Mark 3:21

When Jesus' family heard about it, they came to take him away, saying, “He's lost his senses!”

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In The King James Version

And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

In Context

20Jesus went home, but such a large crowd gathered again that he and his disciples didn't even have time to eat.

22But the religious leaders from Jerusalem said, “He's possessed by Beelzebub! It's by the ruler of demons that he's driving out demons!”

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Cross References

Jeremiah 29:26“Zephaniah, the Lord has chosen you as priest to replace Jehoiada, to be in charge of the Lord's Temple. In that capacity you are required to put in the stocks and neck irons any crazy person who claims to be a prophet.

Mark 3:31Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. They waited outside and sent him a message, asking him to come out.

John 10:20Many of them said, “He's demon-possessed! He's mad! Why are you listening to him?”

2 Corinthians 5:13If we are “crazy people,” it's for God. If we make good sense, it's for you.

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:14-22

The Calling of the Apostles. 13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 16 And Simon he surnamed Peter; 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas,… Read the whole commentary →

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