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Mark 3:21

19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

20 Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.

When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
KJV
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
WEB
When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”
ASV
And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
DARBY
And his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.
BLB
And having heard, those belonging to Him went out to seize Him; for they were saying that He was out of His mind.
ÅB
Og da hans nærmeste fikk høre om det, gikk de hjemmefra for å få fatt på ham; for de sa: Han er fra seg selv.
OTB
Da familien Hans hørte om dette, forsøkte de å ta hånd om Ham, og sa: «Han er fra forstanden.»
B1930
Og da hans nærmeste fikk høre om det, gikk de hjemmefra for å få fatt på ham; for de sa: Han er fra sig selv.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 26:24

    At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”

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  • John 10:20

    Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”

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  • John 7:3–10

    So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

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  • Mark 3:31

    Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:13

    If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

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  • 2 Kings 9:11

    When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.

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  • Hosea 9:7

    The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.

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  • Jeremiah 29:26

    ‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.

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