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Mark 3:20-22
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Mark 3:20-22
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Scribes Say Jesus Uses Satan’s Power. Such Blasphemy of The Spirit Will Not Be Forgiven
20 And He goes into a house[a]. And the crowd comes-together again, so that they were not even able to eat bread. 21 And having heard-of it, the ones[b] from Him went-forth to take-hold-of [c] Him. For they were saying[d] that “He lost-His-senses”. 22 And the scribes having come down from Jerusalem were saying that “He has Beelzebul”, and that “He is casting-out the demons by[e] the ruler of the demons”.
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- Mark 3:20 Mark may mean ‘His house’, connecting this with the coming of His family in v 31.
- Mark 3:21 That is, the relatives of Jesus, who arrive in v 31; or, the friends or associates of Jesus. These people heard of the problem and went forth to solve it.
- Mark 3:21 Or, take charge of, seize, take custody of.
- Mark 3:21 This could be the statement of a well-intentioned mother or disciple who felt the need to rescue Jesus (Have some sense! Come and eat!); or, the misinformed statement of brothers who did not understand His mission or believe in Him (Jn 7:5); or, an impersonal statement meaning ‘people were saying’.
- Mark 3:22 Or, in union with.
Mark 3:20-22
New International Version
Mark 3:20-22
New International Version
Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law(A)(B)
20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered,(C) so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.(D) 21 When his family[a] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(E)
22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem(F) said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul!(G) By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”(H)
Footnotes
- Mark 3:21 Or his associates
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