Mark 3:31

His mother and his brothers came, and stood outside, and sent to ask him to come to them.

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In The King James Version

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

In Context

30This was said in reply to the charge that he had a foul spirit in him.

32There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and some of them said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you.”

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Cross References

Luke 8:19Presently Jesus’ mother and brothers came where he was, but they were not able to join him because of the crowd.

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:23-31

The Blasphemy of the Scribes. 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, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a… Read the whole commentary →

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