Mark 3:20-26

    Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

    And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons."

    So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come."  

    

Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.

Mark 3:7  Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. (see Mark 3:7-12)

Mark 6:31  Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."  (see Mark 6:30-34)

 

When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind." 

John 10:20  Many of them said, "He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?" (see John 10:1-21)

Acts 26:24  At this point Festus interrupted Paul's defense. "You are out of your mind, Paul!" he shouted. "Your great learning is driving you insane."  (see all Acts 26)

 

And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons." 

Matthew 12:24  But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons that this fellow drives out demons."  

(see Matthew 12:22-24, also Luke 11:14-16)

 

So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come." 

Luke 11:17-18  Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul."  

(see Luke 11:17-20, also Matthew 12:25-28) 

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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