Mark 3:20–35

Opposition of His Friends

²⁰Then the multitude came together again, ^pso that they could not so much as eat bread. ²¹But when His ^qown people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, ^rfor they said, “He is out of His mind.”

Scribes Commit the Unpardonable Sin

Matt. 12:24–32; Luke 11:17–23

²²And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, ^s“He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ^truler of the demons He casts out demons.”

^23uSo He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. ²⁶And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. ^27vNo one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.

^28w“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; ²⁹but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”—³⁰because they ^xsaid, “He has an unclean spirit.”

New Relationships are Defined

Matt. 12:46–50; Luke 8:19–21

^31yThen His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him. ³²And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers ⁸are outside seeking You.”

³³But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” ³⁴And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! ³⁵For whoever does the ^zwill of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”