Mark 3
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Mark 3:21-35

21And when 1His own 2people heard about this, they came out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “3He has lost His senses.” 22The scribes who came down 4from Jerusalem were saying, “He 5is possessed by 67Beelzebul,” and “8He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.” 239And so He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in 10parables: “How can 11Satan cast out Satan? 24And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26And if 12Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but 13he is finished! 2714But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

28“15Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons and daughters of men, and whatever blasphemies they commit; 29but 16whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”-- 30because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

3117Then His mother and His brothers came, and while standing outside they sent word to Him, calling for Him. 32And a crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.” 33Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 34And looking around at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “18Here are My mother and My brothers! 35For whoever 19does the will of God, this is My brother, and sister, and mother.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Mark 3:21 Mark 3:31f ↩
  2. 2. Mark 3:21 Or family ↩
  3. 3. Mark 3:21 John 10:20; Acts 26:24 ↩
  4. 4. Mark 3:22 Matt 15:1 ↩
  5. 5. Mark 3:22 Lit has Beelzebul ↩
  6. 6. Mark 3:22 One early ms Beezebul; some early ancient versions Beelzebub ↩
  7. 7. Mark 3:22 Matt 10:25; 11:18 ↩
  8. 8. Mark 3:22 Matt 9:34 ↩
  9. 9. Mark 3:23 Mark 3:23-27: Matt 12:25-29; Luke 11:17-22 ↩
  10. 10. Mark 3:23 Matt 13:3ff; Mark 4:2ff ↩
  11. 11. Mark 3:23 Matt 4:10 ↩
  12. 12. Mark 3:26 Matt 4:10 ↩
  13. 13. Mark 3:26 Lit he has an end ↩
  14. 14. Mark 3:27 Is 49:24, 25 ↩
  15. 15. Mark 3:28 Mark 3:28-30: Matt 12:31, 32; Luke 12:10 ↩
  16. 16. Mark 3:29 Luke 12:10 ↩
  17. 17. Mark 3:31 Mark 3:31-35: Matt 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21 ↩
  18. 18. Mark 3:34 Matt 12:49 ↩
  19. 19. Mark 3:35 Eph 6:6; Heb 10:36; 1 Pet 4:2; 1 John 2:17 ↩

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