Mark 3:21

When his relatives heard of it, they came to take possession of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Montgomery New Testament

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

20Then he went into a house, but again such a multitude assembled that they could not get their food.

22The Scribes also who had come down from Jerusalem, said, "He is Beelzebub," and, "He casts out demons by the power of the Prince of the demons."

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Cross References

Mark 3:31Then his mother and his brothers came up, and standing outside, they sent a messenger to him to call him.

John 10:20Many of them kept saying. "He has a demon and is mad! Why do you listen to him?"

2 Corinthians 5:13For if I was "beside myself," it was to God; of if I am now "of sound mind," it is 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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