Mark 3:20-25

20 And He came ¹home, and the ²crowd gathered again, ³to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.

21 When ⁴His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "⁵He has lost His senses."

22 The scribes who came down ⁶from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by ⁷Beelzebul," and "⁸He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."

23 ⁹And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in ¹⁰parables, "How can ¹¹Satan cast out Satan?

24 "If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot * stand.

25 "If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

Cross References

• 1. Mark 2:1; Mark 7:17; Mark 9:28
• 2. Mark 1:45; Mark 3:7
• 3. Mark 6:31
• 4. Mark 3:31
• 5. John 10:20; Acts 26:24
• 6. Matthew 15:1
• 7. Matthew 10:25; Matthew 11:18
• 8. Matthew 9:34
• 9. Mark 3:23-27: {Matthew 12:25-29; Luke 11:17-22}
• 10. Matthew 13:3f; Mark 4:2f
• 11. Matthew 4:10

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "into a house"
• [b]. Lit "bread"
• [c]. Or "kinsmen"
• [d]. Or "Beezebul;" others read "Beelzebub"