Mark 3:20-30
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Some People Say Jesus Is Possessed by an Evil Spirit(A)
20 Then Jesus went ·home [into a house], but again a crowd gathered. There were so many people that Jesus and his followers could not eat. 21 When his ·family [own people] heard this, they went to ·get [seize; take charge of] him because they thought he was out of his mind. 22 But the ·teachers of the law [scribes] from Jerusalem were saying, “·Beelzebul [C another name for Satan] is ·living inside [possessing] him! He uses power from the ·ruler [prince] of demons to ·force [drive; cast] demons out of people.”
23 So Jesus called the people together and ·taught them with stories [L spoke to them in parables; C Greek parabolē, which can mean stories and analogies of various kinds]. He said, ·“Satan will not force himself out of people. [L “How can Satan drive out Satan?] 24 A kingdom that is ·divided [at war with itself] cannot ·continue [stand], 25 and a ·family [household; L house] that is divided cannot ·continue [stand]. 26 And if Satan ·is [rises; rebels] against himself and ·fights against his own people [is divided], he cannot ·continue [stand]; that is the end of Satan. 27 No one can enter a strong man’s house and ·steal [seize; plunder] his things unless he first ·ties up [binds] the strong man [Is. 49:24–25]. Then he can ·steal [seize; plunder] things from the house. [C Satan is the strong man and his possessions are the people Jesus is freeing from Satan’s power.] 28 I tell you the truth, all sins that people do and all ·the things people say against God [blasphemies] can be forgiven. 29 But anyone who ·speaks against [blasphemes] the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of ·a sin that continues forever [a sin with eternal consequences; L an eternal sin].”
30 Jesus said this because the teachers of the law said that he had an ·evil [defiling; L unclean] spirit inside him.
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Mark 3:20-30
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20 Then kai Jesus went erchomai to eis his house oikos, and kai again palin a crowd ochlos gathered synerchomai, so hōste that they autos were not mē even mēde able dynamai to eat esthiō a meal artos. 21 And kai when his autos family ho heard akouō this, they went exerchomai out to take charge krateō of him autos, for gar people were saying legō, “ He is out of his mind existēmi.” 22 And kai the ho scribes grammateus who ho came down katabainō from apo Jerusalem Hierosolyma were saying legō, “ He has echō Beelzebul Beelzeboul in him,” and kai “ By en the ho prince archōn of ho demons daimonion he drives ekballō out · ho demons daimonion.” 23 So kai he called proskaleō them autos together and began speaking legō to them autos in en parables parabolē: “ How pōs can dynamai Satan Satanas drive out ekballō Satan Satanas? 24 · kai If ean a kingdom basileia is divided merizō against epi itself heautou, that ekeinos kingdom basileia cannot ou dynamai stand histēmi. · ho 25 And kai if ean a house oikia is divided merizō against epi itself heautou, that ekeinos house oikia cannot ou dynamai · ho stand histēmi. 26 And kai if ei · ho Satan Satanas rises anistēmi against epi himself heautou and kai is divided merizō, he cannot ou stand histēmi but alla is coming to echō an end telos. 27 But alla no one oudeis can dynamai enter eiserchomai the ho house oikia of the ho strong ischuros man and carry off diarpazō · ho his autos possessions skeuos unless ean mē first prōton he ties up deō the ho strong ischuros man ; · kai then tote he can rob diarpazō · ho his autos house oikia.
28 “ I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, all pas things will be forgiven aphiēmi the ho sons hyios of ho men anthrōpos, · ho all sinful hamartēma behavior and kai · ho whatever hosos blasphemies blasphēmia they may utter blasphēmeō; 29 but de whoever hos blasphemes blasphēmeō against eis the ho Holy hagios Spirit pneuma · ho will not ou have echō forgiveness aphesis for eis all ho time aiōn, but alla is eimi guilty enochos of an eternal aiōnios sin hamartēma” 30 because hoti he said legō, “ He has echō an unclean akathartos spirit pneuma.”
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