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Mark 3:15-4:7
New International Version
Mark 3:15-4:7
New International Version
15 and to have authority to drive out demons.(A) 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),(B) 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law(C)(D)
20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered,(E) so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.(F) 21 When his family[a] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(G)
22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem(H) said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul!(I) By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”(J)
23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables:(K) “How can Satan(L) 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.(M) 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.”(N)
30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived.(O) 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.”
The Parable of the Sower(P)(Q)
4 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake.(R) The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables,(S) and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(T) 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.
Footnotes
- Mark 3:21 Or his associates
Mark 3:15-4:7
New King James Version
Mark 3:15-4:7
New King James Version
15 and to have [a]power [b]to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: 16 [c]Simon, (A)to whom He gave the name Peter; 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”; 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house.
A House Divided Cannot Stand(B)
20 Then the multitude came together again, (C)so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 But when His (D)own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, (E)for they said, “He is out of His mind.”
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, (F)“He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the (G)ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”
23 (H)So He called them to Himself 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 cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. 27 (I)No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.
The Unpardonable Sin(J)
28 (K)“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; 29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”— 30 because they (L)said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him(M)
31 (N)Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him. 32 And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers [d]are outside seeking You.”
33 But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” 34 And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 35 For whoever does the (O)will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”
The Parable of the Sower(P)
4 And (Q)again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. 2 Then He taught them many things by parables, (R)and said to them in His teaching:
3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds [e]of the air came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no [f]crop.
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