Mark 3:21-23
Legacy Standard Bible
21 And when (A)His own [a]people heard this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “(B)He has lost His senses.” 22 And the scribes who came down (C)from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by [b](D)Beelzebul,” and “(E)He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.” 23 (F)And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in (G)parables, “How can (H)Satan cast out Satan?
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Mark 3:21-23
New International Version
21 When his family[a] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(A)
22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem(B) said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul!(C) By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”(D)
23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables:(E) “How can Satan(F) drive out Satan?
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- Mark 3:21 Or his associates
Mark 3:21-23
King James Version
21 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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Mark 3:21-23
New King James Version
21 But when His (A)own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, (B)for they said, “He is out of His mind.”
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, (C)“He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the (D)ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”
23 (E)So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
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Mark 3:21-23
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.”
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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?
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