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

21 [a]And when his [b]kinsfolks heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said that he was beside himself.

22 (A)And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, and through the prince of the devils he casteth out devils.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:21 None are worse enemies of the Gospel, than they that least ought.
  2. Mark 3:21 Word for word, they that were of him, that is, his kinfolks: for they that were mad, were brought to their kinsmen.

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)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:21 Or his associates