Focused Passage

Mark 3:22-30

The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God

Mark 3 moves from Sabbath mercy rejected by hardened leaders, to crowds drawn by Jesus' power, to the appointment of the Twelve, to escalating accusations from family and scribes, and finally to Jesus' declaration that his true family consists of those who do God's will.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

23 So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

25 If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

26 And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.

27 Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

28 Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.

29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”

30 Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 22

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural scribes γραμματεῖς G1122 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural who οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural had come down καταβάντες G2597 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition Jerusalem Ἱεροσολύμων G2414 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural were saying ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction He is possessed ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular by Beelzebul Βεελζεβοὺλ G954 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction By Ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular prince ἄρχοντι G758 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural demons δαιμονίων G1140 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural He drives out ἐκβάλλει G1544 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural demons δαιμόνια G1140 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • WH Beezeboul; Vulgate Beelzebub
Verse 23

Original words

So Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] called them together προσκαλεσάμενος G4341 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural [and] began to speak ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition parables παραβολαῖς G3850 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural How Πῶς G4459 Adverb can δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Satan Σατανᾶς G4567 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular drive out ἐκβάλλειν G1544 Verb - Present Infinitive Active Satan Σατανᾶν G4567 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 24

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction If ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction a kingdom βασιλεία G932 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular is divided μερισθῇ G3307 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular against ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition itself ἑαυτὴν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular vvv ἐκείνη G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular [it] βασιλεία G932 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb cannot δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular stand σταθῆναι G2476 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Verse 25

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction If ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction a house οἰκία G3614 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular is divided μερισθῇ G3307 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular against ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition itself ἑαυτὴν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular vvv ἐκείνη G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular [it] οἰκία G3614 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb cannot δυνήσεται G1410 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular stand σταθῆναι* G2476 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Verse 26

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction if εἰ G1487 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Satan Σατανᾶς G4567 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is divided ἐμερίσθη G3307 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction rises ἀνέστη G450 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular against ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition himself ἑαυτὸν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb he cannot δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular stand στῆναι G2476 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active - ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction [his] end τέλος G5056 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular has come ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 27

Original words

Indeed ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . οὐ G3756 Adverb can δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular enter εἰσελθὼν G1525 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular a strong man’s ἰσχυροῦ G2478 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular house οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to steal διαρπάσαι G1283 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural possessions σκεύη G4632 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural unless ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb vvv πρῶτον G4412 Adverb - Superlative he first ties up δήσῃ G1210 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular strong man ἰσχυρὸν G2478 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Then τότε G5119 Adverb he can plunder διαρπάσει G1283 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular house οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 28

Original words

Truly Ἀμὴν G281 Hebrew Word I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural sons υἱοῖς G5207 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural of men ἀνθρώπων G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural will be forgiven ἀφεθήσεται G863 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular all πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural sins ἁμαρτήματα G265 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural blasphemies βλασφημίαι G988 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural as many as ὅσα G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural vvv ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction they utter βλασφημήσωσιν G987 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 29

Original words

But δ’ G1161 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle blasphemes βλασφημήσῃ G987 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular against εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Holy Ἅγιον G40 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular {will} never οὐκ G3756 Adverb . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition . . . τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular . . . αἰῶνα G165 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular be ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular forgiven ἄφεσιν G859 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction he is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular guilty ἔνοχός G1777 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular [of] eternal αἰωνίου G166 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular sin ἁμαρτήματος G265 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 30

Original words

[ Jesus made this statement ] because Ὅτι G3754 Conjunction they were saying ἔλεγον G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural He has ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular an unclean ἀκάθαρτον G169 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

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