Mark 3:20-35

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.

26 "If ¹²Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot * stand, but he is finished!

27 "¹³But no one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his property unless * he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

28 "¹⁴Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever * blasphemies they utter;

29 but ¹⁵whoever * blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never * * has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin "-

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

31 ¹⁶Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.

32 A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You."

33 Answering them, He said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"

34 Looking about at those who were sitting around * Him, He said, "¹⁷Behold My mother and My brothers!

35 "For whoever * ¹⁸does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother."

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
• 12. Matthew 4:10
• 13. Isaiah 49:24, 25
• 14. Matthew 12:31, 32; Mark 3:28-30; Luke 12:10
• 15. Luke 12:10
• 16. Mark 3:31-35: {Matthew 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21}
• 17. Matthew 12:49
• 18. Ephesians 6:6; Hebrews 10:36; 1 Peter 4:2; 1 John 2:17

Footnotes

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