Passage

Mark 3.31-35

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"29. but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: 30. because they said, He hath an unclean spirit."

"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. 33. And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren? 34. And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 35. For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother." (Mark 3:29-35, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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.”"

"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.” 33. He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34. Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! 35. For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.”" (Mark 3:29-35, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"29. But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 30. Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit."

"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. 33. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34. And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35. For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother." (Mark 3:29-35, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"29. 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;' 30. because they said, 'He hath an unclean spirit.'"

"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.' 33. And he answered them, saying, 'Who is my mother, or my brethren?' 34. And having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren! 35. for whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.'" (Mark 3:29-35, YLT)

Setting

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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; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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