Mark 3:21-23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”(A) 22 The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,”[a] and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.”(B)
Jesus and Beelzebul. 23 Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan?
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- 3:22 By Beelzebul: see note on Mt 10:25. Two accusations are leveled against Jesus: (1) that he is possessed by an unclean spirit and (2) by the prince of demons he drives out demons. Jesus answers the second charge by a parable (Mk 3:24–27) and responds to the first charge in Mk 3:28–29.
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