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Mark 3:21

King James Version (KJV)

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Mark 3:21

Verse 21 of 35

Scripture focus

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

Mark 3:21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 3:21

Theological / Devotional

His friends. Gr. hoi par’ autou, literally, “those from beside Him.” Though this expression may indicate nothing more than that the persons mentioned were close associates of Jesus, there is evidence from the ancient Greek papyri that the expression may be used to refer to relatives. Thus it is probable that the statement of v. 21 anticipates the incident of vs. 31-35.

Beside himself. That is, “mentally unbalanced.” The close similarity between this fear on the part of Jesus’ “friends” and the charge brought by the scribes that Jesus was in league with the devil (v. 22) may account for the insertion of v. 21 as an introduction to the charge that Jesus acted as an agent of Beelzebub (vs. 22-30).

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