# Mark 3.22-30

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 20. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21. And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
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> **22. And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons. 23. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, <span class="rl-speech">How can Satan cast out Satan?</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin:</span> 30. because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.**
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> 31. And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. 32. And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. (Mark 3:20-32, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 20. The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21. When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, “He is insane.”
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> **22. The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.” 23. He summoned them, and said to them in parables, <span class="rl-speech">“How can Satan cast out Satan?</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he can’t stand, but has an end.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;</span> 29. but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.” 30., because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”**
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> 31. His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. 32. A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.” (Mark 3:20-32, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 20. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. <sup>friends: or, kinsmen</sup>
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> **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, <span class="rl-speech">How can Satan cast out Satan?</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:</span> 30. Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.**
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> 31. There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. (Mark 3:20-32, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 20. And come together again doth a multitude, so that they are not able even to eat bread; 21. and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,
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> **22. and the scribes who [are] from Jerusalem having come down, said, 'He hath Beelzeboul,' and, 'By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.' 23. And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">and if a house against itself be divided, that house cannot be made to stand;</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">and if the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">'No one is able the vessels of the strong man, having entered into his house, to spoil, if first he may not bind the strong man, and then his house he will spoil.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">'Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil,</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">but whoever may speak evil in regard to the Holy Spirit hath not forgiveness, to the age, but is in danger of age-during judgment;'</span> 30. because they said, 'He hath an unclean spirit.'**
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> 31. Then come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto him, calling him, 32. and a multitude was sitting about him, and they said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren without do seek thee.' (Mark 3:20-32, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G0859 - aphesis](/codex/g0859-aphesis/), *aphesis*, Strong's G0859
- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/), *satanas*, Strong's G4567
- [G5056 - telos](/codex/g5056-telos/), *telos*, Strong's G5056
- [G2920 - krisis](/codex/g2920-krisis/), *krisis*, Strong's G2920
- [G1140 - daimonion](/codex/g1140-daimonion/), *daimonion*, Strong's G1140
- [G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/), *aionios*, Strong's G0166

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Satanic Fabrication Objection Defeater](/codex/satanic-fabrication-objection-defeater/), via [Mark 3.22](/codex/mark-3-22/), [Mark 3.22-27](/codex/mark-3-22-27/), [Mark 3.24-26](/codex/mark-3-24-26/), [Mark 3.26](/codex/mark-3-26/), [Mark 3.27](/codex/mark-3-27/)
- [Talmud Confirms the Execution of Jesus Argument](/codex/talmud-confirms-the-execution-of-jesus-argument/), via [Mark 3.22](/codex/mark-3-22/)

**Concepts:**

- [Conditional Immortality](/codex/conditional-immortality/), via [Mark 3.29](/codex/mark-3-29/)
- [Extra-Biblical Case for Jesus, Objections and Responses](/codex/extra-biblical-case-for-jesus-objections-and-responses/), via [Mark 3.22](/codex/mark-3-22/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 3](/codex/mark-3/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [Mark 3.22](/codex/mark-3-22/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/), via [Mark 3.29](/codex/mark-3-29/)
- [G1140 - daimonion](/codex/g1140-daimonion/), via [Mark 3.23-27](/codex/mark-3-23-27/)
- [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/), via [Mark 3.28](/codex/mark-3-28/)
- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/), via [Mark 3.22-27](/codex/mark-3-22-27/), [Mark 3.23-27](/codex/mark-3-23-27/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.