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Mark 3:20-35

Lexham English Bible LEB

20 And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.

21 And [when] {his family} heard [this], they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, "He has lost his mind!"

22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul!" and "By the ruler of the demons he expels the demons!"

23 And he called them to himself [and] was speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan expel Satan?

24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.

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

26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at an end!

27 But no one is able to enter into the house of a strong [man] [and] plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong [man], and then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

28 "Truly I say to you that all the sins and the blasphemies will be forgiven the sons of men, however much they blaspheme.

29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness {forever}, but is guilty of [an] eternal sin"--

30 because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

31 And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent [word] to him to summon him.

32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers [are] outside looking for you."

33 And he answered them [and] said, "Who is my mother or my brothers?"

34 And looking around at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

35 For whoever does the will of God, this person is my brother and sister and mother."

New International Version NIV

20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.

21 When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”

22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”

23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

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

25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.

27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house.

28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,

29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”

30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”

31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.

32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”

33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.

34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”