Mark 3:23

Mark 3:23

21 But when His ^aown people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, ^bfor they said, “He is out of His mind.”

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

23 ^aSo He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

27 ^aNo 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.

The Unpardonable Sin

28 ^a“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;

29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”—

30 because they ^asaid, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him

31 ^aThen His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him.

32 And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers¹ are outside seeking You.”

33 But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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In parables (en parabolaiv). In crisp pungent thrusts that exposed the inconsistencies of the scribes and Pharisees. See on Mat. 13 for discussion of the word

parable (parabolh, placing beside for comparison). These short parabolic quips concern Satan's casting out (ekballei, the very word used of casting out demons) Satan (rhetorical question), a kingdom divided (merisqh, for a mere portion) against itself, a house divided (merisqh) against itself, two conditions of the third class undetermined, but with prospect of determination.

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