Mark 3:19-35

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot,^(A) who also betrayed him.

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^(B) heard this, they set out to restrain him, because they said, “He’s out of his mind.”^(C)

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

²³ So he summoned^(J) them and spoke to them in parables:^(K) “How can Satan^(L) drive out Satan?^{(M) 24} If a kingdom^(N) 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 but is finished. ²⁷ But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up^(O) the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

²⁸ “Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies^(P) they utter. ²⁹ But whoever blasphemes^(Q) against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness,^(R) but is guilty^(S) of an eternal sin”^[b](T)— ³⁰ because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”^(U)

True Relationships

³¹ His^(V) mother^(W) and his brothers^(X) came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called him. ³² A crowd was sitting around him and told him, “Look, your mother, your brothers,^(Y) and your sisters^[c] are outside asking for you.”

³³ He replied to them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” ³⁴ Looking at those sitting in a circle around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!^{(Z) 35} Whoever does the will of God^(AA) is my brother and sister and mother.”