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Mark 3:21

19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

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

And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast 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.

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  • Acts 26:24

    And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

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  • John 10:20

    And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

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  • John 7:3–10

    His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

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  • Mark 3:31

    There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:13

    For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

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  • 2 Kings 9:11

    Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.

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  • Hosea 9:7

    The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

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  • Jeremiah 29:26

    The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.

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