Mark 3:31

Then Jesus' brothers and mother came, and standing outside, they sent word to him and called for him.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

30He said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

32There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and they said to him, “Behold, yoʋr mother, yoʋr brothers, and yoʋr sisters are outside looking for yoʋ.”

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Cross References

Luke 8:19Then Jesus' mother and brothers came to him, but they were not able to reach 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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