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Mark 3:21
“And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.”
King James Version (KJV)
Mark 3:21 Context
18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, 19And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. 20And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. 22And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 23And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
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Other Translations
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is beside himselfe.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
When His own people heard {of this,} they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
- Basic English Bible
And his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.
- Darby Bible
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
- Webster's Bible
Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
- Weymouth Bible
When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."
- World English Bible
And whanne his kynnysmen hadden herd, thei wenten out `to holde him; for thei seiden, that he is turned in to woodnesse.
- Wycliffe Bible
and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
When His own people heard {of this,} they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
- Basic English Bible
And his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.
- Darby Bible
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
- Webster's Bible
Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."
- Weymouth Bible
When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."
- World English Bible
And whanne his kynnysmen hadden herd, thei wenten out `to holde him; for thei seiden, that he is turned in to woodnesse.
- Wycliffe Bible
and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Mark 3:21
3:21 His relations - His mother and his brethren, #Mr 3:31|. But it was some time before they could come near him.
People's Bible Notes for Mark 3:21
Mr 3:21 His friends. Probably his relatives. See Mr 3:31. His brethren were not yet counted among his disciples. He is beside himself. Carried away by an unwise enthusiasm.