A House Divided

20 Jesus entered a house, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.[a] 21 When his family(A) heard this, they set out to restrain him, because they said, “He’s out of his mind.”(B)

22 The scribes(C) who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,”(D) and, “He drives out(E) demons(F) by the ruler(G) of the demons.”(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:20 Or eat a meal; lit eat bread

Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law(A)(B)

20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered,(C) so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.(D) 21 When his family[a] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(E)

22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem(F) said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul!(G) By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:21 Or his associates