Mark 3:21 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 3:21

When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

LETTER 108, TO EUSTOCHIUM (420)

In the gospel we read that even his kinsfolk desired to bind him as one of weak mind. His opponents also reviled him saying, "You are a Samaritan and have a devil."

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

When his friends - Greek, “they who were of him.” Not the apostles, but his relatives, his friends, who were in the place of his nativity. Heard of it - Heard of his conduct: his preaching; his appointing the apostles; his drawing such a multitude to his preaching. This shows that by “his friends” were not meant the apostles, but his neighbors and others who “heard” of his conduct.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

The beginning of this passage describes the appointment of the twelve apostles. It is an event in our Lord's earthly ministry, which should always be read with deep interest. What a vast amount of benefit these few men have conferred on the world! The names of a few Jewish fishermen are known and loved by millions all over the globe, while the names of many kings and rich men are lost and forgotten. It is they who do good to souls who are had "in everlasting remembrance." (Psalm 112:6.)

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἀκούσαντες	akousantes	having heard [of it]	G191 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
παρ᾽	par᾽	belonging to	G3844 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	Him	G846 →
ἐξῆλθον	exēlthon	went out	G1831 →
κρατῆσαι	kratēsai	to seize	G2902 →
αὐτόν·	auton	Him;	G846 →
ἔλεγον	elegon	they were saying	G3004 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἐξέστη.	exestē	He is crazy.	G1839 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 26:24
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 2:13–14
  And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
- 1 Corinthians 1:23
  but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
- 2 Corinthians 5:13
  If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
- 1 Corinthians 4:10
  We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
- 2 Kings 9:11
  When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.
Through
2 Corinthians 5:13
If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:16–17
  I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
Through
John 10:20
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
leads to
- John 7:20
  “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
Through
Mark 3:31
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
leads to
- Luke 8:19–21
  Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

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06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Mark