Mark 3:20–35

A House Divided

²⁰Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat. ^l21When His family ^mheard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.” ⁿ

²²The scribes ^owho had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul ^pin Him!” and, “He drives out ^qdemons ^rby the ruler ^sof the demons!” ^t

²³So He summoned ^uthem and spoke to them in parables: ^v“How can Satan ^wdrive out Satan? ^x24If a kingdom ^yis divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. ²⁶And if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished! ^z

²⁷“On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up ^athe strong man. Then he will rob his house. ^28•I assure you: People will be forgiven for all sins ^band whatever blasphemies ^cthey may blaspheme. ²⁹But whoever blasphemes ^dagainst the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, ^ebut is ^•guilty ^fof an eternal sin” ^gh— ³⁰because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” ⁱ

True Relationships

³¹Then ^jHis mother ^kand His brothers ^lcame, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him. ³²A crowd was sitting around Him and told Him, “Look, Your mother, Your brothers, ^mand Your sisters ⁿare outside asking for You.”

³³He replied to them, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” ³⁴And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! ^o35Whoever does the will of God ^pis My brother and sister and mother.”