He saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “BeholdἴδεideG2396My motherμήτηρmētērG3384and My brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80!

35For whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302doesποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,he is My brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80and sisterἀδελφὴadelphēG79and motherμήτηρmētērG3384.”

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