Lexham English Bible

Mark 3:18-26 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18. and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,

19. and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

20. And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.

21. And when his family heard this, they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, “He has lost his mind!”

22. And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul!” and “By the ruler of the demons he expels the demons!”

23. And he called them to himself and was speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan expel Satan?

24. And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.

25. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

26. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at an end!