Mark 3:21-31

English Standard Version

^21 (A)And when ^(B)his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He ^(C)is out of his mind.”

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

²² And ^(D)the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, ^(E)“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” ^23 (F)And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴ If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot 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 cannot stand, but is coming to an end. ²⁷ But ^(G)no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. ^(H)Then indeed he may plunder his house.

^28 (I)“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, ²⁹ but whoever ^(J)blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— ³⁰ for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

^31 (K)And his mother and his ^(L)brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.